Gunny Gold Kölsch
High Alpine Brewing Co.

Clear but sort of filmy pale gold with a thin white head dispersing to a creamy collar.

Taste is light Corn Pops with white grape skin accented by a faint little herbal note in the semi-dry finish.

Mouthfeel is very satisfying and softly crisp on the palate.

 

 

On tap at the brewery into a shaker pint glass.

A-The beer has a fat finger of white foam that really sticks around as I drink. It leaves some chunks of lacing on the glass too. I can see a few bubbles in the nearly clear liquid.

S-The aroma is pretty dry and pale, with strong notes of biscuit and saltine cracker, and very little hop aroma. The smell is a little assertive and dry for the style, but I am liking it. Little hints of tree fruit creep in every now again, but there is not much in the way of hop bitterness.

T-The taste tracks the smell closely. Dry, pale malts suggest cracker and grain. A little note of white grape fruitiness lurks in there too. Hops are mild, but a subtle grassy bitterness shows up on the finish.

M-The body is light and drinkable and to style. The carbonation is medium-crisp and moderate in volume.

O-This beer is a pleasant surprise. It lacks the subtlety of a true Kolsch, but I found it easy to drink and quite enjoyable. One of the better US examples of the style that I have had.