Geisterzug Ghost Train

Style
Alc/Vol
5.0%IBU
22The German city of Cologne (Kรถln) is known for three things: eau de Cologne (i.e. perfume); the Kรถlsch style of beer (a uniquely crisp and clean top-fermented, cold-conditioned ale); and the biggest and most raucous Carnival celebration in Europe. This epic citywide party rages for 6 days and nights leading up to Lent. Unlike other Carnivals, whose big party is Mardi Gras, Cologneโs weeklong celebration packs in so much debauchery that the cityโs residents refer to it as the โ5th season.โ Each day features a themed parade and on Saturday night a macabre procession called the Geisterzug (โGhost Trainโ) winds its way through the city center. This ghastly horde of ghouls and ghosts welcomes all revelers to join the train so long as theyโve dressed the part. So don your spookiest garb, fill your stange of kรถlsch, and weโll go ghost parading, settinโ the nubbels on fire. Alle aboard!
Ingredients
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Malts
German Pilsner, White Wheat, Carafoam -
Hops
Hallertau Mittelfrรผh, Tettnanger -
Yeast
Kรถlsch Ale
Food Pairings
Halve hahn (rye bun with gouda and raw onions), currywurst and fries, veal schnitzel, himmel and รครคd (mashed potatoes and apple), mettbrรถtchen, schweinshaxe (crispy pork knuckle), leberwurst, hummus fateh, bienenstich (bee sting cake), Westfรคlische quarkspeise (cherry trifle).
Seasonal
- 12oz 6-pack cans
- Draft