Schreckenskammer Kölsch

Bottled 50cl. It pours a clear pale golden beer with a tall, creamy, nicely remaining lacing white head- beautiful appearance. Good hop profile in the aroma where hints of lime, lemongrass and vanilla emerge. Crisp taste with hints of gooseberries and lemongrass. Nice bitterness. Subtle carbonation. White bread and faint lime showing up. Slightly yeasty. Deeply pleasant long dry finish which is reminiscent of lemongrass. A top notch Kölsch. I really liked this one.

500 ml bottle. Köln, Germany. Clear golden colour with small white head. Malty aroma. Maltiness also in flavour. Some hoppiness too. Somewhat balanced but slightly weak and soft flavourwise.

Draught at Schreckenskammer. This beer is reportedly now brewed at Dom, which clearly shows on the results It comes clear golden with creamy head. Fruity and rather sweet, a whiff of boiled vegetables lures behind. Rounded with fairly low hop rate. Slight salty bitterness. Though softness lifts it, and it’s far from being a bad beer, there are no real point in drinking it anymore. Go elsewhere for real kölsch.

On tap at the Brauhaus Schreckenskammer. Golden with a white head. Fruity hop aroma with good fruity bitterness. Refreshing, not very complex.

The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also. Starts mild, fruity-fresh, fruitiness a bit drier in the end. Prickly finish. Really good Kölsch!

[Bottled] Clear golden with a bubbly head. Dry and cereal with some fruitiness. Low bitterness and pretty dry.

I had this on tap in Koln. I’m not really a fan of the style so I’m not the best judge, but this seemed to be better than average among the ones I tried around town.

Bottle (50 cl), thanks larsniclas. Clear golden with creamy white head. Fruity and bready malt aroma. Well balanced, dry finish, low bitterness.