Rivertowne K.A. Kolsch

Brewed by Rivertowne Pour House
Style: Kölsch
Monroeville, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a dark yellow-golden color with a small white head. The aroma was very faint with touches of tangy and tart vague fruits. The flavor was lightly tart, bitter and citric. The finish was dry and almost nutty. Light body. Eh.

Draught at Monroeville: Faint aroma of grains, noble hops, and some vegetables. Poured yellow/gold in color with a small, white head that lasted throughout. Clear. Not sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of slight noble hops, slight pale malts, light grains, and the smallest hint of vegetables. Medium, body. Slightly dry texture. Soft carbonation. Lightly sweet, malt, and corn finish.

Medium gold, clear. Big creamy head. Faint cereal aroma. Good mouthfeel, but vacant. Very bland.

Sampled at the Pour House. Pours a clear golden with a bith of a foamy white head. Nose is pretty much all a grassy grain character. A little grapey fruit flavor with a very crisp finish. A nice spicy hop presence with a decent body. The carbonation in this seems a little light according to the style description, but this is really my first kolsch I’ve rated, so I’m not really sure. A very refreshing beer that is pretty sessionable.

On tap at the Pour House. Clear yellow, off white head, Aroma is malt, grass. Flavor is vanilla, malt, grass.

Clean aroma and ubiquitous pale yellow american lager color. Barely any carbonation on the palate. Has a pilsner bite to it it is well controlled. Finish leaves that lingering pilsner bite building on the back of the palate.