The Koehler Brewery – Sed omnia praeclara tam difficilia, quam rara sunt.

I just bought some Schlafly Summer Kölsch for a Friday afternoon of hanging around at work.  We’ve been trying to enjoy ourselves a little more at the office and relax for a change. I figured I might as well try some new beers while someone else is buying.

I also tend to write way to much in these beer reviews. I’m going to try to keep it under control from here on out, if I don’t I think I’ll stop writing reviews because they take too long.

Summer Kölsch pours a pale golden color with an average head. The aroma is sweet like orange blossom honey and smells a bit like freshly picked grapes. The flavor is light, lemony malt. The bitterness is light but more than I expected for a kölsch, but I haven’t had one in Köln in 5 years, so I’m not sure how good my memory is. The body is light and the carbonation is fine bubbles and tingles the tongue. This is definitely an easy drinking summer beer.