Utepils PontoonAfternoon Rapsberry Kölsch Style.
4.9 % ABV, 25 IBU. Utepils Brewing, Minneapolis, MN.
There's something off about the appellation applied to the label of this can. They need to add the word "ale" at the end there, otherwise it's got me thinking "Kölsch Style" what? Raspberry? Are they missing a comma? Were they going for "Raspberry, Kölsch style"? No, that's not right. They certainly don't want to just say "kölsch", because they're not in Köln, are they? (If anyone's a stickler for that stuff, it's these guys.)
Anyway, I don't normally like flavored kölsch, but maybe I'll change my mind this time.
Clear, crimson-tinted, slim white head.
In the nose: very berry. Little else.
In the mouth: Berries, slightly tart. Light bodied. Nothing kölsch-like can be detected, the raspberry smothers over all. It's not bad, necessarily, but it's not something I can really endorse. Might go down just groovy in the heat of a lazy, hazy summer. But, eh, I'll pass.
Drop anchor and relish a sunny afternoon floating on the water. Nothing makes you forget your troubles more than an afternoon in the sun sippn' Utepils. Pontoon Afternoon is a refreshing rasberry infused golden colored ale that puts your mind at ease. Allow life's interuptions to drift away and savor these moments of natural bliss
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