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
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draft. Clear yellow color, small white head. Aroma of white pepper and malt, taste is similar. Plain.

Tried from Draft on 08 Oct 2011 at 19:11


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a clear pale golden color with a white head. Has a fruity grainy malty aroma with weak citrus hints. Fruity malty grainy crisp flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy finish with hints of citrus.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2011 at 06:53


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

A golden kolsch with a thick creamy lacing white head. Aroma of berries, light butterscotch, a light and smooth kolsch, with light chalk and sweet malt. Light bodied. On tap at Great North Carolina Brewers Fest., August 28 2010.

Tried from Draft on 01 Oct 2010 at 21:20


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

pours clear golden, white head with floating elements Aroma funky with some spices and light malts. Flavor, bitter palate yeasty and reminiscent of a saison. Light spicy finish with hints of citrus and apple.

Tried on 10 Oct 2009 at 15:41


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

Courtesy of sebletitje. Pours clear gold with straw hues and white head. The aroma is sweet with fruity esters and floral hops as well as rose pedals and grains. The taste is a bit on the bright side with spice and acidity followed by a shallow hollow graininess.

Tried on 01 Oct 2009 at 01:13


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

22oz bottle-pours a retaining white head that laces and pale yellow color. Aroma is bready/grainy, yeast, some spice hops. Taste is bready/grainy, yeast, spice/metallic hops bite. Towards light body. Dry. Thanks decaturstevo for sharing.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2009 at 07:57


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

For my last beer on my Asheville Beer Trip I had to crack something local and special. What better than one of my favorite styles from one of my favorite breweries. 22 ounce bottle from Bruisin’ Ales. Pours a slightly hazy vibrant yellow colro with a large white head. Average head retention and good lacing. Very grainy aroma with some subtle grassy hops. Taste is grassy hops with a soft graininess. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2009 at 22:12


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

Bomber Pours clear lemon yellow with a tall, sticky white head. Saaz hops in the nose and the flavor. Softly balanced. First come the hops then the malt. Light, crisp and refreshing as a good Kölsch should be.

Tried on 28 Feb 2009 at 18:44


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Growler. Sweet barley malt aroma with a hint of peach. Pale yellow with a moderate white head. Barley malt predominantly - lightly sweet with a moderate hops finish. A nice koelsch on the the hoppy side.

Tried on 26 Dec 2007 at 11:18