2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted at twin city taps. Not so different beer. A watery version of the style.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
22 oz. bottle from my local Farm Fresh. Light golden orange pour with a thin off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt and a hint of bubblegum. Taste is a little thin and watery but the finish is sweet and very lager-like. Both the aroma and flavor have characteristics that are part lager and part hefeweizen (with a tendency to lean more heavily on the lager side). Lagers are not my thing, but this was very sessionable and better than anticipated.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle from Total Wine, Durham. I’m tempted to enter a new style designation: sour kolsch. I don’t know where the problem originated (brewer or TW’s storage issues), but it’s a doozy. Nothing wrong with the appearance, which is lively and heavily carbonated (mild gusher seems the least of the beer’s demerits). But there’s a slight dankness overpowering the light hops and fruit flavors in the nose. And as you sip, it becomes far more than slight. Drain pour.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
12oz and 1L bottle. Pours a bright orange with a two finger white head. Smell is minimal with some cereal like grains and a bready yeast. Taste is biscuity with some tartness and sweet caramel. A strange bitter flavor throughout. Hardly any carbonation, flat.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Serving: Draft
Appearance: Pale, slightly hazy gold color with a foamy white head.
Aroma: Light nose with notes of corn and grain.
Flavor: A litte malty and a tad sweeter than it should be in my mind. A little on the watery side to boot. Slight honey, floral, corn, and grain notes.
Palate: Medium carbonation with a light, watery mouthfeel and a short finish. It has this odd coating effect on the tongue too.
Overall: Skip it. It really doesn’t fall into the Kolsch category.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
hazy straw pour with a small white head. they need to bump up the co2 pressure, a little light on carb.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Taste 3/9 bottle. Looks: Pale gold with a thin white foam. Aroma: Citrus, banana, straw. Taste: Not that good, not too bad. Not crisp, bland and not a very well blended mix of brew. Sticky and sweet and citrus without any spice or cleanliness in the finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
decent, has got some slight sweet honey malts with other a ripe slightly fruity finish. tasty
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