Garrold Profile

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 (11626) reviewed

Solar Tomb from Holy Goat

7 months ago

6/10 — 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
7 months ago

Garrold (11626) reviewed

Kölsch from Brauhaus Schreckenskammer

7 months ago

7.6/10 — 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!
7 months ago

Garrold (11626) reviewed

Kölsch (2024+) from Brauerei HELLER

7 months ago

7.1/10 — 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

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Alhamber from Straßenbräu

7 months ago

7.6/10 — 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 Tipsy Monk Bier Bar (formerly Delirium Café Köln) on 24 Nov 2025 at 19:19

Garrold added a new beer Alhamber by Straßenbräu
7 months ago

Garrold (11626) reviewed

Pilsener-Bier from Störtebeker Braumanufaktur

7 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5

Tap. Delirium Cologne. Region tick by the looks. Clear medium gold. Solid swede. Sweetish grain and earthy hop leaf. Taste is dry and light bitter. Solid pils but would have benefited served colder. Nice bar, mind.

Tried from Draft at Tipsy Monk Bier Bar (formerly Delirium Café Köln) on 24 Nov 2025 at 19:03

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Bockbier / Helles Bockbier from Brauerei Knoblach (Schammelsdorfer)

7 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7

Tap. Craft Beer Corner, Cologne. Clear medium gold. Slightly broken just off white lasting head. Taste is sweet and caramel like. Some charred pith bitterness. Drinks easy enough for the ABV. Maybe a little flabby. Feels over 7% actually. Bitter finish. Ok. Skewed.

Tried from Draft at Craftbeer Corner Coeln on 22 Nov 2025 at 21:53