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Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale Ale

Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale Ale

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A Kölsch brewed by
Ballast Point Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

bottled
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2112.97/5.02.97/5.04.6%63.6 Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

Commercial Description:
It is made very much like a pilsner, except that it is fermented at warm temperatures with ale yeast. It is then lagered like a pilsner. It tastes very much like a pils, except for the subdued fruitiness of the ale yeast, the tang of the wheat (in some), and the lack of lager-like sulfur aromas.

So where can you taste a Kolsch? There are no Kolsches being imported into the United States. So you could fly to Cologne. A better idea is to come to Ballast Point Brewing Company and try our Yellowtail Pale Ale Kolsch. We make it with 5% Wheat, finish hop it with Liberty and Tettnanger hops, and ferment it with a yeast we borrowed from a brewery in Cologne. So come on in and enjoy a taste of the Rhineland!!

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 dkachur (771), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/510/20

Jul 9, 2008  
Bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville. 2-finger head sits atop an orange-amber pour. Aroma is very corny with some sweetness and sweaty grain. Taste is grain, honey, green apple, and a touch of bitterness. Medium body.

 mgumby10 (1640), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Draft at the brewery. Pours a clear dark gold color, with a small off white head. Smells a little grainy with a sublte hop and malt mix. Overall very mild aroma. The flavor is real malty, almost had a caramel or cinnamon character to it. Not much of a hop presence at all. The cereal grain was also noticeable but covered up decently by its sweetness. Not a great drinking beer, but not a drainpour either.


 rocbyter (636), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/510/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Light malt and grainy aroma. Golden color with a small white head. Light bitterness in the beginning. Flavor fades in the finish. Light palate


 hopscotch (4477), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 19, 2008  
Draft... RBSG’08... Clear yellow ale with a small, creamy, white head. Great retention. Nearly nondescript aroma and flavor. Medium-bodied and a touch oily with mild carbonation. Well-balanced. Watery, moderately bitter finish.


Avatar (73), Gliwice, Poland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/513/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Bottle. Pours pale yellow with medium head. Aroma is extremly nuty. Peanuts were all that i could think about at first. Little dry and just slightly bitter. Carbonation is medium to strong - just what I feel it should b in here. Really original beer for me so far. Pleasant and drinkable. I bet there must be some kind of snack that would fit perfect fo this one. Some cheese maybe? I’ve enjoyed this one.


 RunDWP (158), San Jose, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2008  
On tap. Flavor seemed dialed down, but was interesting and complex with notes of bubble gum and bananas. Poured yellow just like the name. Hard to detect much aroma. Not a lot of hops in this one.




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