Bower
Fox Farm Brewery in Salem, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Kölsch Regular|
Score
7.17
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Few brewing cultures have a history that runs as deep and strong as that of Cologne, Germany and none have born a style like Kölsch. Complex but eminently drinkable - if put together properly, a good Kölsch-Style beer can deliver enough depth of character that it begs another sip along with the drinkability to keep allowing for the next one. Made with an especially clean top-fermenting strain, hopped carefully and lagered for 8-weeks we think Bower delivers on that goal.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Grand Delancey. Pours gold. Floral, light, grain, peach. Medium body. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2023
at 23:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 5/18/22, drunk 5/24/22. Clear, bright beeswax-number-two-pencil. Medium, white head shows good retention. Nose is beautiful. Super-expressive malts (honey, sourdough, biscuit) with big herbal and floral hop notes. Kolsch yeast adding mineral, light fruitiness and no alcohol or flaw. Soft and malty with great malt sweetness, though not too much so. Bitterness is a bit stiff, is my only complaint, even if the hops are traditional and delicious. Big malts, big hops, just a very robust kolsch, which is fine. The flavors are excellent. Honey, herbs, grass, sourdough, mineral, soft yellow fruits. Clean.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2022
at 20:38
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2021
at 19:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours clear bright gold into a shaker. Bright white head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Sweet hay aromas. Crisp and sharp with sweet and sour hay, grass and rustic bread upfront turning to bitter earth in the medium length finish.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2020
at 22:13