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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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4.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
330 ml bottle. Pours with a clear golden color and a small white head, which disappears very quickly. Nose is grassy and grainy, some malts. Taste is surprisingly crisp, more bitter-hoppy than other Kölsch.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2017 at 08:25

4/10
Tried on 17 Oct 2017 at 12:41

7/10
Kölsch=Kölsch
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2017 at 18:20

4/10
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2017 at 09:26

2/10
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2017 at 23:35

6/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2017 at 10:21

5.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Sampled from 0.5 l bottle from local ’trinkgut’, best before April 2018. Clear, golden yellow with a thin, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, slightly grassy-spicy and a little floral aroma of grains and some straw. Slightly sweetish, moderately bitter, a bit grassy-spicy and a bit floral taste of grains and some straw with very faint hints of honey, followed by a short, quite bitter, moderately grassy-spicy finish. Almost medium-bodied, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Fairly bland, but inoffensive and very quaffable.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2017 at 12:57

4.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
On tap KVB. Comes with a clear golden color and just a small, white head. Moderate nose of grass and hay. Some citric notes and floral hops. Taste is moderate sweet with grassy flavors. Short bitter dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2017 at 15:42

5.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bouteille(Getränke Schneider, Cologne); Golden, clear, stable creamy and lacy white head, visible carbonation; mild grainy and sourish-fruity nose with an illusion of cooked vegetables; mild to moderate bitter-sweet flavour with a slight (fruity) acidity, no infection at all; light bodied and fizzy; lingering fruity and mildly bitter finish. Not demanding, but refreshing...
Tried on 09 Aug 2017 at 14:31

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 9
Pours clear golden blonde, medium sized, stable white head. Smell is very absent. A very mild maltyness, if you really search for it. Taste is mostly malty, but medium aromatic thnx to rather intense ( for the style) amounts of white bread, biscuit, and even some dough. A really, really fine and subtile hop character than only provides the bitterness to counter the malts, and make a great drinkable beer all together. nice .
Tried on 03 Aug 2017 at 08:27