French Broad Gateway Kolsch

Brewed by French Broad Brewing Co.
Style: Kölsch
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Date: 08/25/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Chattanooga

yellowm frothy white head, drippy lace, light hop aroma, creamy body, sweet grain flavor, nice bready character, good sharp bitterness to balance the sweet,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

22oz bottle-pours a retaining white head that laces and pale yellow color. Aroma is bready/grainy, yeast, some spice hops. Taste is bready/grainy, yeast, spice/metallic hops bite. Towards light body. Dry. Thanks decaturstevo for sharing.

Draft sample at Knoxville Brew Jam. Poured a clear straw color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate sour citrus hoppy aroma. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Medium sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Average brew.

Bomber from Cindirene’s. Pours hazy canary with big 3-finger, clingy white head. Nose is pale malt, lemongrassy hopcitrus, yeasty spice. The pale malt predominates the taste, with mid-palate hops, citrus, dry floral notes, and that same late slightly tart yeasty spicy flavor that I’ve gotten in all FB beers. A good kick off beer for a ramp up session of styles.

Draft at Barley’s Taproom in Asheville, NC. Poured a slightly hazy golden color. Head was white and reduced over a few minutes to a thin film. There was some decent lace left on the glass at the end. Smelled of yeasty bread dough. White bread dough. The flavor was similar and pleasant with the addition of noble hops. There was mild hop bitterness at the end which rounded things out nicely. Surprisingly good for a kolsch.

Growler. Sweet barley malt aroma with a hint of peach. Pale yellow with a moderate white head. Barley malt predominantly - lightly sweet with a moderate hops finish. A nice koelsch on the the hoppy side.

Courtesy of sebletitje. Pours clear gold with straw hues and white head. The aroma is sweet with fruity esters and floral hops as well as rose pedals and grains. The taste is a bit on the bright side with spice and acidity followed by a shallow hollow graininess.

Yellow, with a nice white head. Grainy. mildly fruity aroma. Clean palate, with notes of grain and toast and a very faint fruity edge. On tap at Barley’s, Asheville.