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8 - Kolsch
I drank a lot of these when I was having a holiday near Cologne a year ago. Most were OK but a bit lacking in character. I blame that on the widespread use of hop extract as the brewers try to cut costs (geez they have cheap beer over there - but so lacking in what makes beer taste like beer).
Anyway, I'm pleased to say this beer had more character than those "real" examples and was a nice easy drinking beer, as a Kolsch should be. The aroma was of light malt and I also got a hint of lemon. The flavour was again light malt with the bitterness nicely balanced to leave a light noble hop flavour/bitterness in the finish.
Good session beer.
I drank a lot of these when I was having a holiday near Cologne a year ago. Most were OK but a bit lacking in character. I blame that on the widespread use of hop extract as the brewers try to cut costs (geez they have cheap beer over there - but so lacking in what makes beer taste like beer).
Anyway, I'm pleased to say this beer had more character than those "real" examples and was a nice easy drinking beer, as a Kolsch should be. The aroma was of light malt and I also got a hint of lemon. The flavour was again light malt with the bitterness nicely balanced to leave a light noble hop flavour/bitterness in the finish.
Good session beer.