Kölsch
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Kölsch Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.53
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Winner of the 2008 GABF Silver Medal and 2009 Gold Metal for German-style Kölsch. Light-bodied with a golden color and a distinctive smoothness making it a very refreshing summertime offering.
This open-fermented, easy-drinking German-style ale is hopped with experimental American hops as a twist on the traditional light-bodied beer. Pleasant citrus and floral notes add complexity without sacrificing supreme drinkability.
This open-fermented, easy-drinking German-style ale is hopped with experimental American hops as a twist on the traditional light-bodied beer. Pleasant citrus and floral notes add complexity without sacrificing supreme drinkability.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
bottled. pours a shiny gold. but of kolsch grains and grass. ticks all the boxes for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown squat bottle poured into a cup. Clear amber poured into a cup. Aroma is caramel malt, medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt. Okterfest?
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2018
at 01:12
7/10
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 13:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle pours with a clear gold body that supports a thin white head of foam. The aroma offers up floral hop infused corn and then a faint lime note. The taste delivers an integrated blend of spicy, floral and slightly lime like hoppiness. To midway the malt base starts to surface with a bit of sweetness and corn. Decent interpretation of the style as it stays clear of becoming to sweet or heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2018
at 16:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I always like a good kolsch, and this is a good kolsch, therefore, I like it. Pale gold, small head. Nose is floral hops, bready dough, a hint of resin. Light bodied, not watery, balanced with a soft bready malt, floral hop flavors, and light-med bitterness. Lingering noble hop flavors in the aftertaste, a tad spicy and grassy (in a good way).
Tried
on 10 Aug 2018
at 21:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Albertsons. Poured into a stange. Pale golden with small foamy head. Aroma tells me this is done right, crackers, biscuits, light grains. Taste builds on this, crisp grainy flavors, mild hoppy snap finishes it. Spot on. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2018
at 00:49
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Weak aroma of malt. Golden with a thick white head. Tastes like a weizen without the banana/cloves accents. Crisp malt taste. Palate is simple, stays constant throughout the mouth. Worth trying, fairly drinkable.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2018
at 01:09
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
No aroma. Shimmering golden with a greenish hue, thin head. Lemongrass and hint of coriander, grassy and minty noble hops. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Not bad, actually.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2018
at 01:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the mixed twelve pack from Hannaford. Brilliantly clear dark yellow with a bubbly white head that persists. Bready crackery lightly toasted maltiness with a hint of fruitiness and earthy spicy floral hops to counter. Pretty nice Kolsch maybe a hint too heavy on the hops but it was my favorite of the mixed pack.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2018
at 03:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle from the Party Pack. This bottle has an ABV of 5.0% and the label looks different. Not sure if they changed the recipe or not. Aroma is grainy, bready, kind of lemony. Pours nearly crystal clear pale golden with a thick white head that recedes into a skiff of foam after a minute. Taste is lightly bittersweet with grainy flavors. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2018
at 02:25