Tourist Trap Kolsch
Crushed by Giants Brewing Company

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From:
Crushed by Giants Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Kölsch
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 3.63%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 28, 2026
Added:
Aug 22, 2022
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tourist Trap Kolsch pours a very clean, bronze little head. The aroma is very dry, with a hint of dry rice. The flavor is nice and bitter, with a cereal note. Good feel.
Feb 28, 2026
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.72/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drank at Oak Park Micro Brew Review 2022. Light, crisp, and a fruity finish. A decent kolsch that was just released less than two months ago (180 UnTappd ratings.) But they probably should re-release without the smart-ass name since, as a gastropub on Michigan Avenue... they don't want to bill themselves as a Tourist Trap.

For my obligatory micro-review... it seems that Crushed by Giants, Corridor Provisions (in the Lakeview neighborhood) and DryHop Brewers are related-owned together and sell the same beers with food menus varying. This is an interesting concept to brew for the food menus of three different restaurants (although the menus seem similar.) Anyway with DryHop almost ten years old, they seem to be doing well with this strategy.
Aug 22, 2022