Gaffel Kölsch

Brewed by Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co.
Style: Kölsch
Cologne, Germany

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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Bottle. So I’m looking forward to this as I had a really nice German kolsch earlier in the day and I’m hoping this will be a nice nightcap. Pour is a clear gold with a quickly fading sudsy white head. Aromas are questionable based on my experience earlier today. A little bit of grain dust, some light fruit and a hint of spice. This could definitely be more intriguing to the nose. Flavor is not great either... Kind of a watery bread dough with a little bit of spice... Hinting on too sweet, this beer is not my favorite in the style. I miss out on the spice and fruits that I associate with a nice kolsch.

Bottle. Pours crystal clear pale golden with airy white head. Clear aroma of hops and yeast with a subtle paper note. Bitter, hoppy flavour, ending on a solid but not unpleasant cardboard note. Dry aftertaste. An OK Kölsch, even though it is not my favourite style.

Tap at Gaffel am Dom, 26/04/13. Clear pale golden with a decent sized white head. Nose is palr malts, light citrus, grass, touch of hops. Taste comprises pale malts, citrus, light lemon notes, grass. Medium bodied with light spritzy carbonation, dry and crisp in the finish. Decent refreshing Kolsch.

Pale and clean yellow with a white head. Ligth hoppy aroma. In mouth, little bit more hoppy and citrus, but no more. Cereal in the end. Medium/high carbonation. Ok for warm days, but not my style. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

This beer was the first beer I ever drank, I still remember it to this day. Not much aroma to the beer, the appearance was a nice golden color to it, the taste a sweet taste with a bitter bite to it (I like bitter beers). the body of the beer was light, with a thin texture to it, no carbonation at all, the finish was bitter yet palatable. Overall I very much enjoyed this beer I drank it in the shadow of the Cologne Cathedral in Koln Germany, I seek this beer out today although it’s hard to find.

This is my favorite kölsch! Light and crisp. It's a little sweet and malty. Really refreshing. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Head: white, medium, frothy. Colour: golden and clear. Aroma is very faint, sweaty, a bit hoppy and metallic. Taste: bitter, metallic, some sourness. Gets maltier towards the end and the finish is a crisp bitterness. More like a lager than an ale.

UPDATED: MAY 1, 2013 0.5L Bottle at home, Clear golden colour with a white foam head. Aroma is neutral, and taste is slightly bitter and medium to high carbonation. Overall a good Kölsch.

Draught; light gold and clear with nice head in traditional kolsch glass. Very light body and mild fruit hint in taste but ridiculously easy and enjoyable to drink overall.

Draught at Mahler Bock, Klon, Germany. Served in a traditional kölsch glass. Poured a clear light golden colour with a two-finger white foamy head that retained well and laced OK. No carbonation - not a bubble. Aroma undetectable. Taste acid bitter from start to finish. Light body. Long smooth bitter finish.