Lighten Up Francis!
Frankenmuth Brewery

Pours straw gold. Medium carbonation with a 3 finger head retaining through the whole thing. Smell is grass and lemon, light hops with malt and toast. Taste follows suit with crisp and very subtle hop taste taking center stage but is un-intrusive enough to let the malt flavors shine ahead of all. Feel is crisp and refreshing but full enough to satisfy you.

Pours a moderately cloudy medium gold with minimal head.
Smell is an excellent blend of sweet malt and a grassy herbal scent.
Taste is grassy with spice and herbal notes. The finish has a grape quality.

 

 

Poured from a bottle dated 0318.

Beer appears slightly cloudy and has a medium golden color. Smells and tastes as expected for a good quality Kolsch style beer.

It has a little fuller body and more fruity esters than some other Kolsch styles I've had. Has a malty base flavor with mild pear accents. It is well balanced with minimal bitterness.

Overall, a very nice Kolsch style beer.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with light notes of lemon, pear, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with pale/wheat malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with light notes of lemon, pear, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Very mild herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness of pale/wheat malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is a delicious Kolsch style! All around nice robustness of pale/wheat malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Really nicely rich clean Pils/wheat malt showcase; mild earthy hop balance and restrained yeast fruitiness. A bit more malty than expected; but a very enjoyable offering, and great style example.