Skinny Atlas Light
Empire Brewing Company
- From:
- Empire Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Kölsch
Ranked #264 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,398 - Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 8.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 16
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 08, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 14, 2007
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 15
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
This four time Great American Beer Festival winner and one time World Beer Cup winner is Pale yellow in color and has the flavor of a light German pilsner, crossed with the crisp cleanness you might find in an American Ale. Skinny Atlas is named for Central New York's Skaneateles Lake from which Empire draws its brewing water.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.25/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle from Tops. Starts nice with a hazy golden pour, tight creamy head, lots of carbonation. Crisp grainy aroma, taste goes a bit south, musty, cheese. A bit too funky for the style. Not bad, but should be a bit more crisp.
Oct 08, 2022
Reviewed by DrMullet from Florida
3.63/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with minimal head.
Smell is sweet malt with a bit of grape.
Taste is a fair amount of grape and a dash of lemon grass. Slightly sour and dry.
Mar 21, 2020Smell is sweet malt with a bit of grape.
Taste is a fair amount of grape and a dash of lemon grass. Slightly sour and dry.
Reviewed by moodenba from New York
3.56/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
chilled bottle of Skinny Atlas (Kolsch style) from Empire was poured into a simple glass. The beer has a golden body with a white head. The head falls quickly and doesn't leave lacing. The aroma is clean and beery, very nice. The flavor, to me, is an excellent representation of a German Kolsch. The brewers deserve credit for delivering this style of beer in the US.
Sep 01, 2019
Rated by Mugman8 from New York
3.74/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
smooth and crisp with hints of grapefruit
Dec 15, 2018
Reviewed by twage04 from North Carolina
3.64/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours yellow/light gold with medium carbonation. Aroma is of malt, maybe a little fruity hops. Taste is much the same with a bit of grain coming through. Tastes kind of like a mix between a craft Kolsch and a macro lager. Okay but I'd definitely go with a more traditional kolsch.
Aug 31, 2018
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