Fillmore Gold
Fillmore 13 Brewery

16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear deep golden/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Slight lingering resins through the glass. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.7%. Overall this is an excellent Kolsch. All around great robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink, with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Not overly bitter or fruity/yeasty. Very clean and nicely rich Pils/Munich malt showcase, balanced earthy Saaz/Tettnang hops, and restrained yeast fruitiness. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. No complaints.