Agace-Pissette
Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds - Brasseur Artisan in Chambly, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Kölsch Regular|
Score
6.87
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
En fût à la brasserie. Couleur jaune clair, peu de mousse blanche. Arôme de citron, d’herbes, de houblon léger. Goût de citron, amertume légère. Carbonation faible, corps moyen.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dégustée en fût sur place. De couleur dorée et très légèrement voilée. Nez de grains de malt pâle, moyen de houblon floral avec des notes fruitées (agrumes) et de miel. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse et aux petites notes huileuses. Léger goût fruité (agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de grains de malt pâle frais, des petites notes de pain ainsi que des traces de caramel doux. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve une légère-moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon floral et aux notes herbeuses en arrière-goût durant toute la gorgée et ce, jusqu’en finale. Post-goût moyen et un peu sec, léger-moyen amer de houblon floral et légèrement herbeux avec des petites notes fruitées (zest d’agrumes). (hiver 2006-07)
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught pint at the brewpub on 1/28/07
A fluffy, large, white head tops a well-conditioned, unfiltered, light goldenrod colored body with light carbonation and a high clarity. Head is well-retained and laces moderately.
Authentic Kolsch yeast is immediately recognizable in the nose, with flowery, soft hops sitting behind it. Pale malts further soften things and add mounds of honey. It still manages enough crispness on the end, however, due to a bite from the yeast and moderate hop bitterness. Definitely fresh-smelling, unpasteurized and all, and importantly, very clean. No flaws of any type, not a touch of diacetyl. Warming produces light doughiness and some sweeter, and perhaps slightly more soggy pale malt apparency. Medium to medium-high strength of aroma, with no alcohol noted.
Upon first sip, the texture is immediatley perceived as very generous. Low carbonation, but very engaging/tight, provides a near creamy mouthfeel. Plentiful maltiness; white bread, honey, light dough, all set in on the palate, giving way, somewhat to a fantastic kolsch yeastiness on the finish, dotted with peppery/herbal hop bitterness and light mineral-like sourness. After a few sips, it’s definitely apparent that while the beer is highly flavorful and carefully brewed/lagered, the attenuation level is noticeably too low. It gets a little too chewy-sweet, especially towards the finish, where you would expect more crispness to emerge. Warming just exacerbates the problem.
In my mind, though it certainly goes against the goal of a kolsch (drinkability), it’s not a mortal flaw and one that is easily correctable in subsequent batches. What is impressive is the quality of hop, yeast and malt flavor alongside a flawless presentation. Not a hint of corn/vanilla/apple/butter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Light blonde with a thick white head. Light herbal German hops in aroma, with light notes of minerals and ash. In mouth, a light malt with loads of hops, mineral notes, oily mouthfeel, and medium bodied. Not a wimpy kolsch! On tap at BP August 12, 2006.