Gilden Kölsch
Gilden Kölsch Brauerei GmbH

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From:
Gilden Kölsch Brauerei GmbH
 
Germany
Style:
Kölsch
Ranked #201
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
82
Ranked #25,142
Avg:
3.56 | pDev: 10.96%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
56
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 15, 2024
Added:
Oct 02, 2003
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  10
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Rated: 3.55 by samEBC from Belgium

Feb 15, 2024
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Didn’t even know this beer existed until I walked into Gilden im Zims “Heimat kölscher Helden” in the Heumarkt in Köln because Pfaffen closed early on the Sunday after Carnival (makes sense if you know). Classic, traditional Kölsch, nothing special. Tasty malt profile and quite drinkable. Properly sweet yet balanced.
Nov 12, 2023
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Rated by flgimp from Pennsylvania

3.87/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Another fine kolsch! Served at Gilden im Zims , Cologne, Germany.
Jul 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.57 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Apr 19, 2022
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Gilden Kölsch Brauerei GmbH “Golden Kölsch”
,5L brown glass bottle coded “Mindestens haltbar bis Ende: 05.22 L2708 G1 1219”. Sampled on 27.09.21

Notes: Brewed with barley, wheat, hop extract, and hops. Clear golden in color beneath a standard sized head of white foam. The aroma displays grainy malt with a pleasant herbal and grassy hop component. The flavor is malty, rich, and fuller in grain than most. Herbal and spicy. Solidly bitter. Dry finish.
Sep 27, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

Dec 04, 2020
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Reviewed by twage04 from North Carolina

4.09/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On cask at a nice restaurant in Cologne. Easy drinking, malt/hops seems about average. Smooth and flavorful without being too bland or too overpowering.
Dec 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by robotic_being from Illinois

Sep 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.53 by 54V4G3 from Belgium

Dec 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Nov 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Mar 08, 2017
 
Rated: 2.6 by BlackVeg from Germany

Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.53 by windowside from Germany

Dec 06, 2016
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Rated by Gregaroo from Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
11-20-16 - Sunday afternoon lunch in Cologne, Germany.
Nov 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.72 by JTuomi from Finland

Oct 08, 2016
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.77/5  rDev -22.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Rating from notes taken in March, 2016:

.5L green and silver can from a Rewe market in Koln:

Low C / AVERAGE
Jun 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Sweetdemonsweat from Germany

Dec 26, 2015
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Reviewed by aleigator from Germany

3.46/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Drank from bottle.

Smells of young, herb infused hay, tied together by wheat and white bread malts, with a toffee note on top.

Has a lively carbonation, adding to the beers refreshing appearance while preventing it from becoming too watery, and keeping it easy drinkable, which is also true, due to its light body.

Tastes of copper infused bready malts, together with a sweet toffee accent, coated up by hay. Its bubbly carbonation becomes the most recognizable during the middle part, together with a more distinct toffee profile, balanced by herbal, leaf defined hops. Hops remain pleasantly visible till the finish, adding a dry note to the otherwise profound toffee, also toned down by the metallic carbonation, from which the hops benefit the most.

Interesting interpretation of this style, which would turn a tad too sweet, if it wasn't for the pungent hops during the finish, while remaining the beers typical light, crisp mouthfeel. Untamed in comparison to many other Kölsch examples, and pretty far away from tasting boring as for the prominent hop/toffee clash, entertaining the palate very well.
Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by HopBelT from Belgium

Jun 30, 2015
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Rated by antex from Croatia (Hrvatska)

4.22/5  rDev +18.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very good taste! Bottle could be better looking.
Jan 04, 2015
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