Bier Garten - Kolsch
Hoyne Brewing Co.

 

Clear pale yellow color. Poured a tall head that dropped down to a persistent, thick skiff after three minutes. Moderate flow of small bubbles from the bottom of the glass. Left large patches of lacing.

Strong bready yeast and malt with just a touch of sour. This is like a fresh slice of yeast bread with a touch of sourdough starter. Very faint horseblanket. Swirling the glass kicked up the horseblanket to a mild barnyard for a few seconds, then back to the original scents.

Strong malt, mild yeast. The flavor is really liquid bread. No sourdough came through in the flavor. Just a touch of tart. The aftertaste is a gentle decline in the original flavor, while a mild bitter shows up. This keeps an great flavor profile even when it has warmed up to body temperature.

Gentle foaming action. Got creamy for a few seconds but then went past the cream to a more coarse bubbled foam. Just a bit oily.

This is probably the strongest flavored Kölsch I have tasted. Usually I pick Kölsch when I want something light to replace a West Coast Pilsner (because most of those are horrible). This really makes the most of the ale heritage at the expense of being less of a traditional Kölsch. I really like it, but it loses marks for not being quite true to style. This could easily be a house beer.

Hoyne Brewing 'Bier Garten - Kolsch' @ 4.6% , served from a 6pack of 355 ml can's
A-pour is a light gold from the can to a clear gold in the glass with a small white head leaving a fine spotty lace foam along the stange
S-German hops & malts , not so much yeast
T-crisp & clean , good ingredients make for a well crafted beer
MF-ok carbonation , medium body , easy drinking
Ov-good beer
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