Indian River Shoal Draft

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Kölsch
Melbourne, Florida USA

12oz bottle-pours an off white head with gold/orange color. Aroma is hops. Taste is hops, creamy, caramel.

Clear, lightly red-tinged golden, not really attractive in the glass with not much head, aroma of canned food and something like potato chips, weird celery hop aromas, hmm, this is also a crazy beer from Indian River but this one fails in my opinion

light gold with a malty aroma. The taste is of malt with a mild hop. This one is very malty going down with just enough hops added to keep it from being too sweet.

Pours a clear darker hue of gold with a moderate white head. Aroma is of sweet malts and some grassy hops. Taste is light with some toasted malt, sweet malts and a slight bitterness on the finish. Drinkable

12 oz. bottle. Pours a mostly clear orange gold with a thin linen white head that faded to a thin film after the first sip and left a couple of dots of lace. The smell (notice I call it smell and not aroma) of this beer is very reminiscent of dirty socks. Really sweaty ones. Socks that have been laying around in a damp place for a week or so festering. A warm damp place. The flavor is a bit better than the aroma, and I can pick up some malt, but that damned smell is too overpowering. Some light bitterness at the finish, but I honestly swallowed quickly to get this stuff down. And now, I am walking over to the sink . . .

Clear gold, thin white head. Honey and toasted malt aroma with some noble hops. Full bodied, clean. lightly sweet and malty. Tangy with a bit of hop flavor. Clean finish with some lingering spicy hops on the tongue. Not bad.

Like the Amberjack - Bottle. Not sure if they are brewing this again or they found some in a warehouse somewhere. I remember this years ago when there were no kolsch brews to be found anywhere, so it was a pleasant change of pace. Lightly hazed straw color with a white head that fades rather quickly. Sweet wheat and pale malts lightly detected by the nose. Only a faint wardering of floral hops. Floury bread flavors (think potato bread). Light floral flavors also welcome. Not a bad Kolsch.

Seeing no reviews for the last 16 months makes me wonder... why does my local store have this beer in stock?<P>And reading the reviews below do not inspire confidence... "bait shop"... "broccoli"... "potato chips... celery"<P>Here goes... my first Kolsch.<P>Pours a nice clear darker gold with a thin white head. Bubbling reveals a somewhat viscous appearance. Aroma... sweet malt, mild hops. First sip - a touch flat / water, with a taste of... hmm... mild citrus, light malt. Trying to nail down a flavor, I could see how their lemon suggestion would ’enhance’ its mild flavor - but you shouldn’t have to add stuff to make a decent beer taste better! Overall, it’s drinkable, and could be refreshing on a hot day. Frankly, I’ve had worse beers... I’m not discouraged with this beer, but I won’t be picking up one of those sixers at my local store either, unless someone wants one in trade... Bottled February 5, year unknown...