About
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".
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".
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A slight soapiness in the aroma. Firm but soft hopbitterness in the flavor. Also a fine grassy hopbitter aftertaste. Well balanced beer, in spite of the flaws in the aroma.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Very light vanilla aroma. Creamy, slightly hoppy and grassy flavor. Medium bodied. Light, pleasant Kölsch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Soft orange aroma. A soft bitter flavor with some chalk and orange. Everything in a kölsch is soft and fairly well balanced and this one is no exception. Very drinkable, but not distinctive.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Hardly any noticeable aroma. A bit thinnish, light notes of apple and orange in the flavor. Very light hoppy aftertaste. Supermarket kölsch. Not unpleasant, but just bland.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
11 ounce swing top bottle. A soft bitterness in the flavor. Just a bit grassy with a hint of orange. Typical kölsch with the emphasis on drinkability. Good and tasty example of the type.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Clear, yellow-ish, pale golden colour with average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, snow-white head. Grainy, strawy, minimally musty, malty and rather plain, bitter hoppy aroma. Taste is slightly bitter and grassy hoppy, minimally strawy malty. Ordinary, stinknormales (common-or-garden) Kölsch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2019
at 16:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle in Cologne. Deep gold with a tall head. Malty nose, estery, honey, orange, bubble gum, apples. Flavor is rather sweet and malty with apples and honey. A bit too heavy and estery for a kolsch, imo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2019
at 04:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap @ Biermuseum (visited 11.6.2019) in Cologne in Germany. F: big, white, long lasting. C: pale gold, crystal clear. A: malty, bit bready, fruity, grassy. T: medium malty base, bready, grassy, bit fruity, lower carbonation, refreshing, enjoyed.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2019
at 08:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From tap @ Gilden im Zims (visited 11.6.2019) in Cologne in Germany. F: big, white, average retention. C: straw to pale gold, clear. A: malty, bit bready, fruity, grassy touch. T: malty, bit grassy, fruity, caramel, bready, medium body and carbonation, good for the style, enjoyed.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2019
at 08:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From tap @ Restaurant Mama Leone (visited 11.6.2019) in Cologne in Germany. F: big, white, good retention. C: gold, clear. A: malty, bready, bit caramel, fruity. T: malty, bready, fruity, bit yeasty, grassy touch, bit spicy, medium body and carbonation, easy drinkable, good one.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2019
at 08:05