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Solemn Oath Brewery in Naperville, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Kölsch Regular|
Score
6.30
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A crisp, thirst-quenching, and refreshing German-style Ale featuring mellow malt sweetness balanced by a delicate spicy, floral hop profile and smooth, fruity ale yeast. Light-bodied and exceptionally sessionable. This beer won a Bronze Medal at the Great American Beer Festival in the German-Style Koelsch category in 2016.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
tap at restaurant in rosemont Illinois - nice easy sipping Kolsch - very refreshing
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2026
at 22:39
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft with lunch keeping things light. Clear golden and some head. Nose and tastes crackery and pale malts, light bread, hint of citrus and floral. Crisp enough. Fine
Tried
on 11 Oct 2025
at 17:54
7/10
Clear gold bod small foamy white head. Floral fruity.aroma. grassy floral flav. Med bod mod carb. 7/3/7/4/14 3.5
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2023
at 17:59
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
12 ounce can from Woodman's Oak Creek, 6/8/19. Hazy pale yellow, large fizzy white head, poor retention. Aroma of sweet dough malt. Taste is doughy malt, some mild floral hops and cider apples. Thin. Best by date on the can is illegible. In any case, not great.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2019
at 01:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is a clear golden with a tiny fizzy white head. Aroma is sweet grain and I'm guessing a floral hop. Flavor is more sweet grainy malt with a little harsh bitterness on the back end. Also tastes a bit adjuncty. Not a real good rep of the style.
Tried
on 22 May 2019
at 23:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, shared by William. Pours pale, yellow, with a big, frothy, white head. The nose is resin, black pepper, pine sap, hay, and light oregano. Not overly sweet, with a sharp bitterness. Light and easy, and a bit spicy.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2018
at 20:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can from Binny’s. This is the “accessible” beer in the Solemn Oath lineup. Smell is “bowling alley beer” malty, but with an extra kick of German style hops. Pour is a bit frothy, over a light German lager/hybrid body. Taste has a bit more “meat” to it than, say, a Goose Island Summertime. This is never going something you sell your kids for, but a good session beer from a brewer known for over the top beers.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2017
at 21:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Aroma is malty sweet. Flavor is like nose. And is benefited by some Carbonic Tang to aid balance. Average body in late sweet finish. Forgettable.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2017
at 13:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Albion. Rich yellow with small frothy white head, sweet malt aroma, high carbonation, fresh malty taste, thin body, abrupt finish with nice malty aftertaste. Refreshing brew.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2017
at 16:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From tap. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and slight grassy. Breadish. Cardboardish, flat malty, slight straw and mild grassy. Toasted and mild bitter far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2017
at 17:57