Showing posts with label Kolsch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kolsch. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

The Veil Lock Lock, Bend, and No More Flowers

Lock Lock is the Veils take on a West Coast IPA. It is wonderful. A deep bitter bite mellowed with some citrus from double dry hopping. 55 IBU

Brewer's notes: 6.5% ABV, 55 IBU. Lock Lock is a DDH West Coast-inspired IPA hopped with Citra, Centennial and Simcoe. Clean, crispy and relatively dry with flavors orange fruit cups and Juicy Juice.

Rating = 6 glasses

Bend is the Veil's take on an American Pale Ale. Some sweet, some bitter, and some dry hopping. 40 IBU.

Brewer's notes: 5% ABV. Bend returns! Our American Pale Ale hopped with CTZ, Amarillo, Citra, and Cascade hops. Brewed with a clean American yeast strain, a light touch of caramel malt, and flaked oats. Very fruit-forward with resin oil and hoppy orange-blossom flavors.

Rating = 3.5 glasses

No More Flowers is the Veil's take on Kolsch. It is the best example of the style I have had. I think it too is dry hopped. The dry hopping adds some citrus and complexity to what is a sweet malt-forward beer.

Brewer's notes: 5.2% ABV. No More Flowers is our Kolsh-inspired beer. Clean and crispy from weeks of lagering with a distinct soft and delicate ester profile balanced by a light German Tettnang hop addition. Quaffable notes of spring flowers and lemon poppy seed loaf.

Rating = 5 glasses

Friday, October 18, 2019

As I work my way through a 30-pack of Summertime and Goose IPA, I decided to revise my ratings a second time.

Summer Time is a decent kรถlsch (search for kolsch) that would be a decent substitute for pilsner and other light lagers, wits, and hefeweizen. The more I drink, the more I think it is too sweet and uninteresting. Downgraded from 4 glasses.

New rating = 3 glasses.

Goose IPA is a decent IPA. I liked the last can. Upgraded from 2 glasses.

New rating = 3 glasses.