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Golden Arm
Piece Brewery & Pizzeria
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- From:
- Piece Brewery & Pizzeria
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Kölsch
Ranked #223 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #27,572 - Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 12.29%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 25, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 09, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
Notes:
This traditionally brewed, award-winning Kolsch beer is straw colored, crisp, and refreshing, similar to a lager in many respects. Thus is actually a light German ale.
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Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tasted in a pub glass from draft at Piece Brewery & Pizzeria on August 28, 2021.
Sep 09, 2021
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
3.44/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
On-draught @ Piece.
A: Clear yellow with a white cap atop. ~2 minute retention.
Sm: Pilsner malt. Floral hop aromatics.
T&M: Nails the crisp refreshing mouthfeel of traditional German expressions of the style. Marries a light-bodied pilsner malt backbone with pleasant floral and grassy hop flavours.
Harmonious and well-balanced. Smooth, wet, refreshing.
O: A surprisingly solid kolsch given an American brewery is behind it...I could drink this all night. Great mouthfeel and above average depth of flavour. Definitely worth a go...I'll have to revisit this in finer grain in future.
High B- (3.44) / WORTHY
Aug 01, 2017A: Clear yellow with a white cap atop. ~2 minute retention.
Sm: Pilsner malt. Floral hop aromatics.
T&M: Nails the crisp refreshing mouthfeel of traditional German expressions of the style. Marries a light-bodied pilsner malt backbone with pleasant floral and grassy hop flavours.
Harmonious and well-balanced. Smooth, wet, refreshing.
O: A surprisingly solid kolsch given an American brewery is behind it...I could drink this all night. Great mouthfeel and above average depth of flavour. Definitely worth a go...I'll have to revisit this in finer grain in future.
High B- (3.44) / WORTHY
Reviewed by Jmurphy919 from Illinois
3.35/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
To be honest this beer is their standard go to when it comes to pairing a beer with their pizza. While I am not a huge fan of it, it does the trick. Comes out of the gate weak, doesnt have a great finish either. I have had it where it tastes ok, and other times it tastes like a 2 liter of opened pop that had been sitting in the fridge for 2 months. Wish they could get some more consistency from this brew. But hey, the pizza is damn good.
Nov 18, 2015
Reviewed by PhillyStyle from Georgia
3.76/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.76/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at the pizzeria:
The beer appeared a light yellow in color that produced a white head that no retention. This might have been due the staff being overwhelmed by the crowd that night and not really caring. The beer also gave off a nice, light malty aroma, as expected for the style. The beer had a really good taste and is a good example of the style. Well balanced, light feel, very easy to drink, again, as expected from the style. Overall, a good beer.
Nov 13, 2014The beer appeared a light yellow in color that produced a white head that no retention. This might have been due the staff being overwhelmed by the crowd that night and not really caring. The beer also gave off a nice, light malty aroma, as expected for the style. The beer had a really good taste and is a good example of the style. Well balanced, light feel, very easy to drink, again, as expected from the style. Overall, a good beer.
Reviewed by kitschkitch from District of Columbia
1.85/5 rDev -47.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
1.85/5 rDev -47.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
It tastes, smells, and looks like bud light -- not at all what you would expect at a brew pub in Chicago -- all with extra carbonation that makes for an awful mouthfeel. My as well go somewhere down the street for a $2 bottle of Budweiser. How has this seriously won multiple awards?
Jun 13, 2014
Reviewed by DerekQXQX from Illinois
2.5/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Hey, do you like smarties? This tastes like the banana one! I for one, don't so I very much did not like this beer. There something about throwing that taste upon hops that just doesn't work. I know that it comes from part of the grain but it needs to be complimented and not challenged
Jan 22, 2014
Golden Arm from Piece Brewery & Pizzeria
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
87 ratings
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