Kölsch is a local beer speciality, brewed in Cologne, Germany. It is a clear beer with a bright yellow hue, and it has a prominent, but not extreme, hoppiness. It is less bitter than the German standard beer, Pils. Furthermore, Kölsch is a top-fermented beer, meaning that it is fermented rather quickly at 15 to 20°C (60 to 68°F) causing the yeast to rise to the top, while Pils is a bottom-fermented beer fermented slowly at much colder temperatures. Kölsch yeast is often confused with a bottom-fermenting yeast because of its relatively low fermentation temperature. Although Kölsch ferments colder than most ales, it is definitely an ale.