This beer came in my beer club. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a vibrant golden color with a large yellow-white head. The aroma was crisp floral and fruity hops with a faint grassy, tangy and sour undertone. The flavor was tangy, sour and biscuity with light crisp floral and fruity hops. The finish was medium length tangy malts and floral hops. Decent.

12oz bottle-pours a dissipating off white head and hazy amber color. Aroma is bready/sweet light malt, light fruit, hint of herbal hops. Taste is herbal hops comes out first, then some spice hops with backbone of bready/light malt. Finish is herbal hops. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for picking this out.

12 ounce bottle from Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, VA. Pours a clear golden yellow color with a medium frothy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of toasted malts, grain, grass and a bit of corn. Taste is sweet malts, grain and a grassy finish. Medium bodied.

12oz bottle. The color is a tan-orange, which immediately strikes me as un-Kolschlike. The aroma is mild and sweet. Not a bad beer, just misses the style. Not unlike an Amber really. Hmm. Some interesting smooth malty tones going on, quite earthy. Almost more of a hoppy light Alt. Disappointing, especially if you are looking for a crisp, light beer. I think it’s about time team Cape Ann took a trip to the Rhineland.

I feel it is a bit deceiving for a brewer whose flagship beer is a lager to make an "ale" that is actually a Kölsch. Pours a bit flat looking actually, with just a small head, and a dark, dull golden, completely clear color. Just does not look all that interesting. Aroma is syrupy straw, slightly spoiled fruitiness and a bit gaseous (can I describe a spell as being gaseous). Taste is a bit like cold Lipton tea with sugar and crackers. Its got that cheek drying mouthfeel that cold tea can sometimes give you. Yeah, its not as bad as this score indicates but I wont be paying for this again. 12oz bottle, Melbourne Bros glass.

Pours deep amber into a Kolsch. Fluffy white head with good retention leaves spots as it recedes. Hoppy aromas. Crisp with upfront fruity caramel and a lasting peppery hop finish.

Draught pint at Sunset Grill on 6/7/07
Well-conditioned, buttercup-colored body, with light brass tints, is clear, lightly bubbly and sports a medium-sized white head that produces light lacing. Head shows moderate retention.
Malt-forward is the nose (which is great), showing straw, wet hay baking in the sun and light toffee hints. Light minerals, and something producing a slight acidity, is notable on the finish, which seems to have a bit of lemon to it as well. With some warming, it unfortunately gains a bit of cake-icing-like thickness/sweetness, but some earthy and dusty hops help keep things somewhat dry and grainy. Definitely a kolsch, probably not the world’s leading example, but pleasant enough in the nose, with no apparent flaws.
Snappier up front than I expect, as lots of grainy, very fresh cereal-like malts cut through some initial pale malt sugariness. It’s got a surprisingly firm body to it, with lots of roundness and almost a wheat-like chewiness to it (I’m not a big fan of wheat in kolschs though, I think it gives the wrong texture). Not saying there is wheat in it, but it definitely could stand to bit a tad bit lighter bodied and somewhat more crisp. Acidity and kolsch-yeast signature mineral notes are lightly apparent on the finish, with EKG or saaz hoppiness that is very minimal as it should be. Take the attenuation up a notch and give it some more pils malt character and this would be spectacular. It still went down very well, however. Carbonation is moderate, not bubbly or overdone. No flaws or alcohol noted.