Reissdorf Kölsch - Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.08/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bit of cheesy aroma greets you on a pale yellow lager with moderate head. Fair taste, a tad sweet and dry but satisfying. Smooth somewhat creamy and drying mouthfeel, I have had much creamier kolsch and want something hoppier as well. At 4.8% a session ale and a good summer lawnmower choice.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2007 21:33:29 | More by northyorksammy

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

3.83/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Medium marigold topped by an eggshell colored cap that is soft, creamy and persistent. No more than a few small spatters of lace end up on the glass. Apparently, stickiness isn't one of the head's strong suits. A clean look, all things considered.

The nose consists of hop-flecked grain. I wonder if pils malt has been used and I'm betting that at least one member of the hop bill is Saaz. It's a well-balanced aroma that puts me in mind of a less hoppy pilsener.

Reissdorf Kolsch is light and refreshing with just enough flavor to grab and hold my interest. It's ably malted with the same fresh graininess that was evident in the nose. The hops still have a floral quality, but herbal is gaining fast and is causing that pilsener comparison to fade in my rear beer mirror.

Just as brevity is the soul of wit, so is it the soul of this ale. As long as there's beer in the mouth, flavor abounds. Immediately after the swallow, flavor departs. As if it wasn't already obvious, the finish is clean and dry. The light, fluffy mouthfeel reinforces the notion that this is a supremely quaffable summertime beer.

I can't believe Reissdorf Kolsch is anywhere near the gold standard for the kolsch style, but it's a drinkable little thirst quencher that makes no missteps on its journey from bottle to glass to mouth to points beyond. Enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2005 13:57:44 | More by BuckeyeNation

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3.85/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A – Poured a nice bright golden yellow with a large three inch of more head of sudsy fizzy foam on top. This faded almost immediately and left behind just the tiniest bit of lace on the top. Lots of carbonation could be seen streaming up from the bottom of the almost crystal clear liquid that was before me. No real noticeable side glass lace, but I was not really expecting any. It had the look of a very nice and refreshing clear lager.



S – Aroma was very light, and at first seemed almost non existent. But it was there, light grain or corn almost with a touch of some light yeast. A decent bready like quality seemed to make up the bulk of it and served as a good solid start to the session. There was a slight touch of apple or something to the effect and a decent earthy, grassy, and grainey type of feel to it.



T – The taste was very light, very crisp, and extremely refreshing. The first notes were of light cereal like grains. These would be the predominant tones here and set the stage so to speak for some of the light earthier flavors that were hiding underneath. A very nice yeasty presence could be found that bounced around with some pears and the ever so slightest touch of euro hops. Nice clean finish, did not linger long but gave enough of an aftertaste to make you wanna come back and have a little bit more.



M – Very nice here. It was super light and crisp, excellent carbonation really started to show here, as it was still flowing with bubbles well into the end of the session and this really served to keep the lively light and refreshing nature about it bouncing around and continuing on. There was a good amount of texture die to the carbonation and it seened fit nicely for a warm afternoon.



D – Outstanding, this was one of those brews that you do not even realize you finished until it was gone. It had a great flavor profile, ample carbonation, low ABV, and was very cold. Need I say more, You could have this one several times over before getting bored, or even realizing that it was gone.



Overall I was very nicely surprised by this one. Now I shouldn’t be because I love the style, however it is always nice when I get one I never heard of and it turns out well for me. I was definatly interested and would really love to have this one again. With the weather finally turning cooler it will be a challenge to enjoy these light summer brews much longer, but I will still pick this one up again, definitely recommend for sure.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2007 00:25:50 | More by mikesgroove

womencantsail

California

3.98/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: The pour is a clear straw color with a thin white head.

S: Smells like sweet malt and grain with some white grape juice, in terms of the sweetness, with just a bit of bready malt flavor. The hops are floral in nature with perhaps just a touch of earthiness.

T: A good clean grain and bread flavor with some mild sweetness. There's a fair amount of floral and earthy hops with just a bit of grass and a moderate bitterness.

M: The body is light to medium with a medium to high level of carbonation.

