Kolsch
Pilothouse Brewing Company

the beers should have names in here, but they dont. also, i used to walk into a place for the first time and order ipa every time, how well can you do that i thought, and that was the measure of a place, at least as a first impression, but times have changed, and now i want to see how well you can do something old worldy, light, and crisp, a pils or a cream ale or this, and that seems an equally adequate indicator of quality. this one is fine, a little fuller than most, but still dry and snappy enough, with a relatively classic yeast profile, a simple grist makeup, and not a whole lot else going on, but in this style there really doesnt need to be, and this is a pint after pint type session brew for me. the head is pretty and high, and the carbonation is great, i get some mineral character too, like they took some care with the water chemistry, always important in a beer like this. i think sometimes the quality in a style like this can be more important than the recipe, and thats the case here, the recipe is fine, but the beer itself is very well done. i could make a night of this, especially in their cool little taproom. an unexpected delight!