Malzmühle Koch’sches Malzbier

Brewed by Malzmühle Brauerei Schwartz
Style: Low Alcohol
Köln, Germany

Rocky brown head, yet diminishing. Leaves an excellent lace. Dark ruby in color. Lots of molasses and caramel in the aroma. Very pleasant. Some buttery notes, sweet dough. Resembles the scent of a sweet tee left over night. Medium bodied, a bit syrupy. Caramel sweetness in the flavor at first; ice-tee mouthfeel in the finish. I’d love to have this one always ready to hand! Resembles a Dutch Oud Bruin or good Russian fermented kvas, which is not available in the market anymore.

Bottled. Strong sweet butterscotch aroma. Very dark ruby color, brown head, very nice lace. Extremely sweet caramel start but soon less sweet, nice burnt malts, butterscotch, black tea in the very finish, light dry, almost syrupy. More like the Dutch Oud Bruin than the standard Geman Malz ’beers’.

Das beste Malzbier. das ich bis jetzt getrunken habe. Es ist nicht so sßü wie viele andere Malzbiere, man schmeckt hier, dass es anders als der übliche Malztrunk ist. Leichte Hopfigkeit und sogar eine minimale Herbe, die aber von der Süße übertrumpft wird, sind zu erkennen.

bottle, tarded with Kölschtrinker. Amber-brown colour, small but creamy beige head. Lightly hoppy, not unpleasantly sweet - well balanced for its style. Nice!

Reddish brown pour covered by a fair off-white head. Caramelly nose with cherry coke notes and a certain biscuity character that feels more malty than any of the other malzbier I’ve had. Unagressive carbonation, juicy, fruity palate with enough acidity to keep in check. A fine example of a style that serves a noble purpose!

Draught, 2% at the brewpub. Caramelly and buttery aroma, quite nice. Almost black colour, seems clear. Stable light brown head. The flavour is quite sweet with lots of brown sugar notes. Distinguished from other beers of the style by a subtle spicy hoppiness, which helps to balance the sweetness ever so slightly. Quite nice.

Draught, Malzmühle, Köln. Head is initially small, frothy, light brown, mostly lasting. Body is dark brown to black. Aroma is moderately malty (burnt caramel, molasses, cereal, nuts), lightly yeasty (dough), with a light note of raisin. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery/syrupy texture, soft carbonation. I felt stupid even ordering this, but all in all it’s not bad for a malt. Barley’s answer to soda pop.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown with a quickly gone tan head. Aroma is sweet malty, light breadish touch. Sweet caramel malty. Sweet lingering and roasted flavoured finish. Vague diacetyl touch to a the raisin sweetness.