Kölsch
Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom

 

 

Look: Pours an almost burnt orange, but lighter, with a bountiful head that slowly settles to a pillow, leaving webs of lacing behind

Aroma: Pilsner malt, straw, fruity esters, floral hop notes, some dough, and freshly baked bread

Taste: Opens up with a nice fruity start that brings light melon and even some fresh rainfall to the table and these hang on for a moment until floral hops join in. Winter daphne, tea olive, and judd’s viburnum all in play amongst others and these are further joined by straw, pilsner malt, and dough. These all go back and forth in intensity while deepening until it closes with more fruity esters and some slightly sweet bread

Mouthfeel: Light, clean, medium-high carbonation, and clean, crisp, and smooth on the finish

Overall: This is some good stuff. I figured I’d reviewed this already as it was one of the first Kolschs I cut my beer teeth on over 15 years ago but hadn’t, so scored some to do so and enjoy. It’s a tasty take on the style, albeit more hoppy than most as they even state themselves, but it’s refreshing, fruity, light, and tasty. Check it out

 

This beer pours a clear golden color with a decent white head. The aroma is biscuit malty and fruity, very nice. The taste is great, light and mild with mild notes on all the ingredients. Easy drinking Kolsch style beer. One of the better ones. 40 IBUs

 

 

 

12 FL OZ bottle
Served in a pint glass

This beer pours pale yellow with a slight haze. It is topped with an inch of eggshell head that leaves lacing rings as I consume.

It has a grain and vegetal aroma along with some grass notes. I get a little lemon.

It is light up front. Then I get a bitter metallic taste. The bitterness lingers into the finish and aftertaste. The are some noble hops flavor. Hints of grain.

Medium bodied with a creamy mouthfeel

I don't really care for the bitterness. It does seem to lessen as I drink more though.

 

 

Slightly cloudy gold pour--it is billed as an unfiltered ale. Strong malt presence, and maybe a bit hoppier than a true German style Kolsch. And speaking of, one of the things I've always found super appealing about the Kolsch style is it's subtlety. Almost delicate in its approach. In this beer, I found the twin malts too heavy-handed, affecting the beer's overall balance.

Slightly hazy golden ale. Clean finish. Head maintained itself well down the glass. A bit more umph to it's taste than other kolsch I've had. I'm having a hard time determining what makes this different from others. It's good, however. I'd buy it again.

a really well done kolsch here, everything from these guys is always good, and this has more flavor than a lot of the other american made examples of the style, i really dug it. its real pale wheaty looking blonde to me, not quite crystal clear, and under a huge two inches of white head from the tap, super airy. the nose is pretty classic, the yeast is right, the grain is decidedly german, and there is a crackery pils vibe to it with some herbal noble hops and some minerals evident. the flavor is crisp and clean, well conditioned, dry and bubbly, and with a summery pale cereal taste on the malt side, fresher than it ever seems to be from the imports, and maybe a little lighter overall too, without the more assertive malt flavor many kolsch types showcase. i like the little bit of bitterness for balance at the end, and with the high carbonation, this basically stops on the swallow, refreshing and clean, sort of minimal too, but i like a lighter version of the style and this is one i could drink a dozen of without much trouble. its awesome to be living in a place where double mountain beer is more available, i am always pleased with whatever i have from them. this is a perfect kolsch for summer, expertly crafted and affordably priced.

edit: unsurprisingly, this was even better at the brewery, super fresh, maybe a little lighter and cleaner tasting and feeling than it tends to be elsewhere, just a really good example of the style overall. these guys can do no wrong as far as i am concerned. my new wife loved it too!

This is an alright kolsch but compared to its German counterpart, it's a bit sharp. Still a nice beer. I drank a nice bunch in Cologne, so I may be a little sentimental.