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Franklins Bombshell Blonde


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A Kölsch brewed by
Franklins Restaurant, Brewery & General Store

Hyattsville, Maryland USA

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182.73/5.02.73/5.04%35.6Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our lightest and most popular offering. This Kolsch style ale is brewed with just a touch of wheat and Tettnanger hops.

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 acrdz (4361), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/511/20
Apr 2, 2008  
Hazy, cloudy hefeweizen yellow appearance. Stale mildew, wet blanket, grain and wheat germ nose, similar flavor, but toned down somewhat, making it drinkable. Chewy, lightly dry, but certainly not crisp.

Juuuuuuuuuust a bit off from true kölsch, I would say.

/sarcasm


 badlizard (1519), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 1, 2007  
Tasted at brewery. Hazy yellow with no head. Faint bready aroma. Bready slightly citrus taste with a crisp clean finish.


 CaptainCougar (4663), Rockville, Maryland, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
May 2, 2007  
Pours a hazy pale golden with a thin, wispy white head. Slightly grainy pale malty aroma has a touch of noble hops. Body starts fairly thin and fizzy with a drier pale maltiness, a touch of wheat and mild citrus before a dry finish. Needs more fruity esters and a warmer fermentation temperature to be truer to style.


bluesman42@gmailcom (43), Arkansas, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/101/59/20
Jan 11, 2007  
This seemed to me to be the epitome of American Piss-Beer. There were no major flavors, the head was gone in seconds, it had the consistency of water, etc. This was not worth the time it took to try. If you want to try this on your own, just drop a hop into a Miller Lite for a few minutes, and drink that.


 beaconstreet (810), Washington DC, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 13, 2006  
One of the Kolschiest Kolsches I’ve had in the USA. But it doesn’t mean it’s perfect. More metal than needed in the flavor, the Kolsch needs to make your tounge feel like it just took flight.




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