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Mankato Original

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4881
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bottled
common

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RATINGS: 19   MEAN: 3.17/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.06   EST. CALORIES: 147   ABV: 4.9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Mankato Original (M.O.) is an homage to the traditional top-fermented beers of Cologne, Germany; it is light and refreshing with a crisp bitterness, delicate hop aroma, subtle malt flavor and a hint of fruitiness. M.O. is a great beer to enjoy anytime; it will compliment a wide variety of foods from pizza to sausages and sauerkraut. It will also pair well with cheeses like Muenster, Edam and Gouda.


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2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
khoffman43 (847) - Bloomington, Minnesota, USA - MAY 3, 2013
Bottle. Pours a light yellow, tons of carbonation, white head. Decent like beer, but not worth ever drinking again.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bookman10 (472) - Osseo, Minnesota, USA - JAN 21, 2013
Pours a light gold with big white head. Some hop aroma, but mainly malt. Flavor is rather bitter, with a bitter, almost metallic, finish to it.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
vikingguy (620) - Chaska, Minnesota, USA - DEC 28, 2012
Very light straw color with foamy white head. Fruity corn aroma. Fuller body and maltier than I expected. Wheat, corn, a little fruitiness and some yeast. Easy drinking and refreshing. Not bad.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
mnmike (609) - Minnesota, USA - DEC 10, 2012
Bottle pour. 1 month past best by date, so that might effect this. Like Stickum better. Also has slightly metallic taste.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
jcnielsen (840) - Kansas City, Missouri, USA - OCT 24, 2012
Bottle. Pours a golden yellow color with white head. Straw, hay, malty aromas dominate in this beer. Crisp, straw, earthy, grainy flavor. A nice crisp refreshing kolsch, with a nice touch of bitterness. This is just a really nice kolsch.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
jmikolich (1110) - North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA - OCT 2, 2012
sold as Mankato Kolsch, at THT 1Oct2012, super light beer, smooth and easy to drink, a nice light beer works great as a palate cleanser

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
adnielsen (6181) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - SEP 12, 2012
Tap @ Town Hall Tap Minneapolis. Pours a clear, golden appearance with a white head. Clean, crisp, grassy, herbal, slightly floral aroma. Really a crisp, grassy, straw, grainy flavor with a fair amount of character and while it’s nothing special, it was easy to drink.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Nuffield (3348) - Roseville, Minnesota, USA - AUG 28, 2012
Yeah, well, rated hedonistically, I have a hard time elevating this one very high. Rich yellow color with very clingy, white head. Corn and cherios, with a moderate bitterness in the finish and a lingering grassy note. There’s more to it than a typical American pale lager, but even as a Kolsch it isn’t particularly to my liking. As my wife would say, it tastes an awful lot like beer. Bottle.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
XmnwildX12 (1472) - Farmington, Minnesota, USA - JUL 23, 2012
Had this at the All Pints North festival in Duluth, MN. Light bitter scent, a little bit on of a corny flavor.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Trev (1661) - Lakeville, Minnesota, USA - JUL 22, 2012
Gold pour with a medium white head. aroma is biscuity, light grainy malt. light melon and grassy hop. Flavour is more aggressive grassy hop up front backed by cereal, light honey sweetness, then a semi dry finish.


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