Reissdorf Kölsch

Brewed by Privat-Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf
Style: Kölsch
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Pours a gold color with a light white head. Decent lacing. Definite odors of malt, grass, and a metallic hint. Light bodied, goes down pretty easy. Nothing special.

Had on tap served in an appropriate glass. Typical colors and typical kolsch grainy flavors and a hint of metallic tinge.

On tap at the Flying Saucer in KC. Pours a crystal clear, pale yellow body with lots of rising carbonation. Pillow soft, white, finger width head that dissipates slowly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma smells pretty typical. A sweeter lager-like smell. Slightly grainy pale malts, honey, some fruit, and just a touch of grassy hops. Similar lager-like flavor. Semi-sweet malts, a light honey crispness, a bit of fruit, and a slightly dry grass to finish this off. Short and sweet, pale honey aftertaste. Light bodied, crisp, and refreshing. Overall, for a Kölsch this is tasty, but the style doesn’t give it too much to offer. Nonetheless, a quaffable and decent tasting beer.

Pours a light gold with a small amount of head that disappears very quickly. Light bodied. On the aroma I get some malt and hops. Really not much else. On the palate I get subtle malts in there along with a hint of wheat. I am not sure if this is more true to the kolsch style but I am definitely not a fan.

Tap @ PIB... Poured a faint golden with a white head (looked watered down). Crisp, cracker malts and earthy sweetness on the nose. Crisp, dry and refreshing palate. Pilsner-like malts and candy sugars with a nicely balanced, but mild hop profile.

500ml bottle. Clear yellow pour with a nice white head. Malt and light hop aroma. Very pleasant tasting- crisp, light malt, hops. Sweet aftertaste. Refreshing beer to drink. Some lacing.

330ml bottle. Straw coloured with tall, thin, quickly dissipating white head. Mild fruity aroma. Crisp flavour, but slightly mettalic. A good Kolsch.

This beer poured a foamy white head, two fingers thick, over a body of clear light gold. The aroma was mostly hopped, and the taste was mostly hops with undertones of malt. Mouthfeel was leaning to the thin side of the scale, and the finish was "okay".