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Früh Kölsch
Brauerei Früh am Dom
- From:
- Brauerei Früh am Dom
- Germany
- Style:
- Kölsch
Ranked #58 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #18,836 - Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 12.5%
- Reviews:
- 194
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 11, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 01, 2002
- Wants:
- 44
- Gots:
- 110
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
From the recipe by Peter Josef Früh of the family brewery, this top-fermented specialty beer features the best ingredients and is brewed according to the German Purity Law. A favourite beer of Cologne, which became one of the city’s original.
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts
4.09/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Currently downing a few glasses on Saturday 11 November, the first day of Carnival here in Köln. As expected, an absolute shit show. Everyone is in a costume except me. Pretty standard light beer, goes down easy. A bit sharper and drier than most beers of this style. €9.20 for four 0.2l pours, not bad in late 2023 during a big festival. Certainly not the best in Köln but does the trick.
Nov 11, 2023
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
3.52/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
330 ml bottle
Served in an oversized, stemless, wine glass
This beer pours a brilliant golden hue and is topped with less than an inch of tan head that leaves spotty lacing.
Light citrus, grain, and grass aromas
It has a fruity and citrus flavor upfront. Grain and grass in the middle. Somewhat of a lemony finish.
This bodied with a watery mouthfeel
Decent beer
Nov 07, 2023Served in an oversized, stemless, wine glass
This beer pours a brilliant golden hue and is topped with less than an inch of tan head that leaves spotty lacing.
Light citrus, grain, and grass aromas
It has a fruity and citrus flavor upfront. Grain and grass in the middle. Somewhat of a lemony finish.
This bodied with a watery mouthfeel
Decent beer
Reviewed by SlowPourInSlough
3.37/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
L: straw gold with a big white head
S: more to this than the taste. Citrus and kitchen garden herbs with a touch of yeast.
T: grassy and slatey but a bit thin honestly.
F: good carbonation, crisp
O: just not enough complexity or depth for me. To be fair, it's easy drinking and well-made.
Oct 10, 2023S: more to this than the taste. Citrus and kitchen garden herbs with a touch of yeast.
T: grassy and slatey but a bit thin honestly.
F: good carbonation, crisp
O: just not enough complexity or depth for me. To be fair, it's easy drinking and well-made.
Reviewed by SudsMcE
4.67/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.67/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A great kolsh selection and what introduced me to German beer. My life has never been the same…and my wallet certainly knows it. The Germans produce some great beer! I maybe a little biased as it was my first but this is my favorite Kolsh.
Aug 16, 2023Rated by PresidentofWhat
4.59/5 rDev +19.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.59/5 rDev +19.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Great creamy head, bit bitter but smooth as hell, pretty carbonated
Mar 15, 2023
Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois
4.28/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
poured from a 500mL candy cane can into a 2nd shift “you deserve this!” stang. pours a fairly clear golden “beer” color with a three finger soapy white foam head and plenty of bubbles rising from bottom to top. you gotta love that kolsch aroma - more fruity / herbal than your typical lager but still has some mineral quality to it. taste follows with a smooth and fairly thick mouthfeel. this is an excellent kolsch. really easy drinking and to me leans closer to the lager side of things, which i prefer in this hybrid style (and in beer in general).
Feb 04, 2023
Früh Kölsch from Brauerei Früh am Dom
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
597 ratings
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