Beer Post: Kölsch

Our first German beer mission, and this was on obvious one - a sampling of the various Kölsch beers. Kölsch is Köln's local (city-specific) beer variety. There are around 7 easily accessible brands, and our aim was to taste them all. In that we left the whole task for one night, we didn't quite reach completion.
We don't know much about Kölsch categorically, other than it's Köln-specific and is generally a lighter (in flavor and color) beer. Kölsch is always served in a tall, thin 0.2L glass. Every pub and restaurant in Köln serves Kölsch. And they serve exactlz one brand. So everyone has signs out front declaring this allegience, usually bigger than the signage for the pub itself.
So here we have it:

• Gilden - one of our two favorites. A complex and very well-crafted beer. Full-bodied with a lot of flavor and a nice, thick mouthfeel. The flavors all burst sharply at first, and the beer finishes smooth.
• Sion - the other favorite. This too is full-bodied with a lot of flavor, yet is citrusy and rather crisp. We tried Sion at their brewhouse; a proper one where, in traditional style, they all wore blue shirts and were somewhat curt.
• Früh - in the next tier. A bit blander, but light, citrusy, fruity. Definitely the hoppiest of them all, lending to a bitter, sour taste.
• Dom - like Früh, rather good but relatively medium quality. Dom is a large beer; dense, malty, and nutty with a thick mouthfeel
• Gaffel - pathetic. The budweiser of Kölsch, this tasted watered-down and like a bunch of amateurs brewed it.
• Sünner - //TODO
• Reissdorf - //TODO

Prost Köln!