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RATINGS: 235   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.56   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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This golden sparkling blond ale was brewed to pay homage to a 1000-year tradition rooted in Cologne, Germany. Clear, crisp and easy to drink, the Kolsch of today is lighter than the "House" beer that was served in Cologne 200 years ago - the city that made Kolsch famous. We hope you'll enjoy it!


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2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
smboselli (69) - Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 27, 2012
Eh. Decent summer ale - high drink ability, but maybe after couple of big IPAs first ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Lobotomy (5) - New Jersey, USA - MAY 27, 2012 does not count
Poured from bottle into mug. Foamy white head that dissipated in just over a minute. Aroma was bready with just a hint of hops. Taste was in line with aroma, slightly bready with hop bitterness. Overall a good beer. Good on a warm day and I think it would go well with grilled food, although I didn?t try it with food. Will drink again.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JawVer (39) - - MAY 25, 2012
12 oz bottle. Pours light gold with thin head. Rather unappealing taste. Will not have again.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bhensonb (8995) - Woodland, California, USA - MAY 23, 2012
Bottle from the Folsom BevMo. Pours light gold with a creamy white head. Aroma is bready with light noble hop. Med minus body. Flavor is bready, with some herbal and noble hop aspects. It’s bitter in the finish. Beats Bud Light anyday.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
BucannonXC5 (567) - San Diego, California, USA - MAY 22, 2012
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. About a finger of head. Color was golden pale urine, just like the Rye IPA I just had of Saranac’s. Light white lacing on the top that dissipated within five minutes. White, wet sporadic film on the sides. Smelled caramel malts up front. Sharp distinction of sharp corn malts with some honey in there. Pretty much what I’d expect from a kolsch. Tasted almost exactly as the smell. Got honey, light caramel, corn, biscuit. A kolsch. Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Smooth, watery finish. A pretty good kolsch when I look back at it. What you see is what you get. I’d definitely try it again.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
MrBunn (2219) - Western, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 8, 2012
Bottle. Pours a highly carbonated gold with aromas of apple and pear juice. Flavor is similar... Kind of a highly carbonated fruit juice with a bit of astringent alcohol added just for funsies. I find it a very poor attempt at the style.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
UDBeernut (870) - Near Buffalo, New York, USA - FEB 26, 2012
Bottle poured into a cheater pint: A: straw yellow, 1/4" head with good retention, lots of bubbling carbonation S: not much nose, slightly bready, hint of spice from hop T: well balanced, slight spice and fruit. I detect slight tannin. Nothing too memorable. M: water like lightness. Feels oddly slick..

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ratman197 (7622) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - DEC 18, 2011
Bottle courtesy of adneilsen (thanks AAron) pouyred a clear gold with a small lingering white head. Aromas of crackers, spicy hops and light graininess. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of crackers, spicy hops and light citrus with a crisp dry finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
BREWMUSKCLES (1992) - New Jersey, USA - NOV 8, 2011
a light tasting bitter tingly sandwich beer that is refreshing enough with a mild vegetable flavor component similar to a soup that dissapates soon and follows through with some sweetness and watery fruit in the backround. wheaty aroma after a bit in the glass with a bit of slickness on the palate and a tempting fleeting hop kiss near the finish. it has it’s place.

2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
adnielsen (6200) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - AUG 29, 2011
Bottle @ home. Clear, golden yellow orange appearance with a white head. Pale grainy malty, grassy hoppy nose. Sweet, bland, pale malty, bitter, fairly nasty flavor. Pretty crappy.


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