Kölsch
Rosenstadt Brewery
- From:
- Rosenstadt Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Kölsch
Ranked #111 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #22,647 - Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 5.43%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 10, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
A twist on tradition - German Perle and Hüll Melon hops offer pleasant bitterness accented by aromas of ripe melon and strawberry in the finish.
13° Plato
30 IBU
13° Plato
30 IBU
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.56/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 16oz can into a dimpled mug. Canned 2/19/26 — just days before I bought it!
Appearance: medium golden hue with a clear body with a finger of frohty eggshell foam atop.
Smell: slighty sweet malt with a rather grainy aroma and some very light corny notes. It’s not terrible, but the wet-grain thing just doesn’t entirely work for me.
Taste: moderately sweet up front with, again, a grainy malt character, and a somewhat high bitterness for the style that doesn’t mesh super well with the graininess. I don’t think it’s poorly-made or anything, it just doesn’t quite work for me.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.
Overall: decent enough, and others may like it, but it’s not my favorite Kölsch.
Mar 01, 2026Appearance: medium golden hue with a clear body with a finger of frohty eggshell foam atop.
Smell: slighty sweet malt with a rather grainy aroma and some very light corny notes. It’s not terrible, but the wet-grain thing just doesn’t entirely work for me.
Taste: moderately sweet up front with, again, a grainy malt character, and a somewhat high bitterness for the style that doesn’t mesh super well with the graininess. I don’t think it’s poorly-made or anything, it just doesn’t quite work for me.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.
Overall: decent enough, and others may like it, but it’s not my favorite Kölsch.
Reviewed by NickSMpls from Washington
3.95/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pour is crystal clear, light foamy head. Nose is typical for a European ale, a bit of fruit & floral on the pour, then goes to a diffuse yeast / cracker aroma. Taste is very German with a pleasantly dry bitterness to start which then is layered with a long finish for the malt base. Catching a light mineral taste in the finish. A fine example of the style.
Mar 23, 2025
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On draft, in shaker pint glass
Clear, light yellow golden in color, white head. Aroma is bready, with some mild fruity esters. Drinks clean, crisp. Thinner bodied.
Apr 25, 2022Clear, light yellow golden in color, white head. Aroma is bready, with some mild fruity esters. Drinks clean, crisp. Thinner bodied.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap:
Lazy bubbles of fair girth rise through this clear golden liquid obscured by a chill haze initially. Head is spongy though it is perched loosely atop the beer, splattering the inner glass wall with spongy white lace.
Nose and taste follow in a nicely tuned lock-step of a dance. Bready malt has a light hint of mold, accented by a citrus tang that has the whole thing seeming to flirts with skunkiness. Funny how there’s a few terms here that don’t seem like they’d be desired, but they work. As it warms, the hops gain a little peppery bite in back.
A crisp, clean beer that comes across a tad harsh in its initial, near ice temperatures, but lightens nicely by mid-glass.
A very enjoyable beer that doesn’t sacrifice refreshment or flavor.
Nov 26, 2018Lazy bubbles of fair girth rise through this clear golden liquid obscured by a chill haze initially. Head is spongy though it is perched loosely atop the beer, splattering the inner glass wall with spongy white lace.
Nose and taste follow in a nicely tuned lock-step of a dance. Bready malt has a light hint of mold, accented by a citrus tang that has the whole thing seeming to flirts with skunkiness. Funny how there’s a few terms here that don’t seem like they’d be desired, but they work. As it warms, the hops gain a little peppery bite in back.
A crisp, clean beer that comes across a tad harsh in its initial, near ice temperatures, but lightens nicely by mid-glass.
A very enjoyable beer that doesn’t sacrifice refreshment or flavor.
Reviewed by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin
3.74/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at People's Pig. Lighter color, clear. Grainy medium nose. Taste is grainy, earthy. some bitter hop finish. Good mouthfeel. Decent beer overall.
Mar 18, 2017
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