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an someone descripe a Kolsch Style beer and What type of flavor/aroma does Hallertauer hops give beer?
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Very light, filtered lager. Low carbonation and very mild flavors, mostly dry, with none of that sweet corn or adjunct taste you get from typical pale lagers. Super drinkable when fresh, and very refreshing. The hops are very mild, earthy, with a fair touch of bitterness. No citrusy or American hop type notes at all.
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err, apparently its an Ale? Wow, never knew that or would’ve thought it.
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Here’s what Oakes says about it:
http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer-News/Article-512.htm
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Kolsch is a lager. A top-fermented lager. It has a primary top-fermentation and then is lagered at a low temperature.
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Making it more of a hybrid than anything. There are many people out there that would still consider it an ale.
It certainly tastes like a (strict) lager, though.
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UMMMM huh? Kolsch is an Ale top and warm fermentation makes it an ale, lagering a beer does not make it a lager.
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Well, Hallertauer are sort of spicy and herbal. Here is a link to the BJCP description of Koelsch
http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style06.html#1c
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That’s because Germans drink a lot of Lagers! Even if they drink a non-lager, they usually speak of it as something else than "ale."
Mainly Kölschbier, Altbier from Düsseldorf, Weizen, and Berliner Weisse... some Bocks were originally ales eg. Salvator.
H.O.T.D. ADAM is based on a Dortmunder ’Traditional Ale’ style.
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The long and short of it is that it tastes like normal yellow beer.
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Some are rather bland, even a bit crappy - you have to look around.
It’s like a good California Common, there are simply a few that excel at a style that can otherwise be very ’meh.’
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