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American Kölsch Story
River Rat Brewery
- From:
- River Rat Brewery
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Kölsch
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 10.68%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 29, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 24, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 12
This ColaTown Kölsch-Style Ale is great on a hot summer day. Get up, go mow the lawn, and then relax with a River Rat Kölsch-Style Ale.
Airbrushed van art, jam band festivals and dreamcatchers are not required to enjoy this crowd pleaser.
Airbrushed van art, jam band festivals and dreamcatchers are not required to enjoy this crowd pleaser.
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.47/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can, poured into glass
pale yellow in color, white head. mild grainy aroma. taste is similar, just a bit sweet. thinner bodied, easy drinking. okay, just not very exciting.
Feb 04, 2022pale yellow in color, white head. mild grainy aroma. taste is similar, just a bit sweet. thinner bodied, easy drinking. okay, just not very exciting.
Reviewed by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
3.34/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
solid kolsh, typical straw flavor with some decent depth. If kolsch is your thing, this is a drinkable and refreshing option for this genre. well done.
Jul 03, 2021Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.32/5 rDev -9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Way too foamy, even so far as expanding out of the can in a large dome, the body is a chill haze foggy pale yellow.
This Kolsch features corn, white bread, light grassy bitterness and some Hefe-like phenols via a crisp, drinkable light body that has an airy light froth and finishes semi-dry.
Dec 26, 2018This Kolsch features corn, white bread, light grassy bitterness and some Hefe-like phenols via a crisp, drinkable light body that has an airy light froth and finishes semi-dry.
Reviewed by tillmac62 from South Carolina
3.57/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a shiny copper with a touch of amber. Quite outstanding head volume, world class lacing and retention.
Very good nose of light apple, bready biscuit malt that is slightly sweet, subtle yeast and perhaps a touch of grassy hops.
Light body that is smooth. Quite outstanding carbonation / body balance but lacks that final explosive burst in the finish to achieve world class status.
The flavor profile is good but lacks the complexity of fruit esters and a biscuit sweetness for the style. Intensity and balance are very good. Hints of apple emerge towards the finish as the middle very subtle sweetness ebbs. The finish is crisp.
Jul 20, 2016Very good nose of light apple, bready biscuit malt that is slightly sweet, subtle yeast and perhaps a touch of grassy hops.
Light body that is smooth. Quite outstanding carbonation / body balance but lacks that final explosive burst in the finish to achieve world class status.
The flavor profile is good but lacks the complexity of fruit esters and a biscuit sweetness for the style. Intensity and balance are very good. Hints of apple emerge towards the finish as the middle very subtle sweetness ebbs. The finish is crisp.
American Kölsch Story from River Rat Brewery
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
49 ratings
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