Light and Liberty
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Kölsch Rotating|
Score
6.89
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Light and Liberty is a dry-hopped Kölsch, pouring a pleasant straw color with a swell of sticky foam. A traditional malt bill lends notes of fresh-baked bread to the subtle pear aromas imparted by our preferred strain of Kölsch yeast. A thoughtful addition of Perle hops rounds out its profile with notes of floral spice and cedar on its crisp finish.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 5
Overall 7
Canned "Summer 2026" drunk 8/12/26.
Yep, smells kolschy, with good appley-papery-peppery yeast. Some mild, but pleasant herb and lemony character emanating from the hop, minimal, but a nice touch. Clean and crisp with cracker and delicate honey-like malts.
A lot more of the hop evident in the flavor. You do get some interesting stone fruit, almost gummy candy-like character from it. Quite malty, maybe more so than most Kolsches. It's certainly not sweet, but just a bit burly and rich. Doesn't quite refresh on the finish. Maybe they forgot the dry hop doesn't add bitterness and didn't bitter it enough? Whatever the case, while the malt/hop/yeast character is lovely, it's just not quite balanced enough on the overall picture.
Yep, smells kolschy, with good appley-papery-peppery yeast. Some mild, but pleasant herb and lemony character emanating from the hop, minimal, but a nice touch. Clean and crisp with cracker and delicate honey-like malts.
A lot more of the hop evident in the flavor. You do get some interesting stone fruit, almost gummy candy-like character from it. Quite malty, maybe more so than most Kolsches. It's certainly not sweet, but just a bit burly and rich. Doesn't quite refresh on the finish. Maybe they forgot the dry hop doesn't add bitterness and didn't bitter it enough? Whatever the case, while the malt/hop/yeast character is lovely, it's just not quite balanced enough on the overall picture.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2026
at 22:12