Jason Pettus PhotographyI'm back on the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cicerone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cicerone</a> research this spring, and tonight am trying out <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Kolsch?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kolsch</a> beer for the first time. Originating in Cologne (Koln), Germany, it's an interesting hybrid that starts with ale-type (top-down) yeast, but then aged in cold storage like a lager (bottom-up). This particular brand is made here in Chicago and has a highly yeasty smell, almost like farmhouse ale, except much crisper and brighter in taste. Pairing it tonight with olives, brie and cassava chips, like the useless hipster I am.