Archive record · Brewery
Cölner Hofbräu P. Josef Früh
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Founded
- 1904
- Archive ID
- TB-4D4V2D2M
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Founder: Peter Josef Früh. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Current fifth-generation family brewery. Früh says Peter Josef Früh founded the Cölner Hofbräu FRÜH with attached tavern near Cologne Cathedral in 1904; the family company remains active today.
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50.93972, 6.95722
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FRÜH Kölsch
CURRENT / FLAGSHIPKölsch
Current first-party Kölsch; approximately 4.8% ABV.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →FRÜH Kölsch Alkoholfrei 0,0%
CURRENT / NANon-Alcoholic Kölsch-style Beer
Current first-party 0.0% top-fermented alcohol-free Kölsch product; brewery calls it the first Kölsch at 0.0%, a superlative held for independent verification.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Sion Kölsch
CURRENT / CONTRACT-BREWED FOR HKBKölsch
Current Radeberger/Haus Kölscher Brautradition brand. Früh took over brewing under the Radeberger-Früh cooperation; Sion is maintained as a brand rather than a separate current production brewery.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gilden Kölsch
CURRENT / CONTRACT-BREWED FOR HKBKölsch
Current strategic Haus Kölscher Brautradition brand produced under the Radeberger-Früh cooperation.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Peters Kölsch
CURRENT / CONTRACT-BREWED FOR HKBKölsch
Current strategic Haus Kölscher Brautradition brand; production moved to Früh under the Radeberger-Früh cooperation.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Dom Kölsch
CURRENT / CONTRACT-BREWED FOR HKBKölsch
Current strategic Haus Kölscher Brautradition brand produced under the Radeberger-Früh cooperation.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.frueh.de/familienbrauerei for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Germany master, Pass 25 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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