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Type: Full Ale ABV (Alcohol by volume): 4.8% Country of origin:Cologne, Germany Introduced: 1516 The classic Gaffel Koelsch is a particularly fresh speciality beer from Cologne, brewed according to a time-honoured family recipe and the German Purity Law of 1516 with water, malt, hops, and hops extract. The birth of the brand Gaffel The brief, eventful and turbulent time in the brewery's history came to an end on May 24th 1908. This is the date on which the Becker Brothers took over the brewery. Their aims were clear. They rebuilt the building to resemble an old guild house and renamed the top-fermenting beer brewery "In der Gaffel" in the spirit of Cologne's peaceful revolution of 1396. The brothers' resourcefulness had a solid foundation. The Beckers were experienced entrepreneurs who ran an agricultural store in the North of Cologne in Roggendorf-Tenhoven. Their business consisted of selling grains, fertilizers and even coal. They also owned a roofing company as well as a steam-powered sawmill in Worringen and had owned a brewery in Dormagen since 1884. What could have been more fitting than buying a brewery in the heart of Cologne? The top-fermenting brewery "In der Gaffel" was not a large brewery, but it was ambitious and quickly made a name for itself. Eigelstein Street 41 became one of the most popular addresses among Cologne's inhabitants. Its excellent top-fermented beer and good food were known throughout the city. In 1918 the brewery bar on Eigelstein Street underwent massive refurbishment and the interior design was modernised. The façade, which contained decorative historical emblems of the city of Cologne, retained the character of an old guild house. The exterior of the brewery had been perfectly adapted to fit the name "In der Gaffel". The term "marketing" may not have existed at the beginning of the 20th century, but the changes made to the brewery certainly met the criteria for what marketing would come to mean. Gaffel Koelsch beer types
Type: Full Ale ABV: 2.4% Introduced: Gaffel Koelsch Light has the typical delicately bitter, full Gaffel flavour, because like Gaffel Koelsch it is brewed according to the German Purity Law. A gentle procedure is used to reduce the alcohol content by 50 % and the number of calories by more than 40 %.
Type: Full Ale ABV: 0.5% Introduced: Gaffel Koelsch Frei (Free) has the typical delicately bitter, full Gaffel flavour, because like Gaffel Koelsch it is brewed according to the German Purity Law. A gentle procedure is used to remove the alcohol almost entirely and reduce the number of calories by more than 40 %.
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Name: Gaffel Koelsch
Name: Gaffel Koelsch Light
Name: Gaffel Koelsch Frei