kölsch

See also: Kölsch

English

Noun

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

Alternative forms

• kelsch (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Kölle (“Cologne”) +‎ -sch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœlʃ/

Adjective

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.

Related terms

• Kölsch
• Kölle

German

Alternative forms

• kölnisch

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Franconian kölsch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœlʃ/

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Adjective

kölsch (strong nominative masculine singular kölscher, not comparable)

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

Declension

Positive forms of kölsch (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist kölsch	sie ist kölsch	es ist kölsch	sie sind kölsch
strong declension (without article)	nominative	kölscher	kölsche	kölsches	kölsche
	genitive	kölschen	kölscher	kölschen	kölscher
	dative	kölschem	kölscher	kölschem	kölschen
	accusative	kölschen	kölsche	kölsches	kölsche
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der kölsche	die kölsche	das kölsche	die kölschen
	genitive	des kölschen	der kölschen	des kölschen	der kölschen
	dative	dem kölschen	der kölschen	dem kölschen	den kölschen
	accusative	den kölschen	die kölsche	das kölsche	die kölschen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein kölscher	eine kölsche	ein kölsches	(keine) kölschen
	genitive	eines kölschen	einer kölschen	eines kölschen	(keiner) kölschen
	dative	einem kölschen	einer kölschen	einem kölschen	(keinen) kölschen
	accusative	einen kölschen	eine kölsche	ein kölsches	(keine) kölschen

Synonyms

• Kölner

Derived terms

• Kölsch
• Kölschrock

Limburgish

Etymology

From Kölle +‎ -sch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœlʃ/
• Homophone: Kölsch
• Rhymes: -œlʃ

Adjective

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

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