Otter Creek Spring Ale German-Style Kolsch

Courtesy of Quake1028. Pours clear gold with white head. The aroma is sweet with malts and a vague fruity and also earthy hop notes. The taste has a sugar sweetness cut by a bitter hop spice note. The hops build to a tepid level into the finish with a moment or two of malty sweetness and spotty malt graininess.

I loved this beer, but I didn’t really think it was a kolsch. It was like a mild, golden colored English ale. The kolsches I’ve had lack the noticeable flavor and aroma hops that this beer had.

The aroma is weak but what is there is caramel, toffee, cereal, malts, dry grains, and grassy hops. The appearance is light brown with a small head. The flavor is exactly like the aroma but is not weak. The bitterness however is astringent. The palate is thin but OK. Overall this is surprisingly good.

Bottle. Pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma of spicy hops and pale malt. Taste is the same as aroma. Thin mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness. Not bad.

bottle - Pours clear gold with a one finger white head. It has a light pale malt aroma with a touch of hops. The taste is of sweet bready malts and some nice mild, crisp hops. It’s light and refreshing with a mildly dry finish. Pretty good.

From a bottle poured clear golden color with a fair amount of head. Nice smooth flavor of hops with a quick finish.

12oz bottle. Pour is medium yellow golden and clear. Lots of apparent carbonation, decent white head that fades to a film atop, nice lacing. Nose is honey, light citrus, and hops. Taste is same or less; few basic flavors. Sweet then crisp, A bit dry. Good but basic, tough to give a higher rating.

Thanks to Mike for this one. Clear yellow color. Sweet malt and grain aroma. Flavor is bitter and sweet.