stravale (3279) reviewed 08 Kolsch Style from Northbound Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Supervalu, Longford [170715]
Golden, clear, thin white head that dissipates
Aroma of soft sweet pale malts, light dough, light fruits, faint nose
Taste of soft sweet pale malts, light biscuit malt, soft bitter hops, light pale fruits, nice subtle flavours despite not much to identify
Palate - Medium carb, soft sweet, clean palate. Finish is light sweet, slight honey sponge cake afters
Overall - Soft, clean, well made Kolsch. Better than the Pale Ale.
stravale (3279) reviewed 26 Pale Ale from Northbound Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Supervalu, Longford [170715]
Golden, clear (initially), medium frothy white head
Aroma of soft tangerine, hint of lime, mellow citrus, slight lemon, maybe peach, quite fruity
Taste - Light biscuity malts, soft citrus, dab of orange and lemon, quite yeasty (did on error tip a bit of the yeast in), aroma better than taste
Palate - Over carbonated, medium body, soft bitter, frothy fizzy mouthfeel. Finish is dry, some biscuity bitter malts, powdery dry (not helped by the yeast)
Overall - Found this a bit too dry. Tipping a bit of yeast in didn’t help. Over fizzy and required swirling to get rid of excessive gas. Prefer the Kolsch to this.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed 26 Pale Ale from Northbound Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb thanks to Paul R. Pours clearish gold, few black floaters with a thin white head. Aromas of light butter, lemon, sulphur. Taste is astringent, lemon. Sweet finish.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed 08 Kolsch Style from Northbound Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb, thanks to Paul R. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of are buttery, light malt. Taste is more of the same, light lemon at the finish. Decent enough kolsch.
McCash (16021) reviewed 26 Pale Ale from Northbound Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle thanks to Paul R. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - struck match or sulphur note. Light cardboard maybe. Taste - biscuit and general malt astringency. Palate - light to medium bodied with a crunchy texture and a dry astringent finish. Overall - not as good as the Kolsch.
McCash (16021) reviewed 08 Kolsch Style from Northbound Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle thanks to Paul. Appearance - good packaging. Golden amber with steady bubbles and a decent thin head. Nose - red and orange fruit. Taste - more of the red fruits. Orange tang too. Palate - light to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a dry tangy finish. Decent length. Overall - very authentic from my experience of Kolsch.