A Hoppier Kalifornia
Alvarado Street Brewery
- From:
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Kölsch
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 3.71%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 16, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 09, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Teaming up with San Diego hop legends, Pizza Port Brewing Co, we’ve cooked up a West Coast take on a refreshing, Kolsch-style ale! Featuring Simcoe, Strata and experimental HBC 586 hops, there are bold notes of red fruit, pine, citrus and fresh geraniums amid a bready malt base. Extremely dry, balanced and serviceable in a 5.7% package. Drink this out of the can for a more traditional Kolsch-like drinking experience as it retains the snappy carbonation, or pour it out into a glass to express more hop character — there’s a bit of magical “San Diego” hop haze that will fade with aging.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.79/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Mildly cloudy bright yellow body; moderate carbonation; relatively thin, fluffy head. Nice aroma; light cracker malt base with a mild tropical fruit aroma. The taste is more malt forward with a moderate hop bitterness; a little citrus pith suggestion. Medium body; a bit coarse on the palate; notable alcohol dryness.
This beer doesn't quite measure up to what I would consider a good example of the kölsch style. If anything, the beer seems more like a west coast styled pale or India pale ale. It also felt coarser and seemed less refreshing on the palate compared to other examples I've enjoyed. This is still a decent beer, but not in a traditional sense for the style.
Pouring temperature: 47 °F; canning data: CANNED ON 05/17/2022 BURF HOPS
Jul 16, 2022This beer doesn't quite measure up to what I would consider a good example of the kölsch style. If anything, the beer seems more like a west coast styled pale or India pale ale. It also felt coarser and seemed less refreshing on the palate compared to other examples I've enjoyed. This is still a decent beer, but not in a traditional sense for the style.
Pouring temperature: 47 °F; canning data: CANNED ON 05/17/2022 BURF HOPS
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