Calumet Queen
3 Floyds Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

Pale orangish color with a small white head. Head fades quickly. Nose is berrylike, almost grapes. Taste was also berrylike and much like a pilsner. Mild pepper finish.

 

 

12 oz bottle from a make you own six pack.

 

 

 

An episode with two twelve ounce cans emptied entirely into a clear glass liter mug. They were typical lager looking pours, displaying a nearly translucent brightly light golden-amber color. The just-off-white head is moderate and appropriate. For its style, the aroma is a bit faint. There's some adjunct lager character, but not much more. It's no surprise that the taste is also mild, especially upfront. Specifically, it could use a little more malty sweetness. The hop bite is good in a lager-like way; clean and crisp, without being too bitter. With no malt backbone to carry it, that's a good thing. The mouthfeel is nothing special. Almost no glass lacing and no sustaining head are no surprises. At best, this is drinkable, but unremarkable and not worth a craft beer price tag.

Decent beer but certainly not a kölsch

Purchased in cold storage.
This was from a variety pack: "PACKED 02/11/25"
From the bottom of the can: "PKGD ON 01/16/25 Q417"

Appearance: It has a medium gold body that is slightly hazy and a bunch of tiny suspended solids. It has a very large eggshell white head that is fluffy and has good head retention. Clumps of lacing.

Aroma: There is a very light herbal hop aroma that is just barely there. A very faint aroma of sweet corn.

Taste: Up front there is a light bit of herbal hop flavor. The flavors stay herbal on the middle of the palate and it picks up a bit of mint towards the end. A light bit of bubblegum flavor and cedar wood in the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Light bodied and dry with a light bit of harshness from hop bitterness that comes through a bit rough because of how dry it is.

Overall: As a whole it's a pretty good beer. It is a bit more hop-forward with more bitterness than the average Kölsch but the overall experience while drinking the beer is nice. It works pretty well in a variety pack because it's a beer I could have one or two of but it's not something I'm likely to buy a six-pack of. I could drink it again from time to time. I would recommend giving it a shot if you don't mind something that is a bit more forward in hops.