French Broad River Brewery Gateway Kölsch

Gateway Kölsch

 

French Broad River Brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Kölsch Regular
Score
6.35
ABV: 5.3% IBU: - Ticks: 29
While known for their lagers, German brewers also produce terrific ales. French Broad’s Kölsch is faithful to the great German ales found in Köln. Golden in color, with a refreshing crispness, pleasantly sweet malt finish, and distinctive German hopping.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Crisp, very slightly hazy golden coloured body with a thin half centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of malt, alcohol, lemons and a bit more citrus - interesting and fairly refreshing smelling. Light-bodied; Very sharp lemon and citrus flavours up front with only a touch of malt and complexity right afterwards. Aftertaste shows mostly the citrus - lemons and grapefruits and a touch of malt but a very light and airy beer with some slight sour notes as well. Overall, a fairly one-dimensional beer that is very nice for a hot summer day, but otherwise, it’s simplicity will make this too easy of a beer. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Total Wine in Cary, North Carolina for US$2,49 on 02-August-2014 sampled at home in Washington on 26-September-2014.

Tried from Can on 27 Sep 2014 at 00:13


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

From the July 2014 3R6P gathering. +++ Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a clear pale yellow color with a medium sized foamy white head that lingered and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was tangy and sweet Pez, vague fruits and artificial sugar. The flavor was tart and bitter bread dough, Pez and citrus. Medium length finish. Light to medium body. Meh.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2014 at 20:33


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at the brewery taproom during RBWG 2014 - Asheville. Pours clear yellow with a creamy, white head. Mildly effervescent. Good cereal character, white bread, mild dough. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish, pretty clean, with doughy white bread, more cereal, minimal bitterness. Tasty. Nobody showing much love for this kolsch. But I like it.

Tried from Draft on 17 Feb 2014 at 02:48


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear light yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is mild with a bit of corn and grain. Flavor is thin with light grains and a hint of grass.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2014 at 10:02


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

On tap @ French Broad. Pours a light yellow appearance with a white head. Lemon, some corn in the aroma. Tangy, moderately sweet, herbal bitterness. Grainy notes. Ok.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2014 at 09:29


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Slightly hazy yellow-gold with a small white head. Grain, light fruit aroma. Flavour is grassy, fruited, sweet...with a slight citric tartness. Light and refreshing.

Tried on 20 Aug 2013 at 16:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Sweet grainybarley malt aroma. Hazy deep gold with a small white head, poor retention. Barley malt, and very light grassy flavor. Body on the light side of medium, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2013 at 19:36


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From tap at Taco Mac. Pours clear and pale yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is light butterish and cornish to grassy. Bitter, grassy and light toasted malty. Medium dry and toasted malty finish.

Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2013 at 12:55


6.4
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 12

Draft. Clear yellow body with a white head. Light aroma of biscuit, lemon grass, toasted grain, herbs. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Fairly crisp except for the touch of raw grain taste. Also tastes of grass, lemon, flowers. Pleasant but not memorable.

Tried from Draft on 21 Jun 2012 at 17:47


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

22oz bottle picked up in Asheville. Pours a true to style hazy golden-tan, with a thin, respectable head and some lively rising carbonation bubbles. Creamy, classic beer taste, really well executed. Soft and delicate, I get a little brewhouse butter in the aroma, very faint. Minty orange hop balance. Clean. This is a really great stateside example of the style, refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2012 at 21:09