D: Really light and easy to drink, like you would expect from a kolsch. No complaints here.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2010 07:23:54 | More by womencantsail

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.6/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours a crystal clear yellow body with a medium-sized, sudsy head.

Smell: Light aroma of pale malt with a hint of citrus and straw.

Taste: Sweet pale malt flavor with some straw, some citrusy lemon. Slight spicy hop bitterness. Finishes seomwhat sweet and clean.

Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Drinkability: When the mood is right, like a gross, muggy day in Georgia, this beer is a life saver.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2007 00:15:52 | More by ChainGangGuy

brentk56

North Carolina

3.88/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Arrives with a clear golden color and a modest head that leaves a few strands of lace

Smell: A bit of grain but not much else is discernable

Taste: The malty elememnts of this beer are slightly sweet and bready, up front, with a grainy, lemony bitterness that develops by mid-palate; at the same time, a fruity character from the yeast adds complexity; after the swallow, the crispness finishes off the flavors quickly, with just a lingering floral element

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with crisp carbonation

Drinkability: Crisp and clean with a nice hint of fruitiness; good example of the style

Serving type: on-tap

09-12-2010 23:51:47 | More by brentk56

UCLABrewN84

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Boneyard Bistro in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Pours a clear gold with a foamy bone colored head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, grass, and hay. Taste is much the same with a mild hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is easy to drink and pretty tasty.

Serving type: on-tap

08-19-2012 03:00:47 | More by UCLABrewN84

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.2/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Understandable why this Kolsch ranks amoung BA's top beers. A great granny smith apple with lemon-lime citrus characters in the nose and flavors. Lightly malty and lightly grainy, but not to distract. Moderately bready and yeasty. A light, but round and complete body. A crystal clear straw color with bleached white, less-than-fizzy head. Lightly minty in the finish, very clean and refreshing. Hard to find a better summertime beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2006 03:13:56 | More by BEERchitect

oberon

North Carolina

3.85/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a straw cior with a pretty good fluffy head,aroma is malty with some fruitiness with the German-like iron aroma.Flavor is softly malty with some nice light fruitiness with a delicate floweriness to it.High quality and easy to drink I would recommend this on a warm summer day for sure

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2003 21:42:09 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Enjoyed on tap at Loreley in NYC on 3 August 2008:

Appearance: Clear golden body. Short white head. Average retention. Minimal lacing.

Aroma: Straightforward maltiness with a touch of floral, grassy, and mildly spicy hops. Clean. Very mild notes of fruitiness. Nothing that hasn't been observed in a standard lager. Some apples.

Taste: Crisp, clean, refreshing. Straightforward beer. Well balanced malt-hop-bitter. The hops are more pronounced than they are in the nose. Slightly herbal. Yeasty fruitiness is basically non-existant. Very much a standard lager - not a pils (not bitter enough), not a helles (not malty enough)... yet still an ale. Finishes short... rounded and drying with a hint of malt, a touch of hops, and a smear of bitterness.

A very well-done Kolsch. Very drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

08-06-2008 01:23:52 | More by NeroFiddled

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

3.93/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Cast in a clear,light golden hue, possessing a big, creamy white head that slides assuredly down to a slim ring.
Aroma is mild,spare, green apples and pears, grassy, lemony, but anything else would be a reach.
Taste: nice, tasty hop appearance at the fore, with a definite citric snap, then fading, though giving a nice glide off of the palate. Pears and apples again in the flavor,light,dry fruits, crisp and subtle. Kolschs are such a light, delicate style that it is sometimes difficult to discern the differences between authentic examples. This is a nice one, but not top of the heap. Superlative thirst-quencher, though, easy to appreciate in the dog days of August!

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2004 08:32:01 | More by feloniousmonk

WesWes

New York

3.3/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours a pale gold color with a thick frothy white head that fades to lacing. The aroma is decent. It has a light pale malt scent along with a mild hop bitterness and a dry yeast aroma. The taste is average. It has a light pale malt flavor with a dry musty finish. It's slightly bitter with a crisp, clean aftertaste. The mouthfeel is decent. It is a low bodied beer with good carbonation. This is an easy drinking beer, but nothing great. It's light and refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2006 22:22:44 | More by WesWes

drabmuh

Maryland

3.78/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bottle without a date into a tulip. Beer is yellow and completely clear. Carbonation is mild but steady and made up of big bubbles. Head is diffuse and broken and made up of white bubbles. The head leaves some lacing on the glass.

