3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draught at the brewpub in Köln. The beer is a clear gold-yellow color with a medium foamy white head that evaporates steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Fruity aroma with notes of grainy malt in the background plus a bit of hops. Light body with a sweet fruity character and notes of grassy hops and malt interwoven throughout. The finish is sweet with malt and fruit lingering behind. Above average overall.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
0,2 Draft at Brauerei. Appearance is clear, golden-yellow color with medium, fizzy, off-white head. Aroma is wheat, grains, and sweet malts. Taste is also heavily malty with grains and strong wheat component. Also obvious fruitiness is evident. Palate is light- to medium-bodied, clean texture, somewhat acidic, average carbonation, and a sweet finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at the brewery, pours a nice brighty yellow head that retained, lots of grains, bit of smoothness, overall very nice good offering
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice, another Kölsch in Köln. Although not from there. Nice foam and nice taste, not so strong.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewery. Deep golden yellow with little head that retained. Very nice, light, grain/hay flavours with hint of grassy hops. Nice.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the Brauhaus. Golden with a lasting white head. Aroma of malt and cereal with herbal hops. Sweet malty flavour with herbal hops and a good bitterness. A hint of cardboard pulls down the rating a bit
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sehr getreidiger Antrunk, wenig süß, etwas monoton. Süffig, etwas trocken, zunehmend herber Werdend. Auch die Süße steigt noch an, das Bier wirkt wenig abwechslungsreich. Wenig Hopfen und Honig. 12/10/11/9//10
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
My Bottom Line :
Limp pils malts develop honey and mild butter until timid wooden hops attempt to reach balance.
Further Personal Perceptions :
-A sheet of foam laces atop the darker gold (than the average Kölsch).
-The soft natural carbonation does wonders for the mouthfeel.
-The malt personality also created crackers and biscuits in the flavor profile.
-The hop character was dull.
-This was not bad by any means, but it was not as refined (or fresh-tasting) as the best examples of the style. Could I have gotten the bottom of a cask? Or maybe the slow evening made this cask last a little too long for the beer to feel crisp and cohesive?
On tap at the brewery restaurant in the altstadt.
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