About
History goes back to 1442 but it is first mentioned as a 'Brauhaus' in 1487. In the following centuries, ownership and names changed many times till 1933 when the brewery was acquired by brewer Ferdinand Wirtz and his son Cornelius Wirtz. Since then the brewhouse is owned by the Wirtz family. The brewery was destroyed during the war but afterwards the 'Brauhaus' continued its activities though the beer was brewed under contract elsewhere.
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at tasting at home, Finnoo, Espoo. Clear golden with small white head
Grain, malts.... nice. 3.7
Grain, malts.... nice. 3.7
Tried
on 03 Sep 2026
at 06:09
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Flasche 0,33l: Helles Gold, glasklar, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; frische + leicht fruchtige Nase, Malz, Getreide, etwas Karamell, leichte Säure, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, dezente Zitrusnoten, Limettenabrieb, Hefearomen, Getreidemaische, leichte malzig-fruchtige Bitterkeit; frischer + leicht fruchtiger Körper, leichte malzige Süße, Malz, Getreide, etwas Karamell, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, dezente Zitrusaromen, cremig, deutliche Kohlensäure, kräftige Hefearomen, Getreidemaische; malzig-fruchtiger Nachgang
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2026
at 12:21
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Huge thanks to Erzengel for sharing! Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass with a huge head. Starts mild, malty, moldy. Grasy hints. Grainy-malty finish. Could be more balanced. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2026
at 07:01
2.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2026
at 13:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Clear bright golden medium sized shite head. Aroma and flavor are malts, hayish, light sweetish grainy notes and suitably light to average bitter. Very pleasant thirst quenching beer.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2026
at 14:51
3.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 3
Flavor 3.5
Texture 3
Overall 3
Trockener, etwas blecherner Beginn, wässriger Hintergrund. Moderate Süße, wenig herb, insgesamt unbierig und kaum besser als Wasser mit einem Zitronenschnitz. 7/5/7/5/6/5
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2026
at 19:33
6.6/10
Smooth, sweetish and slightly grassy with hay, citrus and earthiness. Easy going.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2026
at 17:45
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
50cl Fles van De Bierkoning. Helder goudgele kleur, witte kraag. Licht moutig, papier, wat citroenschil, licht bittertje, hint van honing. Lichte body. Redelijk fris, maar zoals elke echte Kölsch ook gewoon oersaai en vlak.
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Bierkoning
on 20 Mar 2026
at 15:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up from Köln Hbf yesterday and consumed today Monday 12th January 2026, listening to Nathan Shepherd and Deb Grant with New Music Fix on 6 Music, I had Nidi di Tagliatelle al Forno for tea tonight (Baked Pasta Nests) we had more snow today so up to about 40-45cms now. Pours clear gold, light/mid gold, white head. Subtle nose, there is a touch of bread, a little malt, these are replicated in the mouth, light bitterness. Pretty good, touch sweeter perhaps but I enjoyed it. Score 7.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2026
at 19:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up in Cologne as I wasn’t going to get this on tap. Overall this is pretty herbal and a little grassy, verging on vegetal, but not to any detriment. At the sweeter end of the spectrum although there’s some grassy bitterness. Drinks well. Nice body. Notably this is 5% as opposed to the usual 4.8. Good gear and a nice tick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2025
at 19:34