Short's Brewing Company Kölsch 45

Kölsch 45

 

Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

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Score
6.16
ABV: 6.7% IBU: 22 Ticks: 23
German-style ale

Kölsch 45 is a unique warm fermented ale, that is aged like most traditional German lagers at a cool temperature. Though light in body and color, its prominent hoppiness and radiant yellow “straw” color set it apart. The sustaining head retains prominent, pleasant aromas which aid in the crisp, refreshing nature of this beer. Hop bitterness is present, but not overwhelming.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Slightly hazy golden and lightly copper coloured body with some bubbles rising from the bottom and a thin, single centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of grass, funky malt, cardboard, light alcohol, nuts and even a touch of oats noticeable. Light-bodied; Strong funky malt flavours at first with a pungent brightness, mostly from grasses, but also from some astringent bitterness with hops evident soon after the sip. Aftertaste shows some lighter grasses and smoother malts along with a pleasant bitterness and some citrus flavours to finish it all off. Overall, a nice and refreshing beer with some good flavours and some pungency, but in a decent way throughout. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Meijer in Woodhaven, Michigan on 08-December-2016 for US$10,99/twelve pack, sampled at home in Washington on 29-April-2017.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2017 at 02:19


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, 330 ml from Svijet Piva. Courtesy of and shared with JFK10000. Unclear yellow, small white head. Malty, citrus, sweetish, quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle at Svijet Piva on 26 Mar 2016 at 13:52


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Creamy White good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy strange mango aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate and way too fizzy.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2015 at 05:58


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Das Bier hat eine trübe goldene Farbe und eine fingerbreite weiße Schaumkrone. Geruch leicht fruchtig hopfig, Pfirsisch. Geschmack trocken hopfig, grasig, Pfirsisch, schlanker Körper, süffig, ok!

Tried on 22 Jul 2015 at 13:47


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle @ home. Hazy yellow golden color, medium to full sized white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, some herbs or spices, sweetish. Average body and carbonation. Meh, weird, don’t like it.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2015 at 08:52


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Fonefan 191214. Golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, hop, apple. Flavour is fruit, malt, hop, apple, grain, grass. Medium body. Ordinary beer.

Tried on 02 Jun 2015 at 10:58


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Clear medium golden colour, good frothy white head, diminishes slowly, thick layer remains, good lacing. Sweet malty aroma, grain, vegetables, grass, hint of lemon. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, medium dry bitter finish, bit spicy, decent.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2015 at 12:00


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Hazy golden-orange color with nice white head. Aroma is fresh, a bit fruity, yeasty. Definitely top-fermented I?d say. Taste is grainy-malty, spicy, a bit fruity. Fresh. Okay, but meh. Kölsch? Might just as well be a boring Saison.

Tried on 29 Apr 2015 at 13:42


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy weak grassy aroma. Fruity malty grainy flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy grainy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2015 at 02:28


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 12fl.oz. [ As Short’s Kolsch 45 ].Clear medium to dark yellow color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, grass, vegetables, cabbage water. Flavour is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, white sugar, vegetables. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20141219]

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2015 at 02:10