Kölsch

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Kölsch is a style of beer originating in Cologne (Köln), Germany. In appearance, it is bright and clear with a straw-yellow hue. Kölsch is a top-fermenting beer. Since 1997, the term "Kölsch" has had a protected geographical indication (PGI) within the European Union, indicating a beer that is made within 50 km (31 mi) of the city of Cologne and brewed according to the Kölsch Konvention as defined by the members of the Cologne Brewery Association (Kölner Brauerei-Verband). Kölsch is one of the most strictly defined beer styles in Germany: according to the Konvention, it is a pale, highly attenuated, hoppy, bright (i.e. filtered and not cloudy) top-fermenting beer, and must be brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot. It has an original gravity between 11 and 14 degrees Plato (specific gravity of 1.044 to 1.056).

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