Garrold Profile

Tap at the brewhouse. The best of the trip. Good looker. Nice malt presence. Bright fresh hop. Absolutely chuggable. Nicest place we visited with the best food, too. Ace.

Tried from Draft at Brauhaus Reissdorf on 23 Nov 2025 at 16:04

Garrold (11394) reviewed Peters Kölsch from Haus Kölscher Brautradition 2 months ago

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

Tap at the brewhouse. Super crisp but the dryness was a bit overwhelming. Like I needed a beer after this. Had a little bit of an off aroma too. Slightly soapy. My least favourite koelsch of the trip.

Tried from Draft at Peters Brauhaus on 22 Nov 2025 at 16:00

Garrold (11394) reviewed Kölsch from Hausbrauerei Päffgen 2 months ago

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

Tap at the brewhouse. This came nice and cold. Good looking bev with some lacing. Super crisp and dry. Good hop character. Clean as a whistle. Nice one.

Tried from Draft at Brauhaus Päffgen on 22 Nov 2025 at 15:57

7.6

Garrold (11394) reviewed Kölsch from Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co. 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap in the hotel bar in Cologne prior to heading out into the Saturday evening madness. Decent looker overall and very refreshing. Decent hop character and got smashed in about two gulps.

Tried from Draft on 21 Nov 2025 at 15:52

Garrold (11394) reviewed Solar Tomb from Holy Goat 2 months ago

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

375ml bottle via the online shop. Hazed deep peachy gold. No head. Nose has unripe pineapple. Sour citrus fruit. Tangy yeast. Oats. Taste is sour and fairly dry. Pretty acidic with fine carbonation. Sour fruity finish. Oaty and slightly metallic aftertaste. Below par for this brewer.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2025 at 18:15

Garrold added a new beer Solar Tomb by Holy Goat
2 months ago

7.6

Garrold (11394) reviewed Kölsch from Brauhaus Schreckenskammer 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle picked up in Cologne as I wasn’t going to get this on tap. Overall this is pretty herbal and a little grassy, verging on vegetal, but not to any detriment. At the sweeter end of the spectrum although there’s some grassy bitterness. Drinks well. Nice body. Notably this is 5% as opposed to the usual 4.8. Good gear and a nice tick.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2025 at 19:34

Garrold has a new beer style achievement

Level 4 for Kölsch ticks with a total of 25 ticks of this master style.
Kölsch (2024+) from Brauerei HELLER was the one that did it!
2 months ago

7.1

Garrold (11394) reviewed Kölsch (2024+) from Brauerei HELLER 2 months ago

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

330ml bottle picked up in Cologne, as I wasn’t going to see this one on tap. Tad darker than some. Lemon pith and soft peppery herb. Fairly dry and a bit dusty. Pretty cleansing on the palate. Light bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2025 at 19:00

7.6

Garrold (11394) reviewed Alhamber from Straßenbräu 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Tap. Delirium Cologne. Clear coppery amber. Very decent sticky lasting just off white swede. Big mosaic bubblegum going on. Ever so slightly toasty malts. Taste has some sweetness but mostly it’s dry and punchy bitter. Good body overall. Moderate bitter finish.

Tried from Draft at Delirium Café Köln on 24 Nov 2025 at 19:19