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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: 588   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.


3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
PWheatley (119) - , Quebec, CANADA - NOV 27, 2009
50cl bottle bought form the SAQ. It pours a pale gold and has a floral aroma. The taste is lightly bitter with a medium sweetness, It has a light body and a mouth feel that is a little thin. This is my first German Kolsch and it is not wowing me.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
ha1ag (609) - Maastricht, NETHERLANDS - NOV 17, 2009
50cl long bottle from Aachen. Color is dark yellow colour with average bubbly head. Hops dominate the nose. Aroma is hops, with some strange sour notes. Wellbalanced smooth flavour. Nothing exciting. Kölsch is not my league.

2
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
danielyabu (710) - União da Vitória, BRAZIL - NOV 16, 2009
large fizzy white head. good lacing. mostly diminishing. sparkling thin light yellow body. aroma: light bread moderate hoppy. if: salty. ff: light bitter and salty. average duration. palate: light body, watery texture, liely carbonation and metallic finish. muito salgada. 3,5s

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
corby112 (1862) - philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 6, 2009
Pours a clear golden yellow color with a two finger frothy white head which has decent retention, only slowly fading into a thin cap and lasting ring. Sporadic spots of lacing. Bland aroma with some earthy grass and straw pilsner malt ad subtle hops. Light bodied with some crisp light golden fruit notes, a sweet pilsner malt like backbone with some grass and straw notes and a crisp slightly hoppy dry finish. Hints of apple and pear and a bit of the sweetness from the malt are decently balanced by the subtle hops. Easy drinking but not very complex.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
zach8270 (2803) - Henrietta, New York, USA - NOV 6, 2009
(bottle - 12 oz) Clear gold pour with a fizzy white head. Aroma is mild and bready with a very light sweetness. Flavor is bready and lightly sweet at the beginning with a slightly bitter middle. Finishes sweet with a lot of bread malts and a very light hop presence.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
BeerBlockaid (679) - Jacksonville, Florida, USA - NOV 6, 2009
Draft @ some German resturaunt in downtown Lake something-Sanford/Orlando, FL. Place was decent and the people there spoke German. Sounded kind of swiss Austrian German which is weird, but not as weird as Swiss German. So yea, the beer. Pour was draft, gold in colour with a decent white head. Nose is grainy with light bread-type notes. Taste was grassy, dry, and single-minded. Some bread like notes, and a mild dry bitterness. Meh.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
blankboy (4287) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 4, 2009
Bottle [500ml]. Pours a clear, very bubbly pale gold with an average size somewhat-lasting frothy white head. Aroma of grain, slightly vegetal and grassy along with pale malt and some light sugary sweetness. Flavour of light grassy hops, pale malt, cereal grain, some corn and a surprising average bitter finish. Average bodied. Nothing special but it’s easy to drink, it’s clean and there’s nothing bad about it.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
probstk (1911) - Nepean, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 28, 2009
500 ml bottle from SAQ, served at cellar temperature in a Scotch Irish taster glass. OC 22/09.

App.: Clear golden with a large white meringue. Aroma: Nice light toasty malts and light grassy/peppery hops, wet hay. Palate: Medium body and fairly light carbonation, smooth. Flav.: Light grassy hops and light toasty, wet hay malts; dry with a touch of bitterness.

Light. Like a poor German Pils, actually. Maybe I’m ignorant to the style.


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