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United States · Pils-Style Session Ale · 4.4% ABV
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Dom Kölsch if you want delicate and sessionable,
Wild Heaven Emergency Drinking Beer if you want hop bite with restraint.
Dom is the Cologne classic—22 IBUs barely register, just enough to frame the grain. Emergency Drinking Beer lands harder with 40 IBUs, turning a session ale into something with actual character and presence. Both sit around 4.5% ABV, but they're chasing different moods.
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Tasting notes
Dom Kölsch
Dom Kölsch tastes like someone distilled the idea of 'easy.' There's a soft, almost waxy grain sweetness upfront, then it just disappears into clean, mineral water. The finish is so dry it's almost dusty—no hop burn, no lingering bitterness, just the faintest suggestion that someone added noble hops for politeness. It's the beer equivalent of a handshake.
Wild Heaven Emergency Drinking Beer
Emergency Drinking Beer announces itself. You get a grassy, slightly herbal bite right away, then a lean, crisp malt backbone that doesn't get in the way. The hop character is restrained enough to drink three in a row, but present enough that you notice it on the second sip. It's got backbone without bloat.
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