Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Pours black with a large off-white head.Nose shows cocoa, roasted malt along with bready, nutty and toasty notes.Flavours include more roasted malt, cocoa, nutty notes, toasty malt, subtle liquorice with just a hint of sweetness. Very moreish.Somewhat light body that works very well with the flavours.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Dark brown with a light tan head that lasts pretty well and coasts the glass. Aroma of medium roast, some caramel, oranges, coffee. An earthy touch I didn't love. Light bodied, medium carbonation. Briefly sweet with mild roast and caramel, then coffee and a fair bit of bitterness take over. More assertive than is seems at first and another good drop.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pale gold with a white head. Aroma of green mango, lime, pepper. Slightly earthy. Soft and light bodied with the punchiness of the aromatics giving way to a dryish finish with moderate bitterness. Light cereal sweetness. You can see why they say it's a Kölsch - as well as being a statement - even though the Kiwi hops dominates. And it works well.