Aroma is a slight wheat and some pilsner sweetness. Overall weak.

Lots of carbonation in the mouth but overall the body is thin, which is fine. There is a wheaty aftertaste and a forward sweetness. Its a good kolsch, not many examples. Drinkability is high. Mouthfeel is fine.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2010 01:50:05 | More by drabmuh

zeff80

Missouri

3.83/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Poured out a clear, golden color with a white, one-finger head. Highly carbonated.

S - It smelled of corn and grain adjuncts.

T - It tasted of grains and some sweet malt.

M - It was crisp and dry. A light-bodied beer.

D - A pretty good Kolsch. It isn't incredibly flavorful but it tastes good.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2007 02:59:30 | More by zeff80

metter98

New York

3.98/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: It poured perfectly clear and straw yellow in color with a medium sized head that died down quickly into a thin layer of bubbles on the surface. There's a moderate level of carbonation.
S: There are light aromas of grainy malts with notes of lemons.
T: The taste is very clean and is well balanced between the malt and hops; it also has some notes of grapes.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate with lots of crispness and dryness.
D: It's very easy to drink this beer, which quenches your thirst and is very refreshing. This is very sessionable, especially on a hot summer day.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2010 01:02:36 | More by metter98

Gueuzedude

Arizona

4/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A fairly careful pour into my 25cl tulip glass yields an initially, almost three-finger thick, pale, just off-white colored head. The beer is brilliantly clear with a rich golden hue. The aroma smells predominantly of clean, sweet grain that reminds of honey and a soft floral influence. A touch of herbal hop character seems to round things out as does some light, pale malt notes of saltine crackers and light biscuit notes.

Somewhat dry, though it does have a light grain sweetness to it, the beer does not have nearly the sweetness that the aroma was suggestive of. This actually has a fair amount of perceptible bitterness: at the beginning of each sip it is a light herbal bitterness through to the finish where it is a light, clean, crisp bitter note. A touch of floral honey character is more noticeable as a flavor than a sweetness. At the start of each sip a dry, malt driven flavor of crushed saltine crackers is noticeable as a flavor that is accentuated through the oral nasal; this note tends to stick around as well, even continuing on through the long finish. While light and quaffable this beer still maintains a presence and mouthfeel along with slightly viscous heft that perfectly compliments the clean malt character.

This has survived far better during the export process than I was expecting, it is missing perhaps a bit of vibrancy in the hop character, but I find it quite nice how simple and clean the flavors are here. Obviously as a Kölsch, no one flavor jumps out here, this is a subtle experience, but there is a depth of flavor here and the amalgam of flavors really work towards a harmonious whole.

Purchased: Plaza Liquors, Tucson AZ

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2008 00:19:34 | More by Gueuzedude

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

4.38/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a tulip glass.

A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a large white head that fades slowly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is of light and sweet malts along with some hops. It's very simple but very nice.

T: The taste is very straight-forward and simplistic, which is want you look for in a Kölsch. It starts out with bready malts and a slight sweetness. Then some spice and hops come in and provide a good balance. The after-taste is bready.

M: Very crisp and very smooth, light-to-medium body, medium carbonation, finish is very clean.

D: Very tasty, goes down quite easily, not too filling, mild kick, excellent representation of style, this is a very good beer to drink for a whole evening.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2008 17:07:08 | More by TheManiacalOne

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.2/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

pours golden & effervescent with a thon white head that drops to a thin film quickly. No head retention or lacing

Smell: Light malt & floral hops, almost perfumy. I'm impressed, smells the way I remember this in Koln!

Taste: Faint Fruittiness. sweet grain, & refreshing slight hoppiness. Finishes sweet & quinching

MF: Lightly balanced within the style & good carbonation

Super drinkable & a very good example of style that isn't a favorite, but sure hits the spot on a warm day. Big beer addicts may not like, but that would be their loss!

