Gaffel Kölsch

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

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Bottle from Zekes in Miami. Yellow pour with a brght white head. Aroma has the as expected malt but the surprise was some nice hops on the nose. Flavor is watered down, but the hops are noticeable. I guess this is an ok beer for the style. One that I don’t really like a lot. It is what it is I guess.

bottle. Clear pale yellow colour, mid-sized white head. Malty, bready with hoppy accents.

Bottle from Utobeer, at home with tashi, 4th April 09. Clear gold, very subtle aroma. Lacks flavour and a bit light. Really needs more flavour and bite.

[can] Crisp malt, that is not grainy. More hoppy than expected. Other than that, typical Kölsch.

Draft at a random pub in Koln. Light golden color, decent white head on there. Grainy nose and moderate, crisp bitterness in flavor, lightly bitter aftertaste.

on tap at the Rake. Touch of fruity feet on the nose...looks pretty crap in the glass, no head. Tastes good though once you get past the feet, malty and nutty with a dry finish. probably one of the better kolsch’s i’ve tasted....almost as good as Greig’s!

pint, at Tyler’s in Apex. Ok aroma, sour, yeast, corn, apple. Clean yellowy golden color, Little to no head, minor lace. Bitter flavor,like aroma with cardboard. Lite body, thin watery mouthfeel, dry finish. Easy to drink no real outstanding points.Did what it was suppose to do.

12 oz. bottle. Faint metallic smell with a touch of skunk and bittering hops in the aroma. Pours a pale gold with a solid white head. Medium high carbonation with a crisp, dry taste. The hops are forward and bring a solid bitter note to the beer. The malt taste is pretty light and mostly consists of grain. As the beer warms, the light malt sweetness emerges more. Overall a refreshing Kolsch, just a little predictable.