Reissdorf Kölsch
Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf

nutty, husky, creamy, flowery, dry. some notes of white wine, perfect balance between sweetness and bitterness, never to sweet, drinkability high. best from the right glass with 1 cm head

My first of this lovely beer, bottle poured into a Stange.

A brilliant color, similar to a pilsner and totally clear. Carbonation is more modest than a German lager. Mild lacing present.
Smell is pretty subdued, at least in the Stange. Getting some maltiness and a bit of hops. Taste is where it starts to shine, there is a clear difference between a true Kolsch and an American brewed "Kolsch style ale." They start similar with delicious light malt and breadiness, then a flash of bitter hops, and it ends with the signature white wine character (which I have never actually tasted in an American version). That grape flavor is wonderful, I wish it was present in more beers. Moutheel is also pretty stellar, light, bubbly, and quite dry. American Kolsch ales feel like they have a higher final gravity most of the time, or are given honey to help sweeten them, I prefer how the Germans do it.

I could drink this all day in a stange. While the stange might detract a bit from flavor, it is so good for enhancing the feel and drinkability of this beer.

Standard disclaimer: I rate the way I do on Untappd.

This is the first kölsch I have had from German brewery. In comparison to American versions, it's got a much more grainy, cracker like mouthfeel. It has less fruit notes than an American kölsch, and there's more assertive bitterness than an American version. I think I prefer this over American ones, if I am given a choice.

 

 

 

Handsome clear bright yellow with bubbles streaming in the Zunft Kölsch glass. More resiny than perfumey, in the aroma. Mouthfeel is more substantial thank I think is typical, with quite a robust malty taste and body. Some hints of caramel and even pineapple. The hops are quite evident without adding too much bitterness. Highly quaffable with big flavor and mouth-filling body. My 500 ml can also appears from the Julian date to be a year old, but

 

500ml can into a tall glass. Appears to have been canned in March of 2022, so over a year old. Ugh.

Looks decent though. Slightly hazy pale golden yellow body with a bright white head, replenished by streams of carbonation. Brady, doughty, malty aroma. Taste is sweet and malty and a little grassy. I think it has lost its crispness, but all in all, still a decent refreshing drink.

 

a: clear straw yellow color with some chill haze. 3 finger solid white head

s: loads of grains and grass. hay and straw. some sweet bread and lemongrass. some crisp lager spice and crisp sweet grains

t: sweet grains and crusty bread upfront. big lager spice which adds an immediate crispness. lemongrass and straw. a little bit of earthy bitterness as well. finish is clean and crisp

m: light mouthfeel with high carbontion

o: very solid Kölsch. crisp and refreshing

 

 

On tap with a side pour, looks a very clear light gold. Big creamy head leaves rings of lacing all the way down. Grassy and bready, nice full feel. Very good.

Side pull tap:
Crystal clear light gold with a creamy sheet of white bubbles covering 100% of the surface and glass as the beer falls. A light nose of beard and grass, leaning definitively more to the latter. The taste is similar, with a hint of citrus in the orange realm. Light on the opening, a bit of grain and a dash of mineral, finishing with a bit of grass and a hint of banana.

Pours a clear golden straw color with a fluffy white head. Nice bready malt, lemon, and grassy hop notes on the nose, and that is where the taste goes as well, with a crisp, clean mouthfeel adding to the drinkability of this very nice kolsch.

L: Clear gold body with a 3 finger white head

S: Aroma has notes of white bread, grassy, floral, white wine

T: Sweet, bready malt up front. Grassy hops on the back end.

F: Light and crisp

O: Excellent example of the style