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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 589   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.94   IBU: 25   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The laws protecting the brewing of kolsch are as strict as the German Purity Law of 1516. Kolsch beer can only be brewed within the city of Cologne. As the best-known kolsch brewery, Gaffel’s flavor is derived from an ale yeast that is "lagered" (or aged) in cold cellars. Gaffel is pale, faintly fruity with a crisp, hop finish. Enjoy as an aperitif or digestif.


2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
jaghana (1803) - Strasbourg (France), FRANCE - MAY 28, 2010
Bottle 50cl. A clear golden beer. Smell is pilsen like. Aroma is typically on lager with spicy and nut finish. Quite bitter at the finish with metallic notes, malty character is nice. Very common.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fredthecat (252) - CANADA - MAY 27, 2010
very pale yellow and clear, very big head. smells like a basement, a tiny bit of butter thats been in a warm room, subdued. taste is a tiny touch of nice alcohol, diacetyl (butter) mixed with sweetness, almost no hops detected. my first kolsch, a little too pricey for essentially an interesting german lager, but the unusual variation might make me get it again.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
manuchampions (1154) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - MAY 27, 2010
Bottle from LCBO. Clear and discreetly bubbly yellow color. Thin head vanishes quickly. Decidedly modest scent, nearly absent with light notes of malt and dried grassy. Little pungent taste and decidedly sweetish. Little perceivable alcohol; soft and mellow body. A pleasant beer but fairly unassuming and easily forgettable.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
charlotte (3126) - rødovre, DENMARK - MAY 26, 2010
Draught at the brewery.Yellow colour with medium white head.Aroma of hops and malt,fresh with flavor of hay and water a bit thin with mild finish.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
VeloVampire (616) - Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 25, 2010
500 ml bottle - pours very light straw gold with a decent egg white head. Mildly corny and sweet malty aroma, with a vague presence of hops. Pilsnerish. Sweet, meadowy flavour with a decent showing from some noble hops. Bit of a prickly moutheel. Quenching. Good, not great. With solid local option from Beau’s available, can’t see myself buying much more of this.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
bb (4577) - Alamo, California, USA - MAY 25, 2010
Draft. Golden beer with a whitish head. Light malt and light hop aroma. Grainy and mineral flavor with hops. Medium bodied. Grain, malt and mineral notes linger with grassy and woodsy hops.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
matt7215 (1566) - Cambridge, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 24, 2010
UPDATED: JUL 18, 2010 500 ml bottle from the LCBO. pours clear straw yellow. a touchof pale malt sweetness in the nose also a bit husky. very clean and straight forward flavour. dry finish. mediocure overall, wont be buying more EDIT EDIT EDIT 5 liter keg over open championship weekend. easy to drink and subtly complex. not at all like the stale bottle i had previously. one of the better session options ive ever come across.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
FastEddie (228) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - MAY 22, 2010
I’m really not impressed with this beer. It’s pretty watery, there isn’t enough hops, and I felt kind of like I was drinking it without knowing exactly why.


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