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GBBF Meetup Thread
Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2011-06-30 01:39:51
Closely related? Well, in the sense that they are both top fermented, I suppose they are related, but in the same way they would be related to English ales as well. The malt is quite different for a Kölsch compared to an Altbier (though there is some variation in those).
 
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