Excellent kolsch collab between southern Bergen County brewers (Hackensack; Alementary; Bolero Snort; Brix City). Zesty lemon spritz shines bright as mildly creamed vanilla sweetness, lightly salted herbal hops, candied lemondrop tartness and floral spicing gather atop delicate white bread base.
On tap at Ambulance, ‘crushable dry-hopped kolsch’ retains brisk lemon sunshine to contrast moldy orange rot and vegetal nuances seeping thru fresh-cut grassiness above modest corn-dried pilsner malting.
Rogue Farms Hopyard Honey supplies the floral honeysuckle wheat dryness to acidulated dextra pils malting as sedate lemon-oiled grassy hop stead and mild froth recall cream ale.
On tap at Ambulance, crisply dry moderate bodied staple lets orange-dried lemon spicing and raw-grained malt subtlety gain celery-watered herbal hop astringency. Wildflower honeyed pilsner malts pickup warm French breading.
Dry champagne esters, fizzy lemon zesting, floral-daubed lager yeast and herbal Hallertau hops sway crispy clean kolsch for hot summer nights.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, lightly sea-salted kolsch yeast provides sturdy base for dry champagned white grape esters and hefe-like banana/clove sweetness above buttery biscuit base.
Musky grain pungency deters mild apple-skinned pear tartness and sour guava snip as corn-dried grassy hop astringency and cabbage-like muck ransack pilsner-malted kolsch.
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, dry summertime moderation brings cucumber-watered watermelon puree to lemon-fizzed Cascade hop briskness. Earthen watermelon rind tartness gains traction at finish.
On tap at Ambulance, stylishly dryer and richer kolsch (labeled a summer ale) brings dry-hopped lemon rind bittering and lightly vinous green grape tartness to casual orange oiling over bready mineral-grained pilsner malting.
On tap at Taphouse 15, smoothly dry moderation permits Loral-hopped floral herbage to delicately penetrate lemony quince and mandarin orange desiccation above saltine-crackered cereal graining. Serve to lighter palates.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, lightly vinous malt-lagered ale yeast gains slightly sulfuric lemon-soured musk and salty herbage for grainy dry-bodied moderation.
On tap at Ambulance, crisply dry kolsch conditioned in oak foeders lets perky lemon spritz gain floral-dried grassy hop astringency above raw wheat base. Oaken vanilla influence offers sour respite to clean vodka-teased citrus finish.
