Ballast Point Brewing Company California Kölsch

California Kölsch

 

Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

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Score
6.19
ABV: 5.2% IBU: 23 Ticks: 128
Our original California Kölsch is a rich golden brew, crafted with aromatic German hops and rounded out with a blend of American and Munich malts. While it's hopped like a lager, we ferment it like an ale to create a smooth, bright taste that has just a hint of fruit and spice. It's extremely drinkable, like a Kölsch should be. And complex, like a good craft beer demands.
 

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12oz bottle from The Bayou
Clear light golden with a medium sized white head, lots of lacing. Aroma is grassy, cereal and citrus. Taste is bready, light malts and grainy
Nice
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2015 at 00:08

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Poured from bottle clear orange pour with a thin white head. Aromas of yeast grass citrus and spice. Taste is bready with hints of slice and hop.
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2015 at 20:09

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
[2/20/15] Draught at Ballast Point Old Grove in San Diego. Clear golden. Very mild hoppy aroma with some bready malt. Sweetish flavor with bready malt, mild floral and citric hops, a fruity touch and a slightly bitterish finish. rather light-bodied.
Tried on 16 Mar 2015 at 13:48

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 5/30/2014. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy golden color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, bread, herbal, straw, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of pale malt, earthy hops, and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, bread, herbal, straw, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light earthy herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of pale malt, earthy hops, and yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. A fairly clean finish as well with no overly estery yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with no warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice kolsch style. All around good balance and robustness of pale malt, earthy hops, and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2015 at 19:56

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
355 ml bottle, from Fakta Hirtshals. BB date is hard to read, but is possibly Febr. 2014. Pale golden colour, slightly hazy. Low white head. Yeasty aroma, notes of slightly stale jam / marmalade. The flavour is moderately spicy and herbal with hints of citrus. Dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2014 at 11:54


5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at home. Pours golden amber, nose is dull toffee, taste is light floral, toffee.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2014 at 01:51


5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
35,5cl bottle shared by Arve_Christian - thanks. Pours slightly hazy deep golden to orange with a small, white head. Mild malty aroma with notes of dried fruits and hints. Medium sweet with flavour of ripe fruits and notes of malt. Some lightly sour notes present too and a fairly light bitterness. A bit strange, but drinkable enough.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2014 at 09:39

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Straight up kolsch, light malt and crisp. Clear pale golden with tight white head. Nice bready taste, crackers. Short, sharp finish.
Tried on 14 Jul 2014 at 14:46