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Päffgen

Hermann Päffgen founded the brewery in 1883 and moved it to Friesenstraße in 1884, where it still brews and pours in the attached tavern. The family has run it for four generations. Its Kölsch is unpasteurised, sold only from the cask and never bottled, and with about 6,000 hectolitres a year it reaches only a handful of Cologne taverns. Päffgen Kölsch is a classic Kölsch.

At a glance

Country
Germany
Brews in
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Founded
1883
Owner
The Päffgen family
Best-known beers
Päffgen Kölsch
Address
Friesenstraße 64-66, 50670 Köln, Germany

Sources

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  1. Päffgen Kölsch – Päffgen Kölsch. Brauhaus · Brauerei — Päffgen
  2. Brauerei Päffgen – Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  3. Beer Judge Certification Program — BJCP