burgundy colour, with a thin pink head. The aroma is mineral, yeast, raspberry citrus fruit. The flavour is moderate to light sour, with a crisp, fresh, juicy, light tart citrus fruit, earthy mineral palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Tap at the Warehouse Bar, Bangkok. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, yeasty, herbal, light floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a malty, yeast, hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. A solid kolsch.

33cll bottle at the Fat Cow Medium creamy white head. Hazy light amber pour. Nice bitterness. Easy drinking.

Bottle from the Fat Cow, Lat Phrao, Bangkok. Poured a hazy light amber with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is light caramel malt, citrus fruits, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter sweet, with a crisp, fresh, sweet fruit, light dry pepper spice, hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Bottle at the Fat Cow, Lat Phrao, Bangkok. Poured a murky, dark amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, citrus, dry floral hop. The flavour of a moderate sweet, light bitter with a malt, fruity citrus, medicinal, mineral, floral dry hop bitter palate and lingering herbal bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Tap at the 28 Brewers Festival, Samut Prakan. Poured a hazy straw colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head, The aroma is yeast, light banana, light smoke, light floral. The flavour is yeasty, light fruit with a crisp, fresh, yeasty, light smoke, light clove spice palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tap at the Warehouse Bar, Bangkok. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is skunky malt, light resin floral, big woody hop. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with a malt, big dry woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. This is a very bitter beer and quite one dimensional from beginning to end. I’m not sure of the bittering hop combo but it tasted stale and wasn’t great. To make it worse that unpleasant bitterness stayed around right until the end. Not great. Here’s hoping for some improvement with the second version. The bittering hops need to change, a little citra or mosaic would be nice and it would benefit from a little more carbonation too.

Bottle at the Fat Cow, Lat Phrao, Bangkok. Poured a hazy golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus, light floral hop. The flavour is moderate sweet light bitter with a crisp, fresh, fruity, light grassy, light resin, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Bottle at the Fat Cow on the Roof, Bangkok. Poured a hazy murky amber colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, tropical citrus hop. The flavour is moderate sweet light bitter with a light, slightly watery, dry fruity, light metallic, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Bottle at the Fat Cow on the Roof, Bangkok. Poured a hazy medium amber with a thin white head. The aroma is malt, smooth tropical citrus hop. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet with a crisp, fresh, fruity, buttery, dry woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.