Cathedral
Mile Wide Beer Co.

 

Brewed like an ale but with the pieces and parts of pilsner, The original brewers of Kolsch had to make several concessions to get their hybrid beer to taste a certain way. And that way is perfectly fine with Mild Wide Beer as well.

Light gold and brilliantly clear, Cathedral is a Kolsch-style beer that tips off with a creamy and stark white crown. With a grainy-sweet scent and a hint of floral and citrus hops, the nose carries a light and delicate bouquet of perfume and fragrant grasses Gentle to the taste, the beer's malt-forward upstart carries onto the tongue with the suggestions of honeysuckle, fresh bread and cereal grain.

While remaining plump with malt character, a sharper hop flavor begins to rise to balance the lingering sweetness with a pleasant and herbal grassiness of lemon pepper, lemon grass and hints of mint. A late fade of grain character leads to a drying late taste that showcases the hops further with a slightly bitter finish.

Medium bodied for pilsner-types of beer but certainly light for most ale, the beer may be somewhat schizophrenic but has a clear direction with a refreshing finish and a brisk, dry sense of drinkability. With a little more character and heft than your average light beer, Cathedral is just shy of the palest of ale as well.