Bicycle Kick
New Belgium Brewing Company

RB transfer

Can from Boise Co-op. Initial pour looks great, pale golden with creamy, fluffy head, single line of fine carbonation . Aroma is on target, grainy bready, crackers. Taste falls off a bit, a bit bland, with a weak finish.

Pours a lightly foggy golden yellow with a finger of dense, white foam. Head retention is good. Aroma is pale, biscuity, nutty, earthy malts with hints of yeast and clove. Flavor profile is pale, biscuity, nutty, wafery, earthy malts and light earthy, floral, spicy hops. A touch of yeast rounds it out, adding a little sweetness at the close. Mouth feel carries a light pulpy grain, suspended and carried by a medium thickness. Overall, big malts and easy drinking.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 12oz can.

 

 

 

 

Very solid kolsch! That sweet foot odor and taste, but with some completely refreshing orange and bread notes. This beer, mind you, did not blow my mind, but remains an extremely solid go to for something mild on a hot day. Think rolling rock but done well.

 

 

 

 

Bicycle Kick has a thick, off-white head, a clear, bubbly, sediment-filled (powdery) gold appearance, and fairly heavy glass lacing. Aroma is faint, but one can detect a touch of bread crust. Taste is of yeasty bread crust, sweetness, and, perhaps, some spices. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Bicycle Kick finishes crisp.

RJT

A: A pale yellow in color with a white head.

S: Very grainy. Lots of straw, malt, and biscuit. Light grassy aroma.

T: Grainy, grassy, with hints of straw and a touch herbal.

M: Light mouthfeel with moderate to high carbonation, and a somewhat dry finish.

O: Overall a pretty tasty brew, the flavor is a little lacking, but a decent enough lawn mower beer.

From the 12 oz can in a snifter. This decent little brew pours a
nice and clear golden color with a decent head of white foam that
subsides to a thick ring, thin subtle layer, and displays some nice
sudsy lacing. Nose of subtle bread, subtle lemon zest, light grain notes,
and light sweet honey malts. Flavors lightly exceed the nose with a
nicely balanced lightly sweet honey tinged malt given to subtle herbal
hops and light cracker touches with a touch of melon in the background
that arises with warmth. Nice mouth feel; light body, medium carbonation,
and a nicely crisp clean finish.

Overall, a well done version of a nice session brew done right in America.

Cheers

12 ounce can into pint glass, best before 9/23/2018. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of lemongrass, pear, red apple, chamomile, coriander, tea, light clove/peppercorn, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malt, lemongrass, chamomile, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemongrass, pear, red apple, chamomile, coriander, tea, light clove/peppercorn, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemongrass, pear, red apple, chamomile, coriander, tea, clove, peppercorn, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of pale malt, lemongrass, chamomile, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance; with zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Very clean flavors, not overly yeasty. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.1%. Overall this is a delicious spiced kolsch! All around nice robustness and balance of pale malt, lemongrass, chamomile, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Great balance of clean pale malt and lemongrass/chamomile spice; with restrained yeast and mild earthy hop balance. Not overwhelming on any aspect. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.