Spend the last few days of summer with Cherokee Street in hand. No, not the famous street housing antique shops, Mexican restaurants and crazy hip bars. I’m talking about the limited-edition Kölsch beer 4 Hands Brewing Co. made specifically for this burgeoning neighborhood.
Hailing from Köln, Germany, Kölsch beers are refreshingly crisp and bitter on the palate with a clean, slightly fruity finish. It’s a light style that doesn’t linger on the palate. Traditionally served in a 6-ounce Stange glass, Kölsch beers are best enjoyed cold and fresh.
4 Hands totally nailed its rendition of this German beauty. Pouring a beautiful golden color, Cherokee Street is thirst quenching and delicious. Citrus dominates the front palate, and it finishes clean and fruity with notes of fresh pear. And it wouldn’t be a 4 Hands beer without some serious hop addition. Here, the brewers dry-hopped Cherokee Street with Galaxy hops, allowing for even more citrus and mild dankness to come through on the aroma.
Cherokee Street was made available to all bars on its namesake street that serve draft beer, so anticipate finding it at most Cherokee watering holes like Art Bar St. Louis, The Fortune Teller Bar and others. You can also find it on draft at the 4 Hands tasting room, and it’s the beer 4 Hands will pour as a guest at Urban Chestnut’s Oktoberfest next weekend, Sept. 25 to 27. Get out, find a patio on Cherokee and enjoy these last few days of summer.
P.S. Digging the Kölsch? Check out Urban Chestnut Bap and Schlafly Kölsch. You are welcome.
Katie Herrera is the tasting room manager at The Side Project Cellar and co-founder of Femme Ferment.
This article appears in September 2015.