French Broad Gateway Kolsch

Brewed by French Broad Brewing Co.
Style: Kölsch
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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Bottle. Pours yellow with small white head. Aroma of yeast and citrus. Light body with some malt notes and a mild bitter hop finish.

Thanks to LuckyDog for bringing this back from the ACC tourney. Very pale, clear beer; bad label. Dry, grainy aroma. Lightly sweet, mildly tangy, a little lemon nice flavor. Generally crisp. Light bodied and drinkable without obvious flaws.

Clear and pale yellow color, not a huge head, but good carbonation. Faithful to the kolsch style.

From tap at Taco Mac. Pours clear and pale yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is light butterish and cornish to grassy. Bitter, grassy and light toasted malty. Medium dry and toasted malty finish.

From tap at brewery. Golden pour with high head. Aroma was bready with a sour hint. Taste followed. Clean and crisp but slight off taste for me.

Beer #15 Asheville trip. Liked the fact that they just came out and called it a Gateway beer. Having said that, it is a nicely done Kolsch. Clear, golden, nice head. Aroma is biscuity malts. Flavor is a match, just a faint hint of floral hops. Pleasant, well made brew.

Bomber--old rating. Gold color with a short, small, fizzy head. No real aroma noted. Sweet biscuit taste with some yeast. Fruit on the finish. Bought at the brewery, 4.00.

Light gold color with a white foamy head. Copperish aroma. Yeasty, grainy, light taste.

On tap at Mellow Mushroom in Asheville. Light grain in the nose and flavor. Very light amount of sweetness. Super light body and high carbonation.

The aroma is malty and slightly citrusy with mild hops. The appearance is hazy gold with a medium head. The taste is like the aroma. The palate is smooth. Overall a very good beer.