swimmers, surfers, an' stuff!

On the seventh day of Beermas I went and bought for me

Seven sea monsters swimming

Six owls nesting

Five malts of gold

Four avian hallucinations

Three French magicians

Two love ya dearlies

And the simplest answer there could be 

Again, we have to be a little bit creative.  There's a reference to water, so I feel like that's enough for swimming.  And while there are no birds, certain cities in Germany have a famous population of swans, and What Went Down is that famous German style, the kolsch.  Deya and Mikeller are the producers of this wild wet one.  It's a pretty light beer on the alcohol so probably safe enough if you feel like going swimming yourself afterwards.  I don't recommend messing with swans ever, though, stone cold sober or not. 

So very light-colored, and a fluffy cloud of head plopped on top like frosting.  I don't get much of an aroma from it at all.  It's a nice easy sort of IPA, a little bitter and a little bit of caraway, not much of the modern citrus.  It doesn't leave much behind, to be honest, it is one of the cleaner drinking beers that I've had recently.  It lives up to the kolsch name in that it's very light and refreshing, although I might go so far as to say it's not an especially good beer for cold weather.  On a summer day it would fit right in, with the light color, feel, and flavor, but now it doesn't do much to insulate the drinker.  That doesn't negate its niceness, but it is something to consider.  I personally would recommend waiting until, like, June for this beer.  It'll be a prize then, no doubt.