Kolbridge
Rustic Leaf Brewing Company

16 ounce crowler into pint glass, canned on 2/24/2019. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, peach, pear, red apple, cherry, melon, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with pale/wheat malts, light-moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, peach, pear, red apple, cherry, melon, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, peach, pear, red apple, cherry, melon, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of pale/wheat malts, light-moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an excellent Kolsch. All around great robustness and balance of pale/wheat malts, light-moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very clean and nicely rich pils/wheat malt showcase; with solid earthy hop presence/balance, and restrained fruity yeast complexity. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.