“Founded by Peter Joseph Früh in 1904, Früh are a historic brewery based in Cologne, Germany which is known for producing the beer of the region: Kölsch. The Kölsch style is protected by law, so only beers brewed around the city can bear the name. Luckily for us, that’s exactly where we brewed our collaboration beer: King Kölsch. The style is unique as it uses top fermenting yeast (commonly used in ales), but is then lagered at low temperatures like you would a Helles or Pilsner.”

Glassware: Tumbler.

Appearance: Pours a strikingly bright golden hue with 100% clarity. The head swells to about three to four fingers before it slowly retracts and settles to a thick overlay. Excellent lace work on the glass too.

Aroma: Super light and grainy. Some floral aspects along with peppery spice and fresh cut grass. The ale yeast provides this extra chewiness plus a hint of dried bread crusts and cereal grains coming through. We really love the hybrid nature of this style…it makes for fun and interesting aromas.

Flavour: Not many styles can quench a thirst on a scorching hot summers day like a German Kölsch can. It’s light, grainy, floral, spicy and herbaceous but with a distinctly fuller body than its lager-based counterparts. A soft bitterness through the mid carries the grainy and spicy notes into the well drawn out finish.

Mouthfeel: Crisp, dry and clean with light-moderate body. Perfectly carbed. The 5.2% ABV is right on par for a traditional Kölsch.

Overall: Well we’re not surprised by the high quality of this…Brewdog and Früh together are an epic combination. It flies very close to Früh’s OG recipe which, in our opinion, is one of the best iterations in the world anyway. Superb.