kölsch

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English

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Noun

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kölsch (countable and uncountable, plural kölsches or kölschs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Kölsch (style of beer)
    • 1999, Brian Glover, The Complete Guide to Beer, Barnes & Noble, →ISBN, page 146:
      Top-fermenting ales are still brewed, notably the alts of Düsseldorf and kölsches of Cologne.
    • 1999, The New Brewer, pages 21–22:
      More kölschs and Pilseners: Pale in color? Yes! Light in flavor? No! Craft brewers launched kölschs, Pilseners and so-called “Pre-Prohibition” lagers by the dozen in 1998 and early 1999. [] As kölsch is still a foreign word to the average beer drinker, new kölschs on the market Contract brewing company Great Beer carry different names, [].
    • 2000, Ray Daniels, Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles, Brewers Publications:
      On average, the mash temperatures used in the NHC second-round alts and kölschs were higher, at 153 °F (67 °C) and 151 °F (66 °C) respectively.
    • 2003, Lew Bryson, New York Breweries, Stackpole Books, →ISBN:
      It compares well to Shiner Summer Stock, one of the best American kölsches out there.
    • 2016, William McInnes, Full Bore, Hachette Australia, →ISBN:
      Then they all got back to banging on about triples, and pale ales and kölsches and whatever.
    • 2016, Jason Frye, Moon North Carolina, →ISBN:
      With several takes on traditional German styles like dunkels, pilsners, weizenbachs, and kölsches, plus some great domestic and craft beer, this place gives you that community feel you want in a Biergarten.
    • 2016, Tim Hampson, The 50 Greatest Beers of the World, Icon Books:
      Ale yeasts are often described as top fermenting, but top cropping would probably be a better description: the yeast ferments at all levels throughout the liquid, but once its work is done it collects at the top of the fermenting vessel (traditionally these vessels would have been open at the top). Family members include bitters, porters, stouts, alts and kölschs.
    • 2017, Robin LeBlanc, Jordan St. John, The Ontario Craft Beer Guide, 2nd edition, Dundurn Press, →ISBN:
      TOP FIVE LAGERED ALES/KÖLSCHS [] A style of beer from Cologne in Germany, kölsch is a hybrid style of beer fermented at ale temperatures and then lagered.
    • 2019, Douglas Trattner, Moon Cleveland, Avalon Travel, →ISBN:
      Largely grounded in European classics, the ever-changing roster of taps cycles through grisettes, altbiers, kölsches, and saisons, but also trots out “beastly” concoctions like Imperial IPAs as well.

Central Franconian

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Etymology

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From Kölle (Cologne) +‎ -sch.

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kölsch (masculine kölsche, feminine and plural kölsche or kölsch, comparative kölscher, superlative et kölschte)

  1. (Ripuarian) of or pertaining to Cologne
    Wann ich ens hierode, dann moss et e kölsch Mädche sinn.
    If I should ever marry, it must be a girl from Cologne.
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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Central Franconian kölsch.

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  • IPA(key): /kœlʃ/
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Adjective

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kölsch (strong nominative masculine singular kölscher, not comparable)

  1. (relational) of Cologne (city in Germany)
  2. (relational) Kölsch (the dialect of Cologne)

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Limburgish

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Etymology

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From Kölle +‎ -sch.

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kölsch (masculine kölsche, feminine kölsche, comparative kölscher, superlative kölschte) (Eupen)

  1. (relational) of Cologne (city in Germany)
  2. (relational) Kölsch (the lect of Cologne)