Kölsch Americana
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores) in Oxford, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Kölsch Regular|
Score
7.03
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Americana is our Kölsch style ale brewed with American hops. Fermented cool and lagered like a true Kölsch style ale, Americana is pale in color & soft on the palate. Delicate citrus, floral & cedar notes from the American hops balance a restrained fruitiness and a soft dryness yielding an incredibly well balanced cold matured ale.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Maloney's, 1/12/26. Clear gold, white head, strong lace. Almost sprite-like. Lemon-lime. Not a ton else. Light body. Tingly feel. Decent, but also weird and not at all what you are expecting from a Kolsch.
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Tried
from Draft
at
Maloney's Pub and Grill
on 12 Jan 2026
at 18:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
16 ounce can from Lower Merion Beverage. Hazy medium gold pour. Large frothy white head leaves great lacing. Fresh biscuity malt aroma hints at lemon peel. Flavor mirrors nose. Soft mouthfeel. Herbal hops. Crisp and malty. Well done.
Tried
from Can
at
Lower Merion Beverage Co.
on 05 Mar 2025
at 05:33
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Undated can drunk 8/1/24. Pale brass-to-light bronze. Large, frothy, well-retained, white head. Definitely some chill-haze. Fruity kolsch yeast is bright and interesting. American hops don't jump out at you immediately, which I appreciate. Lots of bread, biscuit, apple, pear. Honestly, not gettin much in the way of hop, which is fine with me. Clean, aromatic. Big breadiness with warm buttered bread and slices of green apple on the side. I do feel the hops lending more bitterness than their European counterparts would, but not getting much hop flavor. Again, this is all to the good, as the yeast here is excellently expressed, fruity, not too dry and papery, with supple malt textures and a kiss of that buttery caramel that almost worries me, but then dies off and just feels like another endearing complexity here.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2024
at 23:37