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Lightning Kolsch Style Ale


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A Kölsch brewed by
Lightning Brewery

Poway, California USA

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72.89/5.02.86/5.04.8%0 Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

Commercial Description:
At the Lightning Brewery we make Lightning Kölsch style Ale in a way that respects the German appellation and their fine beers, while still clear on the fact that this is Kölsch beer much in the same way as “Kölschbier” in Germany. We use local untreated water, the finest available German pilsner and wheat malts, and traditional strains of German hops. Those ingredients coupled with our selected strain of Kölsch yeast and our traditional method of cool fermentation, natural carbonation, and lagering of Lightning Kölsch style Ale make for a beer as close as you can find to an original without having to travel to Cologne.

 Dogbrick (2166), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Sample at San Diego Brewing Company. Pours a murky dark gold color with a minimal white head that diminishes to nothing. Top stringy ring of lacing with nothing under it. Sweet fruit and spices in the nose, plus a bit of malt. Light-bodied with a fruity character and flavors of spice and earthy malts. The finish is sweet and fruity leaving a sweetness behind. Decent overall.


 bluemeow76 (685), Lewis Center, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 29, 2008  
On draft at San Diego Brewing Company. No head, thin lacing. Great flavor for type. Thick, sweet & spicy. A nice drink.


 riversideAK (1468), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Mar 28, 2008  
Yellow gold colored beer with a big bubbly head reminiscent of every Lightning beer I have drank. Sweet grainy aroma. Light fruitiness. Light sweet grain flavor with a touch of fruity esters.


 JohnC (1718), Mission Viejo, California, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/101/56/20
Feb 11, 2008  
On tap at pizza port san clemente clear yellow with a white head. It was the beer they were selling folks who came in asking for Bud, Miller or Coors. Sweet flavor that I just didn’t like.


 badlizard (1380), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 11, 2007  
Tasted at Lightning. Light golden amber with white head. Malty aroma and a sweet malty taste with a hint of banana and a good clean finish.




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