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Schell Zommerfest 2.86 109

Schell Zommerfest

Percentile
32
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1092.86/5.02.86/5.0Summer5%44.8Kölsch/Altbier
Commercial Description:
Introduced on Memorial Weekend, 1998, and only available in the summer, Zommerfest is brewed in a 'Kölsch' style, which originates from Cologne, Germany. Its characteristics are fairly light—in color and in flavor. It is a pale gold color, low in hop flavor and aroma, with a light body and a somewhat dry finish. This is a pleasant, light-flavored beverage that goes well with any summer activity.

It is brewed with 90 percent barley malt and 10 percent wheat malt and now brewed with real Minnesota honey from Madelia, MN.

Beer Style: Kölsch Style Honey Ale

Alcohol by Volume: 5%

Characteristics: Light golden color with a frothy white head. Slight malt flavor and sweet hop aroma.
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 OD40oz (603), Box Elder, South Dakota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20

Sep 27, 2009  
Mighty fine brew. Golden pour with a small white head. Very crisp, hoppy taste with a citrus tang in the aftertaste. Very good beer. This would hit the spot on a hot day.

 BVery (674), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 30, 2009  
Tap. Yellow/gold pour, white head. Mild grain nose. Light body, some malt, light hop, thirstquenching.


 CanIHave4Beers (918), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 21, 2009  
My mom got me a Schell sampler for this pre-thanksgiving weekend, thanks mom! The beer pours a golden color with a very big head that is pretty loose but doesn’t really go away and leaves a good lace. Aroma is grainy and pretty gosh darned faint. There is certainly some honey in the flavor but the beer isn’t very sweet. There is some real clear American hop character.... maybe cascades? I doubt it as Schell usually keeps their beers pretty to style but there is a citrusy hop character that work surprisingly well in this beer. There is a bright maltiness with some salty character and a light alcohol tinge. Refreshing and easy to drink, I could see a six pack of this disappearing pretty quick on a summer day.


 bsp77 (202), Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 30, 2009  
Poured from bottle into water glass at work. Clear bright yellow. Nice head at first but withers away; slight lacing left. Light malt, noble hops. Mostly dry smell (almost sour), but very faint sweetness (maybe the honey). The sweet/honey smell seems to grow as the beer sits, while the hops fade. Smell is slightly too faint. Starts with semi-fruity and slightly sweet light malts before switching to spicy and somewhat bitter noble hops. Reminds me of a Pilsner, but every once in a while I notice the honey. Moderate carbonation. Medium body overall (certainly fuller than a pilsner). Fairly smooth (due to lagering?) and slightly creamy (due to the honey?). Very dry at finish. Great lawnmower beer (too bad I am at work).


hero12 (61), USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/56/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Pours a light yellow color. Smells sweet/hoppy and tastes the same. Really ins’t much to this beer, not bad not good.


 Narnad (726), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/104/512/20
Sep 25, 2009  
Pours a yellow color with a medium white head. Aroma is a hefty grainy note, mild noble hops and light lemon citrus notes. Flavor is pretty grainy, mild sweet notes with some light grassy hops and lemon notes finish it up. Light in density, high carbonation and pretty good lacing. Overall a pretty crisp and a decent kolsch.


 iamqueensblvd (237), , Iowa, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/55/102/59/20
Aug 31, 2009  
Tastes just as bad as their pilsner...but with some pseudo honey flavor added. nothing pleasant here to report except for the nose.


 drowland (1435), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Had awhile back from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. One of my least favorite of the summers that come out.



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