Kölsch / Kölsch-Style

The Kölsch is a clean, crisp, delicately-balanced, pale gold to light gold beer usually with a very subtle fruit and hop character and brilliant clarity. Subdued maltiness throughout leads into a pleasantly well-attenuated and refreshing finish. Kölsch is an appellation protected by the Kölsch Konvention and is restricted to the breweries in and around Köln so brewers outside the area usually described the beer as being Kölsch-Style. To the untrained taster, easily mistaken for a cream ale or somewhat subtle Pils.

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Name	Ratings	Score
1	Vrooden Ö de Cologne R Brasserie Vrooden Granby, Quebec	17	3.64	Find
2	Ruhstaller XQST California Kolsch R Ruhstaller Brewery Sacramento, California	17	3.55	Find
3	Birra del Carrobiolo Estiva (O.G. 1045) R Piccolo Opificio Brassicolo del Carrobiolo Fermentum Monza, Italy	21	3.45	Find
4	Other Half Kolsch Is My Cologne - Motueka and Mandarina R Other Half Brewing Brooklyn, New York	12	3.44	Find
5	Falkon Nu:Age Kölsch R Falkon Independent Brewery Žatec, Czech Republic	14	3.42	Find
6	Victory Kühl Kölsch R Victory Brewing Company (ABV) Downingtown, Pennsylvania	30	3.42	Find
7	Smuttynose Smuttlabs Kung Fu Hobo R Smuttynose Brewing Company Hampton, New Hampshire	23	3.39	Find
8	Kinnegar Great Arch R Kinnegar Brewing Letterkenny, Ireland	10	3.39	Find
9	BrewDog No Label R BrewDog Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	49	3.36	Find
10	Night Shift Krusch R Night Shift Brewing Everett, Massachusetts	11	3.36	Find
11	Orbit White Label #01 - Double Kolsch R Orbit Beers London Walworth, England	18	3.36	Find
12	Mikkeller Domino White Lung R Mikkeller Copenhagen, Denmark	57	3.35	Find
13	Worthy Easy Day Kölsch R Worthy Brewing Company Bend, Oregon	47	3.35	Find
14	Hops & Grain 787Ö2 R Hops & Grain Brewing Austin, Texas	16	3.35	Find
15	Finch Toasted Summer R Finch Beer Co Chicago, Illinois	12	3.34	Find
16	Stone Corral Kölsch R Stone Corral Brewery Richmond, Vermont	10	3.34	Find
17	Junction Tracklayer's Kolsch R Junction Craft Brewing Toronto, Ontario	23	3.34	Find
18	Bru'd Hoppenheimer R bru'd Amsterdam, Netherlands	25	3.32	Find
19	Mikkeller San Diego / Tired Hands Holographic #1 R Mikkeller San Diego San Diego, California	33	3.32	Find
20	Magic Rock / Uiltje Hoo-Dini R Magic Rock Brewing (Odyssey Inns) Huddersfield, England	16	3.32	Find
21	Sierra Nevada Kölsch German-Style Ale R Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chico, California	178	3.31	Find
22	Hammer Westfalia R Hammer - Italian Craft Beer Villa d’Adda (BG), Italy	11	3.3	Find
23	Kinetic Potential Blonde R Kinetic Brewing Company Lancaster, California	10	3.28	Find
24	McNeill's Green Mountain Gold R McNeill's Brewery Brattleboro, Vermont	59	3.27	Find
25	Stoudts Karnival Kölsch R Stoudts Brewing Co. Adamstown, Pennsylvania	227	3.27	Find

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