“A traditional German Kolsch ale brewed in accordance with the Reinheitsgebot. With an American twist of a little rye malt and pairing of American hops alongside German Noble hops. A clean dry finish ready to be your new favourite.”

Glassware: Tumbler.

Appearance: Pale golden pour with a mild hop haze. It forms a short fizzy head which breaks up fairly quickly. Scarce lace work on the glass as we go.

Aroma: It certainly comes off as a traditional Kölsch – nice and crisp, a semi sweet biscuity/honey malt profile and rounded out with old world grassy and herbal hops. Just the slightest hint of yeast esters poking through too…light banana and spice, maybe the faintest touch of bubblegum. Pretty decent aroma. Diggin it.

Flavour: Drinks pretty well. It’s refreshing but it also provides a good amount of body. It’s displaying more of an earthy note here with the grassy and herbal hops in support. The addition of rye is very subtle and comes through as more estery than anything as it punctuates with an earthy dryness which drags out nicely.

Mouthfeel: Crisp, fairly clean and dry. Mild-medium body with a well positioned 5% ABV.

Overall: Not a bad crack at this German classic. The description (which could’ve been articulated better by a 5th grader) says there are American hops used but we get absolutely zilch. It’s just a straight up and down traditional Kölsch that’s super approachable.