Naked City The Spy Who Came in For a Kölsch
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What if Agent Leamas, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,simply came in for a Kölsch instead, leading to a much happier ending? Brewed with Pilsner malt and a touch of Munich, and hopped with Mount Hood, this light-bodied brew is so crisp and refreshing you'll stop caring which side you're on.
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A little funky, even in comparison to the funky Jasmine Wheat, which I suspect was a big negative on its own (my previous review). Here it was actually pretty pleasant, although still a bit unusual. Good barley taste.
Really not what I was expecting when I ordered a Kölsch. Instead of being fresh, crisp and refreshing this beer has a weird hard to identify stale flavor. Reminds me of peanuts and boiled cabage. The bitterness was also unpleasant.
A very weird, nutty yeast funk sits at the heart of this beer - like boiled, bitter peanuts. It was reminiscent of the old Hi-Fi Session Brown, and not at all crisp or refreshing, which is table stakes for a Kölsch for me.