Poured light gold color with small white head. Aroma was hops and honey with light fruit.

grass, roasty, barnyard, banana, bubblegum, golden, clear, pale, white foam, rocky head, light sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, medium body, sticky, average carbonation,

Bottle @ Bierzwerg.de. Pours clear yellow with a small creamy head and lacings. Grainy and hayish. Grassy hoppy. A bit thin. Short end.

50cl bottle @ home shared with Joes. Clear yellow color, small white head. Smell and taste malts and grains. Low to medium carbo, low body.

On 14th Jan 2012 I decided to have a lager/pilsner/helles/light beer evening: a 500ml bottle of this beer was the first I opened. Poured into three tall thin Kolsch glasses it looked just like I remembered it when I visited the brewery back in the last century. Golden body, clear, clean and on top a snow white covering of small bubbles: a typical Kolsch in appearance. The aroma is weak, or understated if being kind, some hop hints and a cereal whiff maybe: otherwise nothing, it gets my usual score of three for a non-smelling lager/pilsner/helles, etc, etc. The taste is crisp and refreshing, difficult to pinpoint flavours but there is a hop element that gives it a sharp tang towards the end of each sip and some malt presence that ensures the hops don’t take over completely. Well balanced and easy to drink, a good start to the evening.

Average Kolsch amongst Cologne’s collection, but still light and enjoyable.

On tap at GBBF 2010. Golden light colour with a white head. Mild citric and malty aroma. Fresh crispy taste with a long aftertaste. Medium carbonation.

Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 010911

Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is pale golden. Aroma and taste are crisp clean malt and hops.