Kolsch

16 Reviews

Crushable Kolsch

Crushable Kolsch

No umlaut in sight, this is a Midtown County Kolsch, as in Wellington’s county, that being Prince Edward. To earn the umlaut you need to be from Germany so they say, but no matter. Wellington can hold his own, he did OK at Waterloo didn’t he?* Back in the day a few of...

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Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

Some relatives are better than others. I was visiting my brother in-law recently after surviving dry February, when he presented me with some samples from his recent visit to Farm league Brewing. Who doesn’t like a relative that greets you with some new, cold brews?...

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How Come an Umlaut Doesn’t Have an Umlaut?

How Come an Umlaut Doesn’t Have an Umlaut?

My old buddy JT participated in dry February. * The first 27 days were hell but I’m guessing at midnight on the 28th he probably popped a top and proposed a toast “Thank god it’s not a leap year”. Last night we toasted to a Damp March with a couple of cold craft...

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A Cut Above

A Cut Above

When I think of beer maybe I think of Half Cut, but not surprisingly my first thought isn’t clean cut. When it comes to clean cut I picture the opening of The Andy Griffith Show*, Andy and Opie, Father and son residents of Mayberry North Carolina, walking home down a...

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Nursing a Charlie Horse

Nursing a Charlie Horse

I don’t know who this guy Charlie Horse is but he sounds like a pain. The Charlie on this beer can also happens to be a centaur, to add a visual layer to the already “lame” pun. I would never profess to be an authority on half man half horse creatures but I have never...

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Purple? Kolsch

Purple? Kolsch

The great thing about having so many different craft breweries is the fantastic variety and availability of beer varieties across the country. The down side is that when you have a lot of brewers trying to make a distinctive brew, some of them are bound to be not so...

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