Bürger Kölsch

Brewed by Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co.
Style: Kölsch
Köln, Germany

Bottled (Thanks DerDoppelbock!). Yellowish golden colour, mediumsized white head, some lacing. Aroma is grass, hops and some slight sweetish notes. Flavour is sweet hops, and nice hoppyness. Also some slight herbal notes.

Clear golden pour, fair white head. Grainy, herbal nose that got the proportions between malt and hops quite right, but does not quite have the winning little something. I guess it could simply be fresher, but the bottle indicates still 2 months before expiring. Active carbonation accentuates the dryness, definitely Gaffel’s driest beer. Finishes short and lean.

Bottle, BB 13 09 07 Sparkling yellow body. Frothy white head. Soapy, hoppy aroma. Not very attractive nose. Moderately bitter flavour. Quite hoppy. Dry mouthfeel. Somewhat metallic.

Bottle, thanks Sebastian. Pale golden, big bubbles, white foam. Light dusty and citric nose. Dry herbal hops, almost like a north german pils, crunchy malt, citric overtones retronasal . Dry hop aftertaste, quickly petering off.

Bottle. Clear yellow / golden color with a large good lacing white head. Aroma is light malty, hay, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and ligth to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.

Fully clear gold, initially big bubbles to fluffy, very white head, fast gone. Vanilla and fresh grain, bit spicey nose (dry leaf spices), herb. Dry, grainy and pale malts taste with restrained sweetness. Little bitterness that is not quite clean enough to be called hoppy. Sweet impression always remains threatening, without bursting through. Definitely grist slickness, and quite some restsugars. Despite diminishing carbonation, a bit fizzy all through. Reasonable Kölsch, quite acceptable, even if a bit Pilsner-oriented, certainly from the bottle.

Bottle. Dark golden colour with a large white head. Sweet, fruity and grainy aroma. Malty and lightly hoppy taste, with a light bitter finish. Medium bodied, crisp and refreshing. Not bad; unremarkable, inoffensive...

Bottle: Pale golden, mid-sized fluffy head; faint fruity (pears) and grainy nose, kind of perfumed; mild, slightly bitter-sweet flavour; short, mild bitter fruity finish. Not unpleasant, quite well drinkable "low budget" Kölsch................