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.
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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.
LIC BEER PROJECT DUTCH KILLS KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, cleanly refreshing kolsch offers lively lemon zest to light yellow grapefruit tang and mild floral bouquet above delicate earthen hop bittering. Summery stuff.
DOWN THE ROAD RASENMAHER KOLSCH
Sour lemon-bruised tartness contrasts cotton-candied banana sweetness and tangy orange snip above familiar pilsner-malted Noble hop scheme. Peppy carbolic spritz adds lively citric splash.
BOLERO SNORT KOWABUNGA
On tap at Amazing Grapes and Shepherd & Knucklehead, soft-toned kolsch brings sour saison-like yellow grapefruit, lemon rot and dried orange influence to honeyed wheat breading in fuzzy-tongued manner. Lightly soured citra-hopped kolsch yeast setup gains clean-watered mineral grain dampness over time. Stylish lemon-rotted Valencia orange and yellow grapefruit tartness picks up mild floral herbage and dry lime wisp.
EMPIRE SKINNY ATLAS LIGHT GERMAN-STYLE KOLSCH
On tap at Plank Pizza, approachable pale-yellowed light body needs deeper floral citrus penetration, heightened herbal-hopped resilience, sourer white grape esters and elevated honeyed pilsner malting. A refreshingly clean and mildly effervescent kolsch lacking body yet easygoing enough for summer-seasoned lightweights to enjoy.
MOTHER EARTH ENDLESS RIVER KOLSCH-STYLE ALE
These sessionable light-bodied American kolsch-styled ales just keep getting better and Mother Earth’s relaxing clear-strawed version is quite precise. Delicate moldy orange tartness gains light lemon-rotted white grape souring, tangy citrus peel sweetness, mild grassy hop bittering and floral-spiced pale malting above sourdough-influenced baked bread bottom. Crisply carbolic citric spritz tingles the tongue.
(PARKWAY) MAJESTIC MULLET KRISPY KOLSCH
Abrupt sour fruited cleansing relegates dank rye grain pungency and floral honeysuckle mist. Lemon-dried Valencia orange tartness gains vinous green grape wisp and tingly candied spicing, but light skunking’s hit or miss.
CORCORAN THREE-NINE KOLSCH
Viable bottled kolsch (a.k.a. Commonwealth Kolsch) segues sweet ‘n sour orange-grapefruit tartness and white-peppered herbal hop pep into sourdough-breaded pilsner malting. Honeyed lemongrass tea flicker and light spicing relegated by orange-rotted lemondrop finish.
CHAMPION KILLER KOLSCH
Worthily hybridized Hallertau-hopped kolsch utilizes lagered Vienna malts to redirect stylistic vinous grape esters and salty lemon-limed spicing. Light floral herbage scurries thru refreshing black-peppered citric crisping. Delightful pilsner or pale ale crossover.
CROOKED RUN RED KOLSCH
Casual hybridized flagship offering combines soft-tongued Irish Red Ale-like caramel spicing with citric-soured German kolsch-related pale malting. In the backdrop, dark crystal sugaring contrasts mild lemon-orange tartness and dried fig-date nuances.
ADVENTURE GRAPEFRUIT WHEAT
Infusing tangy grapefruit juice and bitter grapefruit rind into brewers’ Americanized hefeweizen, Backpack Wheat, totally alters flavor profile. Backpack’s lemony orange-peeled banana sweetness gets overrun by hefty grapefruit influence. Like a smoothly pale-lagered Kolsch, mild citrus hop bittering, delicate wheat-dried pilsner malting and wispy green grape esters provide easygoing flow.
