BACK TO THE INDEX johann schäfer Johann Schäfer was a forwarding agent, i.e. a freight forwarder who organized the transport of goods. In the 1950s, he founded the Spedition Johann Schäfer, a company that transported goods by truck in and around Cologne. Today’s Brauhaus Johann Schäfer is located in the company’s former headquarters at Elsaßstraße […]

BACK TO THE INDEX brewery pfaffen Pfaffen Brauerei Max Päffgen was founded in 2001. The first Pfaffen beer was brewed in October 2001. Maximilian Päffgen, grandson of the founder of the Päffgen brewery, manages Pfaffen, but the brewery is independent. Since 2001, Max Päffgen has been serving Pfaffen beer at 62 Heumarkt (orange building) Pfaffen

BACK TO THE INDEX dom kölsch breweries Dom im Stapelhaus QUICK FACTS Named after the Stapelrecht (1259) Where the Stapelhaus stands today used to be a fish market, where the fish were subjected to quality checks and prepared for sale Until the building was destroyed in the Second World War, it was converted many times

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BACK TO THE INDEX gaffel breweries Gaffel am Dom QUICK FACTS First brewery at Eigelstein 41, 1302 “Zum Leysten” Purchased by the Becker family “In der Gaffel” in 1908 Today run by the 4th generation of the family Dispute between the Becker brothers in 2006Both brothers are stripped of their management positions Heinrich Becker’s son,

BACK TO THE INDEX carnival History The origins of carnival lie in 12th century Christianity, when Lent was preceded by the carnival season. During Lent, people abstained from meat, fat and milk, so it was a time of discipline and self-control. The carnival season, on the other hand, was a time of general revelry, with

BACK TO THE INDEX Sion Brew Houses BRAUhaus sion QUICK FACTS Jean Sion acquires the “Dombräues” brewery in 1912 After the death of Jean (1915), Georg Risch takes over the brewery in 1928 1936 Georg Risch bequeaths the brewery to his stepson, Hans Sion “Altstadt Bräu Sion” Still owned by the Sion family today, now

back to the index kölsch History The first brewery to use and advertise the name “Kölsch” was the Sünner brewery. They have been brewing Kölsch since 1906 and first advertised it in 1918. However, the history of Kölsch began much earlier and has evolved over many centuries into what we know today. The first Cologne

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BACK TO THE INDEX Peters Breweries Peters Brauhaus QUICK FACTS Peter Josef Peters receives permission to brew in Monheim in 1847 1876 Brewery moves to larger building Peters Brauhaus on Altermarkt since 1994 2000, the Peters family brews 7 types of beer 2004 parent company is sold, since then as Lohnbräu in Cologne Fun fact: