Kentucky Kölsch
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. in Lexington, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Kölsch Regular|
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According to German beer law, only beers brewed in Cologne can carry this illustrious title. Aside from our brewery’s Kentucky location, we are certain Kentucky Kölsch® lives up to these high beer standards.
For years, Alltech master brewers have used their very own specialized yeast, which is the single greatest contributor to this remarkably flavorful and award-winning microbrew. Our master brewers’ recipe calls for imported pale malts and malted white wheat to create an exceptionally smooth finish.
Kentucky Kölsch® was renamed from Kentucky Light in spring 2013 to more accurately reflect its beer style. The light-bodied, crisp ale is a German-style Kölsch ale, a classic style of beer originating from Cologne, Germany. With the increasing savvy of craft beer enthusiasts, the Kölsch descriptor is now better recognized and understood.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottled. Yellowish golden, not much head. Aroma is grains, grass and some mild sweetness. Flavour is quite similar. Rather grainy and grassy aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home on13 May 2011 from CASK Pub & Kitchen. Stored upright for a week. Pours golden yellow, slight haze, thinnish bubbly head dying quickly to patchy film. Fairly quenching beer. Inviting aroma then a pleasantly hoppy liquid with cheesy, savoury notes. The aftertaste is grassy, with some "freshly baked bread" notes and a savoury touch continuing. The mouthfeel is agreeable, textured and saline. I rather enjoyed this bottle, and wished I’d bought a second.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
355ml bottle from Utobeer. Very pale gold, clear, thick white head. Some lemon and lime on the aroma. Touch of white wine vinegar too. Yes light and easy quaffing, but this white wine vinegar thing won;t go away and I’m not sure it’s supposed to be there. Decent fullness in the mouth. Not quite a kolsch as there isn’t enough yeast character, but it’s decent enough if you want something cold to drink easily. If a little sour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample at the 1st annual Columbus Beerfest on 05/28/10 (as "Kölsch"): The beer pours a clear pale yellow-orange color with a thin and fizzy white head that burns away steadily. Fruity aroma with some lightly spiced hops in the background. Light body with flavors of floral hops, fruit and grain. The finish is short and fruity. Average overall.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled. A light golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet mlaay with light notes of citrus, and so is the flavor. The body is thin.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours pale yellow with a white head. Mild aroma with slight malty notes. Slight spiced/citric and mild sweet cornish flavour. Ends mellow flavoured.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of jsquire. Clear, pale golden with a white head. Clean, malty nose. Light in body with a fairly good and clean malty feel. The finish is dry without much bitterness. 180907
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Light hazy blond color, no head. Light plastic aroma. Strange flavor, it’s a very simple and dry Lager, with some light citrus acidity… Not enough to make of it a good beer.