Batch #5 - Lemon Pepper Kolsch (Brown Bag Series)
Long Trail Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: Poured from the growler into a pilsner glass. Body is clear yellow with a small white head.

S: Grainy with some floral hops.

T: Follows the nose: cereal grains, floral hops and some underlying sweetness. Touch of peppery spice, though I can't help but wonder if that's the power of suggestion operating here. Finishes with a modest lemony bitterness that provides some refreshing balance.

M: Light in heft, fairly modest in carbonation.

O: Solid stuff - an easy drinker sitting on my friend Andy's patio.

 

 

Had on tap at whole foods- pours a clear golden yellow color with very little white head, modest retention and nice swathes of lacing.

Smell is almost nonexistent- faint smell of lemon, pale malt and yeast. Maybe some pepper but that could be my imagination.

Taste is very nice; subtle and well-balanced. Pale is the first thing I taste, followed closely but a mild burst of lemon and then pepper which melds back into the pale malt background.

Mouthfeel is great- light body, moderately well carbonated. This is a very good kolsch- would love to session it while grilling bratwurst.