While some beer friends are at Barrel & Flow in Pittsburgh, Dan cracks open Not Always Present, a Kolsch-style brew from Dancing Gnome.

STYLE: Kolsch-style
ABV: 4.8%
IBU: N/A
AVAILABILITY: 16 oz. cans/Draft (Year-round, including Kolsch Service)


Stats above taken from the brewery’s can and website.

Straw yellow in color with a thin, white head.

Grainy, Kolsch-style malt bill notes with a pleasant minerality.

The grainy note continues from the nose and the hops add a hint of earthiness, followed by a gentle sweetness, with that minerality coming through on the finish.

Super light, pretty dry, and very easy drinking.

This beer is available for Kolsch Service at Dancing Gnome, and I think it merits a trip to enjoy your fill of many Stanges. German beer hall food for sure, but standard pub fare, various lighter tacos, and Pad Thai on the pairing front. I think banana bread might be fun for a dessert duo.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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