Kolsch

My sister's wedding is right around the corner and she came to me with a dilemma. She and I both brew and our tastes, while not favoring any style in particular, stay as far away from your run-of-the-mill, American, mass-produced beers as possible. We had planned to brew all the beer for the reception and make soda for the kids. Her problem was that her fiancée requested a "Coors Light-type" beer for his friends and family.

What beer tastes good, but is delicate enough to not offend the tastes of the light beer crowd?

Kolsch.

From the BJCP: "A clean, crisp, delicately balanced beer usually with very subtle fruit flavors and aromas. Subdued maltiness throughout leads to a pleasantly refreshing tang in the finish. To the untrained taster easily mistaken for a light lager, a somewhat subtle pilsner, or perhaps a blonde ale." Sounds perfect.

For a 5 gallon batch:
93% Pilsner Malt
5.5% Wheat Malt
1.5% Munich Malt
Hallertauer hops(60 min) 21.1 IBU
Hallertauer hops(5 min) 1.4 IBU
WLP029 Yeast

Mash: 149F, 70 min
Mash out: 168F, 10 min

OG: 1.046
FG: 1.011

Fermentation:
10 days, 65F
25 days, 35F

Carbonated to 2.5 volumes

The finished beer, while not fully carbonated yet, is delicious! It's a crystal clear pale yellow, has a subtle fruity aroma, a slight sweetness on the tongue, and finishes dry and crisp. It's not Coors Light (thank heavens), but I think they'll like it.