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Gaffel Kölsch 2.91 400

Gaffel Kölsch

Percentile
37
overall
Brewed by Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co.
Style: Kölsch

Köln, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4002.92/5.02.91/5.04.8%55.5Kölsch/Altbier
Commercial Description:
The laws protecting the brewing of kolsch are as strict as the German Purity Law of 1516. Kolsch beer can only be brewed within the city of Cologne. As the best-known kolsch brewery, Gaffel's flavor is derived from an ale yeast that is "lagered" (or aged) in cold cellars. Gaffel is pale, faintly fruity with a crisp, hop finish. Enjoy as an aperitif or digestif.
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 omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/58/20
Jun 21, 2007  
Bottled at Silja Line Stockholm-Turku. Clear pale golden, average head. Sweet and fruity with medium body. Grassy and minerally with mellow mouthfeel. Rough and basic.


 troyc (1175), Lubbock, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 15, 2007  
(Tap) Pours a yellow color with a short, fizzy head. Lots of carbonation. Aroma of grass and light hops. Taste is similar, but the body is a little bit too weak (even for the style). A refreshing beer, but as for taste this one is lacking.


 henrikb (1303), Aarhus, Denmark
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/57/20
Jun 14, 2007  
Draft - Boring golden body, creamy white head; Metallic, malty sweet and incredibly boring aroma; Super boring bitter body, watery with big soft carbonation; Aroma finishes very fast in finish (which is great) but a metallic malty bitterness lasts quite long. NEVER AGAIN!


 mike1977ok (648), Netherlands
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/104/510/20
Jun 4, 2007  
Slightly pale looking for a pilsener. A fairly bland aroma, smells kind of watery. Flavour is also very mild, slightly dry and bitter but lacking in depth. It does feel great on the pallet, extremely clean and easy to drink.


 sheatripper (863), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/57/103/513/20
May 12, 2007  
Bottle now and, from memory, draught paper cup at Harry’s Water Taxi Beach. Non-distinctive hay/grassy aroma, with a very light malt flavor with crisp notes of green apple. Very easy drinking, even gulpable on a hot day. Nice summer beach beer, as long as it’s cold.


 TURDFERGUSON (1606), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/511/20
May 11, 2007  
On tap at the Speakeasy. Pour looked like rusty water with no head. Aroma was seriously lacking--some toasted malt and grain. Blah. Taste is close to water too. Crisp and refreshing, but nothing great.


 Nephilium (557), Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/102/511/20
May 7, 2007  
Light bitterness to the aroma, with something underlying I can’t identify. It pours a clear golden amber, with a quickly fading head, and lively carbonation visible. Light crisp flavor with hints of apple and a faint hop taste. Almost no finish at all, and the carbonation seems a bit too high for my tastes. Overall, not a bad beer, but strictly middle of the road.


 BeerBelcher (943), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
May 3, 2007  
This beer was light crisp, and very refreshing. It had a bright clear golden color with little aroma. Flavor was light, somewhat crisp, with a bit of metallic-ness at the finish. Mouthfeel was very light, and I felt this beer could have benefited from additional carbonation. Not bad, but just a light refreshment; not a real serious beer.



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