Buffalo Kolsch 716
Flying Bison Brewing Company

Buffalo Kolsch 716Buffalo Kolsch 716
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From:
Flying Bison Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Kölsch
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.52 | pDev: 12.78%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
69
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 03, 2019
Added:
Mar 15, 2004
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  15
As of June 2011, the name has changed from Dawn Patrol Gold to Flying Bison Summer Beer per Facebook post "Dawn Patrol Gold is now Flying Bison Summer Beer." Same recipe, new name.
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Ratings by Nyg:
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Reviewed by Nyg from New York

3.3/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Like kolsch a lot. This one just not worth buying. Had out of a can couldn't see how it looked or poured. It was dry with a medium hop and other than that quite tasteless.
Aug 03, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.43 by Hefsbeercaps from Ohio

Nov 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by DaveCash from New York

Sep 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by beerswillingIPAfan from New York

Jan 09, 2018
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Rated by kimlhurst from Ohio

3.13/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Very neutral aroma & taste, Slight lemon taste at first sip. Sessionable especially on a summer's day. I like it.
Dec 03, 2017
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Reviewed by CNoj012 from New York

3.55/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer pours a crystal clear pale golden color with a two finger, creamy bright white head. Retention is above average and there are sticky, hanging patches of lacing left all over the glass.

Smell is crackery and doughy malts along with floral and grassy hops. There is also a hint of sweet fruitiness.

Taste is all malt with barely any of the hop flavors present in the smell bar a touch of grassiness. Ordinary bordering on dull.

Feel is light and smooth with a moderately dry finish.

Overall this beer is decent and easy drinkinh. I'm not too well versed with the kölsch style, but I definitely prefer the Sierra Nevada and Empire versions to this one. There is just not enough flavor present.
Aug 05, 2017
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Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland

3.84/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. bottle poured into a pilsner glass.

Pours Bright gold and very clear. The two inch white head didn't last long and diminished to a delicate cap with thin bars of lacing that is being generated by a constant stream of bubbles (this didn't stop until the glass was empty). This one looks great and is rather lively in the glass.

Aromas of yeast with white grape and a sweet smelling grainy note make up a nose that is subtle but nice. The taste is light and clean. It starts grainy with a light fruity sweetness, lemon being the one flavor that stands out, and moves to finish that is dry and clean. As with the nose there isn't an abundance coming through but what is there, is nice. The body is on the high side of light. Carbonation is medium to high giving a crispness to an otherwise smooth feel. When it warms I do get a small bit of chalkiness.

This is my first Kolsch so I can't say that this is a good one, it seems a lot like a pilsner to me. That being said, it is very drinkable. Light and refreshing It does seem to be mostly within the guidelines for style.

I will say this is a pretty good beer.
Jul 30, 2017
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.87/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very pale and clear, this looks like an apple cider, except for the moderate head and the ample miniature spots on the glass.

Clean pale malt nose. Attractive and accurate.

Lightly grainy. Sweet flavor and a touch of alcohol. For a Kölsch, this is rather full bodied but with a lower effervescence. The aftertaste is brief and reminiscent of a Märzen.
Jul 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by Bear1964 from Nebraska

Jul 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by nater919 from New York

Aug 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.12 by timmy2b from New York

Aug 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.4 by deonreds from New York

Aug 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by Badwolf333 from New York

Jul 12, 2015
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Rated by jophish17 from Georgia

2.32/5  rDev -34.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.25
Crystal clear, no head. Faint squeeze of lemon in the taste. On the dry side. Light carbonation, no body.
Jul 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.55 by greg4579 from Pennsylvania

May 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by nodder from New York

Apr 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Iamjeff6 from Virginia

Apr 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by masonstorm from New York

Feb 06, 2015
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Reviewed by ClavisAurea from New York

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%
On tap taken home in a growler (grrrrrrr!!!) Served cold in a Kolsch glass, come on people.

Appearance: Crystal clear with a very pale gold color. Extremely fine bubbles make up the head.

Nose: Malty, wheat, bright hop aroma, kinda buttery (diacetyl; for all you homebrewers out there boil the shit out of your lightly kilned malts like Pilsner), slightly fruity.

Taste: Hop whip crack crispness when the glass was cold but has bellowed to a low rumble of hop up front with a slight malty backbone. Very light bodies and has excellent drinkability (good thing because I have a growler of it), medium bitter finish with no warming alcohols or off flavors.
Aug 21, 2014
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.41/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden color with a one finger head of billowy white foam. The fades almost instantly leaving only the tracest level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma of the beer is mainly of a cracker and somewhat grainy smell with a decent showing of some grassy and herbal smells. A very light lemongrass and toast smell are there as well, giving a very dry smell overall.

Taste – The taste begins rather thin with a light cracker and toasted malt flavor. A slight sweetness of a caramel flavor along with a little bit of a grainy taste are present as well. As the taste moves on, the sweet increases a little bit, with a small amount of a grassy and hay like flavor coming to the tongue. A slightly sour lemon flavor joins the flavor profile more toward the end of the taste, mixing with the rest of the flavors, to leave a rather light and moderately crisp flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is rather thin with a carbonation level that is rather high. For the more subtle flavor profile and the drier flavors of the brew, the feel is fantastic, making for a nice refreshing and crisp brew.

Overall – A drier and crisp brew that fits the kolsh style. An all right brew overall.
Aug 04, 2014
Buffalo Kolsch 716 from Flying Bison Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 69 ratings