Summer Beer

Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Kölsch Spring

Score

5.78

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: 26

Ticks: 52

We decided to brew this beer after Rich and Dan visited Cologne, Germany, the birthplace of the Kölsch style. They loved the subtlety of the flavor and appreciated the craftsmanship required to make a beer like this consistent and good. We were on the lookout for a new summer seasonal at the time and the Kölsch, with its refreshing flavor and crisp finish, seemed like a perfect fit.
Description: Our version of the traditional German Kölsch-style ale. This beer, which is light and refreshing, appears to resemble a lager rather than an ale. The Kölsch style is a testimony to the broad spectrum of characteristics an ale can produce, as well as the brewer’s art. The body is soft and delicate with a dry, crisp finish.

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4.9

tnkw01 (4030) reviewed Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 8 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. Not a good example of this style. Golden in color. Medium head. Aroma and taste is like a mass produced lager.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:54

kristincedar (7053) ticked Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 1 year ago

My beer for the America game! Better be lucky!

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:49

5.2

pdog555 (2102) reviewed Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Little to no aroma. Pours amber with a heavy carbonation. Very crisp beer. Tastes like a sam Adams with a twist. Palate includes cloves and spices, grassy hop taste is subtle yet present in every sip. Good beer.

Tried on 03 Jul 2018 at 02:29

7.4

Kleg (3838) reviewed Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Clear pale gold color with a large white head and great retention. Decent lacing. Crisp mouthfeel. Smooth and clean lager flavor with a very light hop finish. I don't usually like this style but I like this one.

Tried on 13 Mar 2018 at 22:51

6.1

CLW (16720) reviewed Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, clear gold color, mild lace. Aroma is grain, corn, mild hop. Flavor is lightly crisp, weak hop, indescribable hop bitterness. Light bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2017 at 14:13

WingmanWillis (38005) ticked Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 8 years ago

Tried on 05 Oct 2017 at 13:38

4.1

Quick3Beers (3147) reviewed Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Pours a golden straw from a bottle, grassy malty aroma is a little skunky, similar flavor but overly sweet and oily. Not good.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2017 at 00:20

panzerxiii (3990) ticked Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Tried on 06 Sep 2016 at 20:55

Mrf33n3y (6652) ticked Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Tried on 26 Aug 2016 at 22:27

4.6

tfontana (7150) reviewed Summer Beer from Harpoon Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Harvest Market, Bedford NH. Aroma is mild basement. Appearance is pale yellow with almost non-existent head with minimal lacing and fair sparkle. Taste is lightly bitter. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, lively carbonation and light bitter finish. Overall, not much to this. Admittedly, this isn’t a favorite style of mine, but I don’t think it’s terribly good within the style.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2015 at 21:19