Reissdorf Kölsch

Brewed by Privat-Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf
Style: Kölsch
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Draft at The Maproom in Chicago. Clear light gold color. Very pale. Head was white and dissipated quickly. Aroma and flavor were of light cereal grain with just a touch of citrus. Dry and crisp with a clean finish. Not bad.

Bottle. Very light aromas of grain, herbs and vegetable. Color is clear yellow with a fizzy white head with fair lacing and is mostly diminising. Taste is moderately acidic and lightly acetic to start and finishes the same with a little bitter mixed in. Palate is light, between dry and watery and has a lively caronation. A very good drinking beer to have with a heavy german dinner.

Bottled. A yellow/gold coloured beer with a short-lived off-white head. The aroma is a little buttery and has nice noble hops. The taste is very mellow and clean. Smooth and easy to drink. A little spiciness is noted from time to time.

draft. Sweet malty honey aroma, sweet and a little spicy. Pours very light blonde with a huge white head. Sweet honey malt, crisp and spicy german noble hops, very refreshing and light.

Nose of yeast, sawdust, soap, and a hint of sulpher. Pours a sparkling pale straw. The fully lasting creamy tight white head leaves good lace. The brew is heavily acidic but maintains a good balance, slightly on the sweet side. Sharper than a pilsener. The light body is creamy and lively. A perfect beer to come home to after a long ninety seven degree day at work.

Poured a crystal clear golden color with very little white head. Very light applish aromas, but pretty muted. Light on the palate. Taste is crisp, clean, and finishes with a hint of sweetness. Refreshing.

Bottle. Pours a pale yellow with a bubbly film head. Aroma is mild, has a malty edge. Mouthfeel is crisp and spritzy. Flavour is slightly sour with a floral bitterness at the end.

Bottle... Clear yellow ale with a mid-sized, wispy, white head. Good retention. Perfumey nose with light notes of toffee, spent pale malt mash and butter. Well-balanced flavor with a crisp hop kick and flashes of crushed grain and English toffee. Medium-bodied and very lightly creamy with tingly carbonation. Crisp, clean, dry finish. One of the only Kölsches I remember drinking that’s brewed "dead-on" to style. Nice!