Kirby's Kolsch
Muskoka Brewery

Kirby's KolschKirby's Kolsch
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From:
Muskoka Brewery
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Kölsch
ABV:
4.6%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 11.17%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
54
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 25, 2018
Added:
Apr 24, 2016
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  24
We made this easy-drinking kölsch in honour of our late friend Kirk Evans. He loved life, and where he was, the laughs were there too. Kirby’s Kölsch is a crisp session beer with a hint of peach, best enjoyed with friends. Cheers to Kirby!

Crisp malt character blends with hints of fruit notes from the fresh peach juice. Lively carbonation with a clean and crisp finish

IBU: 25
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Ratings by peensteen:
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Rated by peensteen from Canada (ON)

3.94/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Sep 14, 2016
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Rated: 3.7 by MikePacheco12 from New Jersey

Mar 25, 2018
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Reviewed by Easton70 from Canada (ON)

3.1/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A standard Kölsch. It’s good, it does the job to help me relax as I make the dinner on a cold Sunday evening in January but it’s not great. The Kölsch I used to drink in Vancouver at Cactus Club was great: or was that the ambiance? Who knows. This is worth a try though
Jan 22, 2018
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Rated by Jshugart from Canada (ON)

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It sure exactly what a kolsh is. But it tastes good!
Jan 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.24 by CurtisD from Canada (NB)

Oct 20, 2017
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Rated by rcwilliamsjr from New Jersey

3.28/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Light with subtle fruitiness.

I could see showing up at a summer BBQ with a cold case of this instead of that lime swill.
Sep 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

Sep 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by OneTuffPony from Canada (ON)

Jul 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by RobinLee from Wisconsin

Jul 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.49 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jun 29, 2017
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.67/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I bought a single from the NBCO store located near my hotel in Oakville, ON. It poured a clear golden with white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent is non-descript. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink. Nice slight biscuit base. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a solid beer.
Jun 07, 2017
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Reviewed by swim from Canada (ON)

3.17/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Translucent pale straw yellow colour. Bubbly and a considerable amount of off white foamy head that eventually receded slightly but lingered.

S: Faint in smell but quite pleasant. A herbal slightly leafy spicy funky yeast and alcohol aroma with hints of resiny pine.

T: Fruity with some apricot and peach flavors. Spicy and leafy hops. Some sweet and toasty toffee malt towards the end. Almost not at all bitter. A faint but lightly lingering aftertaste.

F: Despite the head and bubbles this beer is nearly flat. Very smooth and just a little coating.

O: Not the most refreshing or crisp in terms of taste or feel. Sort of seems watered down. Drinkable but I think there are going to be better tasting and just as drinkable beers out there.
May 15, 2017
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Rated by ewpass from Canada (PE)

3.69/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Straw yellow with good head, mild nose, hint of peach from the can, light body, clean crisp finish with a few hops at the end. Light and refreshing.
May 07, 2017
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Reviewed by flaskman from New York

4.04/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Purchased 3 cases from my favorite ghetto grocery store at 2.99 a six and 5 days out of date. I was afraid of it due to the peach but as I was staring at the pile of cases 2 dudes pulled up and filled their carts. They said if you like a Kolsch buy it. I grabbed a 4 pack, cracked one open in the parking lot and went back in an bought 3 cases. Now I am not a "tootie fruity" beer guy but if you didn't tell me it was peach I would not had picked it out. I found it true to form. It has that sweet German beer taste up front - but not too much - and a bitter finish - but not too bitter. It was very tasty for a 4.6 ABV beer. Poured an attractive golden color with ample head. I enjoyed it very very much.
Jan 29, 2017
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.97/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Muskoka Brewery "Kirby's Kolsch"
11.5 fl. oz. brown glass bottle, "ENJOY BEFORE 08 FEB 2017" and sampled on 17 JAN 2017
$1.99 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Although it's unfiltered Kirby's Kolsch pours a fairly clear golden body beneath a frothy head of bright white. The head retention is good, and it leaves small spots and splashes of lace as it goes.

The aroma is clean and bright, expressing golden, grainy malt and grassy and spicy hops with just a little bit of peach that appears more like apricot.

It's medium-light in body, and delicately crisp and then smooth across the palate with a fine-bubbled median carbonation.

The peach is fuller in the flavor, and like peach, not apricot, although if you didn't know it was in there to begin with you might not notice it, or would perhaps imagine that it was fruitiness from the yeast. That's a good thing because it doesn't distract from what is a really nicely done, well-balanced Kölsch-style beer. On the other hand, maybe that's bad because they may have wasted their money in adding the peach juice. Or not, the peach does show in the finish and that's fairly nice and pretty unique.

Overall it's far more like a Kölsch than a fruit beer, and nicely done at that. Drinkability is the goal of a Kölsch, and they've nailed it on that point. Worth trying.
Jan 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by Boo-urns from Canada (ON)

Jan 08, 2017
 
Rated: 2.77 by boszormeny from Canada (ON)

Dec 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.44 by KellyGaudreau from Canada (ON)

Dec 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Dec 08, 2016
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Reviewed by fscottkey from New York

3.62/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: [3.75] The bottle has a best by date (01/27/2017) it also lists the ABV (4.6%). Really transparent yellow colored beer. It forms a tiny 1/4 finger of head. The head is white and has ok retention given how small it is.

S: [3.50] A little skunky kick - that is the main odor. A little white grape skins and crackers underneath.

T: [3.75] Nothing skunky in the flavor. Lemon grass, white grape skins, corn, crackers.

M: [3.50] Crisp and a decent body for 4.6%.

O: [3.50] The skunky odor went away quickly and didn't detract too badly from the beer. The beer has a really nice scent and flavor of white grapes. It is an interesting departure from what I am used to and I like it. Overall this is a decent beer and I'd drink it again.
Nov 15, 2016
Kirby's Kolsch from Muskoka Brewery
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 54 ratings