[majorvices]

Yeah, in Cologne it's "Koelsch" ... over here its just kolsch....

[nateo]

Yeah, in Cologne it's "Koelsch" ... over here its just kolsch....

You should bring that up at the next BJCP board meeting. Apparently they've been doing it wrong this whole time.

[hopfenundmalz]

Dont they have to be brewed in Cologne to be called koelsch?

I remember reading that it can be in the surrounding area, not just the city of Koeln. The explanation was that you had to be able to see the cathedral's spires.

[Jimmy K]

As long as were getting into nitty gritty, isn't kölsch a protected appellation (in Germany, not here)? So we definitely should not call our beer kölsch. I suggest kolsch as an alternative so we don't step on any toes.

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[HoosierBrew]

As long as were getting into nitty gritty, isn't kölsch a protected appellation (in Germany, not here)? So we definitely should not call our beer kölsch. I suggest kolsch as an alternative so we don't step on any toes.

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Works for me. Much like 'beer' is accepted in place of 'bier'. Prost !

[majorvices]

As long as were getting into nitty gritty, isn't kölsch a protected appellation (in Germany, not here)? So we definitely should not call our beer kölsch. I suggest kolsch as an alternative so we don't step on any toes.

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Yes - that's what I was implying... FTW!!!!

[ynotbrusum]

I refuse to call my light German ales brewed with yeast that has an origin in Cologne Germany, but fermented in my Illinois fermenter anything but "light German Kölsch-like, but not really Kölsch beers, because they were brewed beyond the steeple view" Kölsch clones.  BTW, most Kölsch beers I have tasted in the states taste every bit as good as the Fruh and Reissdorf Kölsch beers that have been drank within 48 hours of purchase in Cologne and flown back here by a friend (UA flight attendant). Just sayin.

[erockrph]

I refuse to call my light German ales brewed with yeast that has an origin in Cologne Germany, but fermented in my Illinois fermenter anything but "light German Kölsch-like, but not really Kölsch beers, because they were brewed beyond the steeple view" Kölsch clones.  BTW, most Kölsch beers I have tasted in the states taste every bit as good as the Fruh and Reissdorf Kölsch beers that have been drank within 48 hours of purchase in Cologne and flown back here by a friend (UA flight attendant). Just sayin.

Just leave this up on your monitor when brewing. I can see the spires from here! Problem solved.

[Jimmy K]

I refuse to call my light German ales brewed with yeast that has an origin in Cologne Germany, but fermented in my Illinois fermenter anything but "light German Kölsch-like, but not really Kölsch beers, because they were brewed beyond the steeple view" Kölsch clones.  BTW, most Kölsch beers I have tasted in the states taste every bit as good as the Fruh and Reissdorf Kölsch beers that have been drank within 48 hours of purchase in Cologne and flown back here by a friend (UA flight attendant). Just sayin.

Just leave this up on your monitor when brewing. I can see the spires from here! Problem solved.

That would never get zoning approval these days.

[PORTERHAUS]

*Old thread but the title says it already.

Are these glasses the same as you would serve an Altbier? I think the Altbier glasses are a bit more stout. Does anyone have any sources to buy only a couple at good prices?

[hopfenundmalz]

Altbier glasses are .25 liter, and a little shorter.

[HoosierBrew]

Does anyone have any sources to buy only a couple at good prices?

I've bought a few from these guys :

http://www.truebeer.com/Stange-Beer-Glass-Set_p_577.html

[PORTERHAUS]

I've bought a few from these guys :

http://www.truebeer.com/Stange-Beer-Glass-Set_p_577.html

I will probably go with a pair of those. I also kind of like the idea of a couple smaller ones (the .25 liter). I often drink small sample glasses from the tap versus larger glasses in one sitting. Sometimes just a sample or taster is all I want.

[majorvices]

kolsch

[swampale]

I am from Canada and can't seem to find the tray that holds Kolsch glasses at a reasonable price. I think it is called a Kranz?