8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours moderately hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light biscuit/dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light biscuit/dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, cedar, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is an excellent hazy IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestely bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Awesome Ekuanot/Simcoe profile. Very vibrant, juicy, dank, and earthy hop complexity; with a nice clean balancing wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2019
at 04:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear deep orange/amber/light copper color with a 1 finger dense cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuts; with lighter notes of toffee, roast, raisin, plum, pear, red apple, herbal, wood, mint, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuts; with lighter notes of toffee, roast, raisin, plum, pear, red apple, herbal, wood, mint, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuts, toffee, roast, fruit, herbal, wood, mint, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Slight lingering resins through the glass. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent English mild ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very clean and nicely rich English malt complexity, balancing earthy Fuggle/Golding hops, and restrained yeast fruitiness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2019
at 04:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled in 12/2018. Pours hazy very dark ruby red/brown color with a small fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, molasses, licorice, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malts, fruity yeast, moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, molasses, licorice, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Very minimal herbal/grassy bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark fruits, cherry, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, brown bread/crust, coconut, molasses, licorice, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, fruity yeast, moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; with no cloying sweetness after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and slightly slick/sticky/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.5%, with no barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding barrel aged old ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, fruity yeast, moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink with the minimally bitter/tannic/drying finish, amazingly soft feel. Fantastic balance of fruity English yeast and rich English malts; with great overall barrel presence/integration, without being boozy/tannic. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2019
at 03:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense and creamy dark tan head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge milk chocolate, cocoa, medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, frosting, cream, marshmallow, fudge, brownie/cake batter, roasted nuts, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, vanilla, sugars, and light earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of huge milk chocolate, cocoa, medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, frosting, cream, marshmallow, fudge, brownie/cake batter, roasted nuts, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal, grassy, roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, frosting, cream, marshmallow, fudge, brownie/cake batter, roasted nuts, toasted dark/brown bread, light molasses/smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, vanilla, sugars, and light earthy hop flavors; with a solid roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and slightly slick/sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol as expected of 5.3%. Overall this is a fantastic flavored milk/sweet stout! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, vanilla, sugars, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the minimally bitter/drying finish. Amazingly soft feel. Insanely rich for the low ABV. Amazing balance of rich malts, fruity/nutty coffee, vanilla, and sugars; with just enough lingering bitterness to balance sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2019
at 03:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours lightly hazy very dark ruby red/brown color with 1-2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coffee, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, vanilla, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coffee, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, spicy, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, light coffee/smoke, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, vanilla, and light earthy hop flavors; with a solid roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and no cloying/acrid flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent flavored american porter. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, vanilla, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with mildly bitter/drying finish. Awesomely soft feel, not overly bitter/roasty. Very flavorful and not watery for the session ABV. Very clean and nicely rich malt complexity and balanced vanilla flavorings; with solid earthy hop presence/balance. Lightly sweet with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example for the ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2019
at 03:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent session IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome Mosaic profile. Very vibrant, juicy, and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; with a great balancing malt backbone for the ABV. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Loved the hop profile as expected. One of the better session IPAs I've had.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2019
at 03:40
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled in 3/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium orange/amber/light copper color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big golden raisin, peach, plum, pear, fig, date, apricot, melon, red apple, honey, caramel, wheat, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, and white bread dough/crust; with lighter notes of banana, bubblegum, clove, wood, leather, tobacco, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Minimal booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge golden raisin, peach, plum, pear, fig, date, apricot, melon, red apple, honey, caramel, wheat, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, and white bread dough/crust; with lighter notes of banana, bubblegum, clove, wood, leather, tobacco, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light pine, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery hop bitterness; and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of golden raisin, peach, plum, pear, fig, date, apricot, melon, red apple, honey, caramel, wheat, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, white bread dough/crust, banana, bubblegum, clove, wood, leather, tobacco, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and lightly slick/sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mildly increasing warmth of 13%, with no booze lingering after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic wheatwine! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV, with the mildly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Perfectly balanced fruity/spicy German yeast and rich malts; with nice solid earthy hop presence/balance. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazingly spot on style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2019
at 03:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense and rocky tan head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, cedar, mint, peppercorn, pine, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hops and dark/roast/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, cedar, mint, peppercorn, pine, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery hops; and roast/charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, cedar, mint, peppercorn, pine, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; with an awesome roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Slight lingering resins/rinds through the glass. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a delicious black IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/charred/drying finish. Very soft feel for the style, not aggressive. Awesome balance between citrus/earthy Tahoma hops and rich malts; with mild residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2019
at 03:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours crystal clear deep golden amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, honey, candi sugar, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Minimal booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, candi sugar, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, honey, candi sugar, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, woody, floral, grassy bitterness; and pepper/clove yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, peppercorn, clove, banana, bubblegum, honey, candi sugar, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, candi sugar, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, fairly crisp, and slightly slick/resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 10%. Overall this is an excellent tripel. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, candi sugar, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV; with the fairly bitter/spicy/crisp/drying finish. Very well attenuated and not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. Awesomely well rounded Belgian yeast complexity; with clean/balanced pils malts, candi sugar, and noble hops against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2019
at 03:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear deep golden/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Slight lingering resins through the glass. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.7%. Overall this is an excellent Kolsch. All around great robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink, with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Not overly bitter or fruity/yeasty. Very clean and nicely rich Pils/Munich malt showcase, balanced earthy Saaz/Tettnang hops, and restrained yeast fruitiness. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. No complaints.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2019
at 03:30