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Mike Modano's 561
Rabbit Hole Brewing
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- From:
- Rabbit Hole Brewing
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Kölsch
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 18.13%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 09, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2014
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 19
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Reviewed by mushroomcloud from Texas
3.28/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12oz can with no visible date. Bought at the brewery 7-26-19, opened 8-9-19.
1 1/4" white head, good retention and sits firm at 1/4" solid. Clear and clean, golden beer. Some lace.
Floral hop and almost perfumey nose. Corn. Sulfur.
Honey on bread malt and a grassy, and too bitter of a finish.
Light body, medium carbonation with a dry and lengthy finish. Almost too dry --- maybe a touch tannic.
Hard to peg as a Kolsch, not my favorite from this brewery.
Aug 09, 20191 1/4" white head, good retention and sits firm at 1/4" solid. Clear and clean, golden beer. Some lace.
Floral hop and almost perfumey nose. Corn. Sulfur.
Honey on bread malt and a grassy, and too bitter of a finish.
Light body, medium carbonation with a dry and lengthy finish. Almost too dry --- maybe a touch tannic.
Hard to peg as a Kolsch, not my favorite from this brewery.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
2.1/5 rDev -40.5%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
2.1/5 rDev -40.5%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
CAN:
Minerally taste with hints of buttery and metallic off-flavours.
6-row. Pilsner malt.
Lacks balance. Not the crisp clean Kolsch one hopes for...not even refreshing.
D+ / NOT RECOMMENDED
***
03/27/19:
"Fermented with authentic Kolsch ale yeast while featuring German perle and tettnanger hops." 4.7% ABV.
APPEARANCE: Clear yellow body. Lots of bubble activity. Fizzy thin off-white head. Retention is okay at 2-3 minutes.
AROMA: 2-row or 6-row (i.e. generic malt sweetness). Corn. Dry biscuity saccharomyces. Hints of grass. Suggests a neutral dry brew lacking the delicate flavours of a proper Kolsch. Aromatic intensity is average. Not particularly appealing.
TASTE: Poor for an ostensible Kolsch. No delicate yeast notes/spice, no well showcased subtle German hops, no clean malt backbone. Just dry 6-row and some honeyed pilsner malt. Ugh.
OVERALL: An awful American attempt at a difficult-to-execute subtle German style. Overly sweet. Misses the mark completely. Even cheater Kolsch style ales brewed without true Kolsch yeast often come out better than this.
D / AVOID
Mar 19, 2019Minerally taste with hints of buttery and metallic off-flavours.
6-row. Pilsner malt.
Lacks balance. Not the crisp clean Kolsch one hopes for...not even refreshing.
D+ / NOT RECOMMENDED
***
03/27/19:
"Fermented with authentic Kolsch ale yeast while featuring German perle and tettnanger hops." 4.7% ABV.
APPEARANCE: Clear yellow body. Lots of bubble activity. Fizzy thin off-white head. Retention is okay at 2-3 minutes.
AROMA: 2-row or 6-row (i.e. generic malt sweetness). Corn. Dry biscuity saccharomyces. Hints of grass. Suggests a neutral dry brew lacking the delicate flavours of a proper Kolsch. Aromatic intensity is average. Not particularly appealing.
TASTE: Poor for an ostensible Kolsch. No delicate yeast notes/spice, no well showcased subtle German hops, no clean malt backbone. Just dry 6-row and some honeyed pilsner malt. Ugh.
OVERALL: An awful American attempt at a difficult-to-execute subtle German style. Overly sweet. Misses the mark completely. Even cheater Kolsch style ales brewed without true Kolsch yeast often come out better than this.
D / AVOID
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.3/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Clear yellow body with a thin head and no lacing. Slightly sweet grassy smell. The taste was crisp and clean. Seemed a bit flat, maybe the can was on the shelf too long. Would not mind trying on draft.
Nov 24, 2017Reviewed by rorjets from Connecticut
3.85/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 12 ounce can into pint glass. Very bright yellow in color, with good head that dissipates quickly. Has the traditional Koslch flavors, light bodied, slightly sweet with a clean finish. Very easy drinking beer with great Koslch taste.
Mar 16, 2017Reviewed by Jbbdrinker from Texas
4.54/5 rDev +28.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +28.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Beautiful, deep golden, nearly amber color with just a trace of quick fading head. It has moderate carbonation and a light body that is well balanced between the floral hops and unique Kolsch malt. There is a nice lingering tartness. If it had a slightly heavier body, this would be perfect. I recommend letting it warm a bit. The flavors become much more pronounced and complex. Tasty.
Jan 21, 2017Rated by mothman from Minnesota
2.66/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.66/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Didn't taste anything like a kolsch. Lots of honey.
Aug 05, 2016Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.7/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
had to order one of these out of respect for mike modano right? one of the greatest ever. also my first beer from rabbit hole. its too bad all they came up with to honor him was kolsch, or maybe thats what mike likes to drink, i dont know, but if i was him, i would want something real heady. in any event though, its a nice example of the style here, yeasty and also a little richer than most in terms of color and grain composition. just a little more orange to it than yellow, and perhaps a bit more body too, which i think gives a sometimes one dimensional style of beer some nice nuance. the head is pure white on it, and it leaves rings after each sip. pretty process. the grain is fresh and cerealy, while the yeast is german and more flavorful in this one than it usually is in kolsch. not quite as crisp as some, maybe fermented a little warmer down here in texas, but overall the beer remains flavorful and refreshing, and more or less true to style. looks like these guys do some cool beers, i will have to get into a few more of them when i return. this was pleasant and drinkable.
May 15, 2016
Mike Modano's 561 from Rabbit Hole Brewing
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
61 ratings
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