Kolsch
River's Edge Brewing Co

 

 

16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 2/10/2019. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance of pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome robustness, and balance pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Very clean lagering, not overly fruity/yeasty. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is an awesome kolsch! All around great robustness, and balance pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Very clean pils/wheat malt showcase, with great earthy noble hop presence/balance for the style; and restrained fruity yeast character. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example all around.