Cölner Hofbräu P. Josef Früh
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Est. 1904
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Why this matters
Germany Pass 25. 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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Beers
FRÜH Kölsch
CURRENT / FLAGSHIPKölsch
Germany Pass 25. 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
Germany Pass 25. 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
Germany Pass 25. 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
Germany Pass 25. 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
Germany Pass 25. 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
Germany Pass 25. Current strategic Haus Kölscher Brautradition brand produced under the Radeberger-Früh cooperation.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
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