A superhero among beers, Captain Kolsch packs a subtly sweet, slightly hopped aroma and a light body. The name itself is not only a nod to the super beer inside the bottle, it’s also a nod to both the Trader Joe’s Captains who welcome customers to their stores each day and the Harpoon Beer Captains who welcome beer lovers to our breweries every day. As we threw around different styles, the idea of a twist on the traditional Kolsch style had everyone jazzed. Trivia: According to the brewery website, “We were pumped when our friends at Trader Joe’s asked us if we’d like to brew a beer with them like us, they’re always up for having fun. I’m busy doing laundry and updating the blog while Val naps. Val and I are back from our honeymoon and took the day after we landed off to relax. This wasn’t a big favorite of mine and I wouldn’t revisit it. A single bottle was $1.92, which came to $.16 per ounce. The finish was lengthy and had some berry sweetness. The body was on the heavier side than I’m used to for this series, but it had enough carbonation to make up for it. It had a slight sweetness after the berry note and went into wheat. ![]() I specifically picked up blackberries and blueberries. The taste started with some berry sweetness. There was some toasted wheat as well as a touch of spice. The nose had some blackberries and huckleberries along with an almost vinous currant note. The body was cloudy and bright yellow with moderate carbonation visible. It dissipated slowly and left some lacing on the glass. This beer poured with a two finger, pure white head. ![]() I feel like all it does is rain and everywhere is flooding, especially by my job. Random: The weather here is absolutely atrocious. Trivia: There is absolutely no information about this beer on the website except that you can use it to make huckleberry pancakes. I’ve never had anything that I can recall offhand with huckleberries, so I was very interested to see how this beer was. They were also the series of beers that I cut my teeth on when I started the blog, so anything from the series brings me back about 8 years. She loves the UFO series and tries everything they put out. Tonight’s selection is a beer that Val picked out.
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