Brewers Alley Kölsch

Brewed by Brewers Alley Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Kölsch
Frederick, Maryland USA

Aroma was grainy with slight ester. poured golden with white head that dissipates to thin covering on the edges. Flavor was complex and each sip beckoned for another. grainy malt with hop balance. semi-dry. medium-lean body. excellent

Bottle from State Line (with a bit of a low fill line, I might add). Yeasty citric nose, lemons with a touch of orange rind, very fresh. Clear golden pour with little head, noisy and high carbonated. Taste is very dry and grainy, crisp but not harsh, resolving nicely into a dry, bready finish. Lemon with a touch of wheat. Yeast, a touch of cereal, and a dollop of honey. Light body, a slight metallic twinge. Actually pretty darn good for an American Kölsch, a great quencher, missing only some of the subtle fruit found in the best of the style. Won’t be scoring huge points on the hedonism scale, but a simple, well-made joy that I would take over an Imperial Stout in a heartbeat.

Courtesy of beachbum25. Pours gold with a thin white head. Smells of pilsner malt, some fruit. Tastes of sweet malt, some spice, touches of bitterness. Enjoyable.

on tap-pours a thin white head and yellow color. Aroma is sweet grain-honey, yeast-with some home brewer character? Taste is sweet grain-honey, yeast-with some home brewer character?, balanced with continental (Hallertau) spicy/herbal hops.

From draught sample at the brewpub. Has a mild sweet pilsner malt aroma, with light but fresh hoppy notes. Overall, a mild nose but pleasant. Pale golden-yellow clear, with thin white lacing head. Light watery body with medium carbonation. Light carbonic gaseousness. Starts fairly dry, with a snappy crisp bite. Fresh but thin, with mild hoppy bitterness in the finish over a very light malt sweetness. Fairly clean after. Light and refreshing. Bit of sour malt tang at the very last.

20080715 12oz bottle from State Line. Deep golden color with smallish white head that does not last. Aroma is very malty, reminds of pretzels, a bit more hefty than I expected. Mouthfeel is medium-light with prickly eff, nice quick finish. Sweet, bready, pretzel-y flavors with some savory/herbal hoppiness emerging toward the back of the palate and with temp. Good enough and nicely quenching.

Pours a nice light to medium gold with nice carbonation and a fluffy white head which fades slightly. Aroma is doughy malts, but also a slight cara-pils malt sweetness which I dont particularly like in a kiolsch- light herbal hops as well. Flavor is crisp and clean with a bit of sweetness, light ale fruitiness, bready, light toasted bread, and a clean hop bitterness. Very refreshing, just a touch too sweet, and not enough pils malt breadiness.

Clear golden color with a minimal white head and a fair bit of carbonation. Aroma is yeast, malt and a little bit biscuity. Flavor is nice and light with some good yeast and a touch of hops. This is a really nice light on the palate beer.