Archive record · Brewery
Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co.
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Founded
- 1908
- Archive ID
- TB-8HQYQ20T
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founder: Becker brothers. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Current fourth-generation private brewery. Gaffel says the Becker brothers founded the Obergärige Brauerei in der Gaffel on May 24, 1908; production moved from Eigelstein to Köln-Porz in 2016.
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Beers
Gaffel Kölsch
CURRENT / FLAGSHIPKölsch
Current first-party Kölsch, 11.2% original gravity, 4.8% ABV and 24-26 bitterness units.
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CURRENT / NANon-Alcoholic Kölsch-style Beer
Current 0.0% alcohol-free Gaffel Kölsch.
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CURRENT / NA / 2026Non-Alcoholic Beer
Current alcohol-free beer launched by Gaffel in May 2026; treated as beer, distinct from Fassbrause.
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CURRENT / FLAGSHIP / BRAND TRANSFERRED 2025Kölsch
Mühlen Kölsch remains current at 4.8% ABV, but since September 1, 2025 Gaffel holds the brand rights and production/distribution. Earlier 2022–2025 production at Sünner/BRAUWELT is retained in lineage notes.
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CURRENT BRAND / CONTRACT-BREWED AFTER 2024 CLOSUREKölsch
Hellers Kölsch continues after Heller ended own production in 2024. Current regional brewery-market sources report contract production at Gaffel; exact current ABV held UNKNOWN.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://gaffel.de/privatbrauerei/geschichte/ 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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