Haus Kölscher Brautradition

Client Brewer in 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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5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. A light golden beer with a white head. The aroma has primary notes of grain and straw, but also light notes of malt. The flavor is sweeet malty with a light touch of straw, leading to a bitter finish. A very delicate beer, but a bit boring.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2007 at 19:08


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

Bottled (Thanks DerDoppelbock!). Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is papery, hayish and malty. Flavour is sweetish malts along with some hoppy dry bitterness. slight papery thing. Slight fudgeish hints in the aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2007 at 06:04


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled (BB 11/2007)
Golden color, small white head. Strong grassy hoppy nose. Sweet malty and citrusy fruity with typical grassy Kölsch hop profile. Crisp carbonation. Very standard, but wellmade Kölsch. Nice hoppy aftertaste. Lacks those papery flavors which ruin many Kölsches.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2007 at 06:02


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

Bottled (Thanks DerDoppelbock!). Pale golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is grassy malts and hops., Flavour is very grassy with some malty and hoppy hints. Even a bit acidic in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2007 at 00:43


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Draught at Cinema, Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. Clear golden. Sweet and fruity. Grassy hops dry it out and gives it a pleasant flavour of orange and haym as well as some late bitterness. The mouthfeel is rounded and rathe rsoft. Well drinkable.

Tried on 21 May 2007 at 08:41


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

Bottle. Nice head with ok duration. Color is golden. Aroma is malty with notes of citrus. Taste is sweet and malty with citric finish. Oily palate.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2007 at 14:16


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle, 4.9%. Pale yellow colour, big stable white head. The flavour is a little bready with a hint of fruit. OK kölschy. The bitterness is a little sourish, but fits the style OK.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2007 at 07:27


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. A light orange beer with a rim of off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of citrus. The flavor is malty with light notes of caramel and citrus, leading to a dry bitter hoppy end. The body is on the light side, and the mouthfeel is a bit flat.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2007 at 07:21


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

(Draught at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London 28 Apr 2007) Golden yellow colour with brief white head. Fruity nose with notes of lemon, pineapple and a hint of coriander. Fruity taste with lemon, pineapple and a rather dry finish with a delicate, grassy bitterness. Refreshing.

Tried on 05 May 2007 at 14:17


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Serviert wurde mir das Bier im Früh-Kölsch Glas, Grenadier Gläser scheinen rar geworden zu sein. Froh, diese Seltenheit gefunden zu haben, ist mir das dann aber egal. Der Antrunk ist schön malzig, die hopfige Note sticht heraus. Dabei ist das Bier angenehm prickelnd. Das vollmundige Bier wird nach und nach süßer, der Abgang ist herb, weiterhin aber süßlich-malzig. Ein sehr aromatisches Kölsch, ungewöhnlich aber überzeugend. Dieses Bier gibt es nur in wenigen Kneipen im Raum Mannheim - Frankfurt - Mainz. Da bekommen die Leute da aber definitiv einen guten Eindruck von Kölsch!

Tried on 19 Mar 2007 at 11:08