Comments on: Summit Unchained Series: Kölsch

By: Idris Arslanian

Idris Arslanian — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:49:26 +0000

You really don’t want an unfiltered Kölsch. You want a bright clear beer, and the usual yeasts that are used for this style are notable for not being very flocculant on their own. Authentic German Kölsch is almost always either filtered or cold crashed to get the yeast to drop out.

By: Local Beer Scene | east-lake.net

Local Beer Scene | east-lake.net — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:14:34 +0000

[...] week, Summit announced that they will be releasing a new series, called Unchained, where they are allowing their brewers [...]

By: Michael Gause

Michael Gause — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:00:42 +0000

More unfiltered beers!!!!!

By: Michael Gause

Michael Gause — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:00:24 +0000

Love this! With the term unchained…would be nice to see an unfiltered version of this.

By: June 2 Morning Roundup « The Heavy Table

June 2 Morning Roundup « The Heavy Table — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:34:53 +0000

[...] Downtown Journal meets the Hmong farmers of the Mill City Farmers Market, MNBeer checks out the Summit Unchained series beer Kölsch, the best photo of an ice-filled urinal you’ll see all week, The Captain’s Chair takes [...]

By: gerg

gerg — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:36:45 +0000

I believe they have to include the “German Style” disclaimer because true Koelsch can only be brewed within the city limits of Cologne, Germany. Or perhaps even within line of sight of its cathedral, IIRC.

Anyway, I think it’s a great step for Summit and like what others have said about a ballsy beer not having to be over-hopped, etc. I’ve been thinking lately that Summit should do something like Tyranena’s “brewers gone wild” series and that’s what this sounds like, but perhaps a bit more subdued an effort in fitting with how Summit does things.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:22:45 +0000

Great to see more highly available, well crafted, under-represented styles out there at a nice price. Can’t wait. Hope they consider making some of these again and not just a one time thing.

By: IPA Hound

IPA Hound — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:37:10 +0000

Why not a kolsch? How many good kolsch examples can you find? Lake Superior, yeah, but that’s pretty average.

Not everything has to be extreme with huge alcohol or hops that kick you in the teeth.

I applaud this.

Too often alleged beer fans flock to the big over-hopped beers and ignore a well-crafted, balanced normal strength beer.

Way to go, Summit.

By: Duke

Duke — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:33:41 +0000

Like Al, I to thought Kolsch? Hugh? Then I kept reading and discovered that its the brewers choice apparently so…Im not going to dis a guy for brewing what he wants to brew. I think one could describe that as “unchained”. The style may not be extreme, but the brewer has been allowed to let loose and brew whatever he wants.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:29:17 +0000

Sweet. Ever since their Oatmeal Stout (local, draft only) I have been hoping for more of these one-off kind of things. One can only hope Summit develops a desire to be more active in their creation of specialty beers and even begin taking some risks (bigger, weirder, whatever).

I mean, it is not uncommon these days. Even Sam Adams is doing it, not to mention countless other breweries (espeically regional favorites like New Glarus with their Unplugged and Tyranena with Brewers Gone Wild). Summit makes good beer. It would be fun to see what they can produce with just a little more “go get ‘em” spirit.