We happened to go to restaurants a couple of times recently that gave me the chance to compare beers from the tap that I had recently had from the bottle. I was quite surprised as the difference in the experience.
Köingsbacher Pils that disappointed me from the bottles was a quite different beer from the tap. This was the beer that I remember from my past trips to Koblenz. Nice malty start, steely hops coming through at the finish, nice light brown color. Really a good pils. It is actually very similar to Bitburger, who recently bought them. Maybe it just doesn't hold up in a bottle.
Früh Kölsch was also quite different from the tap. It was not so highly carbonated as the one from the bottle that I tried. Actually, the lower carbonation is more consistent with this beer's style. The idea is that the beer served in the in the Klöschausschrank (Klösch pubs in Cologne) doesn't bloat the drinker, so he/she will drink more. The custom in these places is to continue replacing the empty glass, until you signal you're done by placing the beermat (the coaster that the beer is served on) on top of the empty glass. Don't worry, they'll let you know how many you drank at the end of the evening.
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