Haus Kölscher Brautradition

Client Brewer in Mülheim, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪
Owned by Radeberger Gruppe
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1890

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Bergisch-Gladbacher-Str. 116-134, Cologne, 51065, Germany
Description
Former names:
1890 Balsam OHG
1919 Balsam Bergische Löwen-Brauerei AG
1961 Bergische Löwen-Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG
1994 Gilden Kölsch-Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG
2002 Kölner Verbund Brauereien GmbH & Co KG
2011 Haus Kölscher Brautradition

Own brewery closed in autumn 2021, beers are produced by "Cölner Hofbräu Früh".

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Flasche im Köln. Helles gelb, klar, wenig Schaum. Aroma: Hopfen, Getreide. Geschmack: Hopfen, Malz, leicht süßlich, wenig bitter.
Tried on 27 Jan 2021 at 14:49

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Simply Local, Burntwood. Pours clear yellow, with a white head. Aroma: pale malts, white bread, toffee, floral hops. Taste: moderate sweet & light bitter, cereal, sweet grains, light herbal, grassy. Light to medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2021 at 20:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
11.2oz bottle. Not that pleasant of an aroma, not so bad either I suppose. Bight and filtered, with a decent hop balance, but overall still has a factory tone. Drinkable, but not a prime example of the style.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2020 at 05:44

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500 ml bottle. Clear light golden, stable foamy head. Rather grainy and malty, hay and straw, citrus, a bit of marzipan. Dry bitterness, malty sweetness. Rather thin bodied, watery texture, lively carbonated, dry malty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2020 at 19:14

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500 ml bottle. Clear light golden, stable foamy head. Light citrus and grain, pale malts, light caramel, some hay and grass, metal. Malty sweetness, dry metallic bitterness. Light bodied, oily watery texture, lively carbonated, dry sweetish finish. Decent Kölsch.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2020 at 20:21

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle picked up at Harmon's. Pours clear straw golden with a small white head, light lacing. Straw, bready, honey, wet grass. Good
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2020 at 02:01

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Fles 33cl thuis. Licht grainy, wat maltig, fris, licht hoppig, zoetje, bittertonen, redelijk zacht. (27-9-2020).
Tried on 27 Sep 2020 at 15:21

Not very good.
Tried on 12 Sep 2020 at 18:40

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Fles 50cl thuis. Grassig, bitters, licht maltig, hoptonen, fris, diacetyl. (11-9-2020).
Tried on 11 Sep 2020 at 15:42

4.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Looks good, clear gold body with white head. Good grassy aroma. Falls into the toilet on the taste bad flat something like stale bread. Flat almost nothing finish.
Tried on 04 Aug 2020 at 02:01