Downtown Grill Downtown Blonde Ale

Brewed by Downtown Grill & Brewery
Style: Kölsch
Knoxville, Tennessee USA

Date: 12/04/2004
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear yellow, sweet malty aroma, light bitter flavor, touch of sweetness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 2/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.4/5.0
Score: 4
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Draft at the brewery. Clear and the color of pale lemonade. Surprisingly strong aroma of nuts and occasional wet-dog earthy tones. Flavor is nutty with a bitter hop finish. Palate is light, very dry, and refreshing.

Not bad. Much better than the Alt. Light and relatively crisp. Some slight tingle from a light hopping.

Draft. Pale in the glass with a white head that left some light lacing. Very subdued aroma but almost a hay and hint of malt. Wheat in the flavor with light citrus. Light body.

Draught at brewery. Pours pale yellow, with a minimal white head. The aroma is faint, but there is a little hay present. The flavor is more full than I expected, very yeasty with some lemon and finishes biscuity.

That Kolsch flavor that I can’t describe. It had that bitter that I associate with the style. Not much aroma partly because of the guy beside me was smoking. This baby was a clear light gold. It was a nice crisp clean smooth drinker with a hint of sweet malt. It was just a tad watery at the end, but overall a pretty good brew.

About what you’d expect from a blonde beer. Light in color, body, and taste. Not bad though.

Clear pale straw with a quick white head. Slight crisp sweet aroma. Very light, grainy sweet flavors, but not much else. Kind of bland, with a light hoppy finish.