Maker: Round Barn Brewery, Baroda, Michigan, USA
ABV: 5.2%
Appearance: Old gold, with a decent head.
Nose: Malt, hops, hint of lemon peel.
On the palate: Medium bodied and fizzy. Crisp with a classic Kölsh profile, but with more weight than expected.
Finish: Crisp and slightly fruity fading to a long, pleasant bitterness.
Parting words:
I was pleasantly surprised to see one of Round Barn’s beers on my supermarket shelves, since we rarely even get their wines around here. My concern with operations that seem to do a little bit of everything (Round Barn makes beer, wine, and distills spirits) is that they often end up doing nothing very well. Round Barn is a welcome exception to that tendency and I look forward to trying more of their beers in months to come.
This is a delicious, refreshing and very food friendly beer. It is full bodied enough to give it presence but so boozy as to preclude a second glass. The price is a tad high, but not out of line with other quality microbrews. Round Barn Kölsch-style Beer is recommended.
Agreed! Kolsch is a tricky style because it is so subtle that it can just taste like “beer”…this is very well done!