7

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

7 3 7 4 14Bottle at the Brew house. Fairly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of yeast, dough, cloves and banana. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and light bitter. Above light bodied with soft carbonation.

7.8

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

Holzfass. Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is fruity, fresh, soft malts, honey. Taste is blueberries, honey-ish, cereal. Oily mouthfeel with natural carbonation. Wow, a real surprise - excellent Kölsch.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Pfaffen Brauhaus, Cologne. Clear golden beer with foamy white head. Sweet malt nose, zero carbonation. Some patchy lacing. Good body with some zing. Sweet and peppery. Some umami in the finish. I really like this Kolsch. It has an interesting finish, evolving and complex. Quite different to other Kolschs.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of malt, hops, twigs, grass. Light bitter, malty flavour. Sweet malty finish, berry note, light astringent cassis, grass, hops.
(from draught @ the brewpub, Heumarkt, Koeln)

6.5

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

From tap at Ausschank Pfaffen Brauerei Max Päffgen, Cologne. Clear golden color with white head. Malty aroma, grainy, light grassy. Sweet and light bitter taste. Light to medium thin to oily body with soft carbonation.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Glass at the brewery, golden, small head. Aroma is malt, hop, fruit. Taste is the same, sweet and bitter. not bad.

6

(#510)(#53 DE)(#8 North Rhine-Westphalia)

6.3

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

Bottle @ family weekend in Germany, bought at local Getrankemarkt. Clear a bit pale golden color, average sized white head that diminishes fairly quickly. Smell and taste moderately malty, light hay, suprisingly a light citrussy hint, average bitterness. Average body and carbonation. Decent..

6.8

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

A Kölsch - not really from Cologne though - for Weiberfastnacht: 0,33 l bottle from Biermuseum in Cologne, best before 2/2015. Minimally hazy, golden yellow with a touch of brown, fine-pored, creamy, stable, white head. Really nice and fresh citrusy aroma, detecting some lemon and white grapes with hints of honey. Interesting sweetish tase dominated by honey with some citrusy notes and green apple. Short, slightly bitter and pleasant finish. Thin to medium body but not watery, almost creamy mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Really nice surprise, doesn’t taste like any of the Kölsch I’ve had before. Very refreshing and not too sweet but just enough. Good!

5

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

Tasted from the tap on the 12/07/2014. Amber colour with a foamy head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malts and sugar. Taste of caramel, toffee and sugar too. Overall is very sugar. Medium body and carbonation. Next one please!