Slightly sour lemon seeded musk gains herbal lemongrass licks, grassy hop astringency and salty spice spec over wet-grained sourdough breading for OK kolsch.
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ICARUS DAS BESTE KOLSCH
On tap at Paragon, fine crisply centrist kolsch utilizes cereal-grained Belgian pilsner malts and honeyed Vienna malts to anchor lemon-dropped Saaz/Hallertau-hopped herbage. Mild banana sweetness and wispy champagne esters sneak in.
CAROLINA SKY BLUE KOLSCH
Brisk ultra-clean, cold fermented German-style kolsch (formerly labeled a golden ale and marketed since the nineties) brings spritzy lemon zesting, herbal lemongrass zing and tonic-like phenol spicing to bready malt base for easygoing summertime quencher. Mild raw-honeyed maize dryness and fizzy lemon spurt reach grassy hop herbage.
(HACKENSACK) BERGEN COUNTY KOLSCH
Excellent kolsch collab between southern Bergen County brewers (Hackensack; Alementary; Bolero Snort; Brix City). Zesty lemon spritz shines bright as mildly creamed vanilla sweetness, lightly salted herbal hops, candied lemondrop tartness and floral spicing gather atop delicate white bread base.
SINGLECUT HOP SOUNDS KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, ‘crushable dry-hopped kolsch’ retains brisk lemon sunshine to contrast moldy orange rot and vegetal nuances seeping thru fresh-cut grassiness above modest corn-dried pilsner malting.
ROGUE HONEY KOLSCH
Rogue Farms Hopyard Honey supplies the floral honeysuckle wheat dryness to acidulated dextra pils malting as sedate lemon-oiled grassy hop stead and mild froth recall cream ale.
KING’S COURT KING’S KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, crisply dry moderate bodied staple lets orange-dried lemon spicing and raw-grained malt subtlety gain celery-watered herbal hop astringency. Wildflower honeyed pilsner malts pickup warm French breading.
NEW ENGLAND DIS-KOLSCH INFERNO
Dry champagne esters, fizzy lemon zesting, floral-daubed lager yeast and herbal Hallertau hops sway crispy clean kolsch for hot summer nights.
LAST WAVE LIGHTLY SALTED KOLSCH
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, lightly sea-salted kolsch yeast provides sturdy base for dry champagned white grape esters and hefe-like banana/clove sweetness above buttery biscuit base.
DIVINE BARREL KOLSCH
Musky grain pungency deters mild apple-skinned pear tartness and sour guava snip as corn-dried grassy hop astringency and cabbage-like muck ransack pilsner-malted kolsch.
RIVER HORSE WUDDERMELON KOLSCH
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, dry summertime moderation brings cucumber-watered watermelon puree to lemon-fizzed Cascade hop briskness. Earthen watermelon rind tartness gains traction at finish.
TORCH & CROWN SHARE HOUSE SUMMER ALE
On tap at Ambulance, stylishly dryer and richer kolsch (labeled a summer ale) brings dry-hopped lemon rind bittering and lightly vinous green grape tartness to casual orange oiling over bready mineral-grained pilsner malting.
