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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
24/8/2019. Bottle courtesy of Boris (cheers!) and shared at the Ipswich & North Essex beer share. Pours clear bright golden with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of fruit, flowers, vanilla, malt, hops and caramel. Medium sweetness, light bitterness and a hint of tart. Moderate body, slight creamy texture, average carbonation. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2019
at 09:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Erzengel- Thanks! Rocky white head stayed on a well carbonated pale golden body. Floral, malt & grain aroma. Medium bodied, smooth on the tongue with a sharp effervescent back. Faint malt, chalk, lightly fruited, tangy & citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2019
at 20:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5
0,5 l, last bottle from my Kölsch haul in may. Clear golden with a more than one finger frothy head. Smells low malty. Tastes also low malty, hints of metallic elements with pale grain background. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2019
at 20:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear gold with a fine white head. Aroma of grains, grass and lemons. Taste follows aroma. Low on hops. Medium to strong carbonation. Süffig for sure but the taste is gone in a flash.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2019
at 19:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Clear, pale golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Grainy malty, minimally strawy and hoppy aroma. Taste is slightly bitter hoppy, minimally grainy malty, minimally strawy, minimally watery. Not much Kölsch character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2019
at 22:38
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear golden colour, white head. Malty aroma, sweet malty flavour. Malty finish. Lovely old-fashioned label. The beer is mostly boring, was expecting more.
(from 50cL bottle @ home)
(from 50cL bottle @ home)
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2018
at 20:20
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2018
at 01:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
20-10-18 // 500ml bottle shared. Purchased at Getränke Stumpf, Clear golden. Flat head. Malt and biscuit nose. Medium malty sweetness, biscuit. Hay. Mild bitterness. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2018
at 18:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 7 3 15Draft at Schreckenskammer, Cologne. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of light grass, grain, light citrus and malt. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with moderate carbonation. Decent Kolsch.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jun 2018
at 09:59
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from kiosk in Barbarossaplatz, Cologne. Golden amber beer with fluffy white head and light carbonation. Nose is light and grainy. Quite zingy and harshly bitter. Finish is grainy and sour. More like a Pils than a Kolsch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2018
at 22:58