Breezy springtime moderation reliant on spiced guava tartness. At clean midst, modest guava influence enjoined by tropical mango, kiwi and papaya whims over bready lager malts and dry earthen murk.
Tag Archives: kolsch
THREES AFTER DAWN KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, “bright,” crisp, enduring kolsch brings brisk white grape-juiced lemon zest to the fore as its lightly salted doughy bottom forms below the soft-watered mist. Delicate orange marmalade, curacao orange, grapefruit and pineapple illusions caress its lemondrop finish. The perfect kolsch has arrived.
2ND ACT HOUSE KOLSCH
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, brisk lemony grapefruit tang embittered further by dry wood-toned grassy hop astringency. Wispy sauvignon blanc-like white wining whittles away some citric acidity.
VON TRAPP KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, sessionable limited edition (2017) summer ale plies sour lemon musk to grassy Noble-hopped astringency and white-breaded biscuit malting. Polite lemon souring and funky herbal whim easily outdistance contrasting white peach and mandarin orange piquancy.
YONKERS UNITED KOLSCH
On tap at Growler & Gill, underwhelming summertime moderation lets raw-honeyed lemon souring gain musky grouting and muted Chardonnay buttering above frail wheat-dried sourdough backbone.
LEFT HAND TRAVELIN’ LIGHT KOLSCH
Dry light-bodied kolsch brings corn-husked maize astringency, hay-like straw acridity and soda cracker neutrality to yellow-fruited whir. Wispy herbal lemongrass snip and apple skin tannins fade fast.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE CLEARWATER KOLSCH
On tap at George Keeley’s and blurring the lines between a mild fruit ale and a dry lager, pale-yellowed kolsch brings peppery herbal spicing to lemon-dried fig, apricot and date smudging as grassy hop astringency sops up mild mineral grained earthiness to pasty corn-whiskeyed buttered biscuit base.
NESHAMINY CREEK PASSIVE THOUGHT
On tap at Dog & Cask, ‘passive’ kolsch brings tame lemony grapefruit tang to peaty earthiness and white-breaded malts for mildly effervescent mouthfeel.
DISTRICT 96 AMERIKANISCH KOLSCH
On tap at Burger Loft, dry moderation plies lemon-limed orange candied sourness to doughy white bread spine, picking up mild soap-sudsy vegetal earthiness and celery-watered fennel smidge..
DEPARTED SOLES KONSTANTINE KOLSCH
On tap at Plank Pizza, easygoing light-bodied kolsch spreads cotton-candied lemon meringue tartness, tingly spiced mandarin orange sentiments and mild pear snips across polite gluten-free sorghum base.
FLAGSHIP KILL VAN KOLSCH
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry lemony orange-tangerine tartness picks up mild sugar spicing to prickle papery pilsner malt base of light-bodied kolsch.
BREAKSIDE POST TIME KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned kolsch rounds up subtle grassy-hopped mandarin orange, tangerine and clementine tang as well as raw-honeyed herbage for pilsner-malted white wheat bottom.