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2006 04:02:41 | More by russpowell

Halcyondays

California

4.08/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at the Beachwood BBQ, the only true Kölsch I've ever seen in CA,

A: Pours a bright and clear golden yellow, with a smallish white head, good head retention, light lacing.

S: Bready malt, get a husky grain component, hint of white wine.

T: Full on bready malt, cereal grain. Definitely an ale, though; the beer has a sure fruity character, white grape juice, light sugary component.

M; Pretty much picture perfect for a light golden beer. Crisp and clean, with a spot on amount of biting carbonation, not watery at all, great dry finish.

D: A beer on first taste I didn't think all that much of, but it certainly grows on you. Would make a fantastic warm weather beer, or a hot 2nd day of fall beer.

Serving type: on-tap

09-23-2008 20:24:21 | More by Halcyondays

Gavage

New Jersey

4.28/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pale yellow in color with a nice 1.5" head. Light lacing developed. Very clean malty aroma. The flavor was of grainy malt with a light bitterness. Very simple and basic, but for some reason this really tasted good. Large carbonation bubbles stick to the lower part of the glass.

Mouthfeel is clean and crisp, and the malt lasts on the tongue for a bit after swallowing. Lighter bodied and refreshing. Extremely drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2004 23:11:18 | More by Gavage

jwc215

New Jersey

3.98/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500 ml bottle:

Pours light golden yellow with a thin white head that becomes a thick ring.

The smell is of sweet grain with floral, hoppy notes.

The taste is of sweet grain with oily, herbal/floral Continental-type hops. A touch of vanilla comes through in a cedary, dry finish.

It's appropriately light-bodied and refreshingly dry.

An easy-drinking, classic Kolsch, with a nice hop and cedary touch. I liked this one more from the bottle than from the tap I had a few months ago. Overall- stands out for the style.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2008 17:07:49 | More by jwc215

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at Boqueria in NYC

A fine summer beer, served in a cylindrical 12 oz. glass. Appears a clear gold with a short, white head. The aroma and then following flavor immediately remind me of white grape juice, oh man. There's then a drier, light toast barley note for balance and a hint of spicy hops. There was also a slight, white wine-like acidity to this one, which didn't detract so much as just make it more interesting. Worth a try.

Serving type: on-tap

08-19-2008 21:06:05 | More by tempest

WVbeergeek

Ohio

3.78/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appears a pale golden straw color with a bright white tight bubbled foamy head. Fine scattered lacing clings to my 1/2 liter mug perfect for the 500ml bottle. Aroma has a light herbal citrus note with a clean pale malt profile, a bit of mineral water very clean notes. Super clean great drinking session German ale, I could picture myself sitting in a Koln bierhall drinking from a kolsch glass being served by a kolbe for the better portion of a sunny afternoon. It's nice when just tasting a beer can give you that experience in your mind. Flavor is very much built around pale cereal grains and light herbal hops with a touch of fruitiness from the ale yeast strain. This is what most American brewers attempt when formulatnig an American Blonde ale, few succeed the way this beer does. Mouthfeel is clean crisp light bodied effervescent carbonation. Drinkability overall is excellent like I said it's pure refreshment, perfect for mass consumption too bad it's 4.50 for a half liter in the Pittsburgh market.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2010 17:51:52 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear straw gold with a white head that rises well off an aggressive pour but falls fast. Nose is malty, slightly sweet, and overall mild. Flavor is slightly sweet with a grainy tone to it. Smooth and even. Feel is good with a low carbonation and a decent mix of ingredients. Definitely drinkable. If you want to try a kolsch for the first time, this is a decent enough one to do it with.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2007 22:23:10 | More by RblWthACoz

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.53/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Nice chaulky white head that leaves a touch of lace. Straw yellow color with absolute perfect clarity.

Smells a bit like an orange popsicle, but less sweet. Nice malt base. No discernible hop.

Slight sourness to the flavor. Refreshing and clean. Strong grassy flavors. Light hop. Low body as would be expected. Ditto on the carbonation which is slightly high.

For those of you who might think that Bud, Miller or Heinekin is a flavorful beer, as a first step, try a Kolsch like this one. The improvement may astound you. This is not, however, my favorite Kolsch.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2007 21:19:57 | More by smcolw