Archive record · Brewery
Sünner / BRAUWELT Köln
Cologne-Kalk, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Founded
- 1830
- Archive ID
- TB-435HAYB1
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founder: Franz Hess / later Christian Sünner. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Current historic production brewery at Kalker Hauptstraße. BRAUWELT says brewing began with Franz Hess's 1830 house brewery; Christian Sünner later took over. Malzmühle acquired Sünner in 2022, but Sünner beer production continues in Kalk with open fermentation and own-well water.
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Beers
Sünner Kölsch
CURRENT / FLAGSHIPKölsch
Current first-party Sünner Kölsch: 5.1% ABV, 11.7° original gravity, open-fermented at BRAUWELT Köln.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.brauwelt-koeln.de/pages/ueber-uns/1000 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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