Hausbrauerei Päffgen

Brewpub in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1883

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Friesenstraße 64-66, Cologne, 50670, Germany
Description
Päffgen ist die älteste Hausbrauerei Kölns und braut noch heute in ihrer ursprünglichen Lage im Friesenviertel. Das Herz des Betriebes schlägt im Sudhaus hinter dem Biergarten. Bis in die 50er Jahre führte der einzige Anfahrtsweg ins Hinterhaus quer durchs Lokal. Noch heute kann man in der Schänke zwischen Zapfbock und "Aula" die kleinen Tischchen an die Wand klappen, wo früher Pferdefuhrwerke durch die Wirtschaft rumpelten. Mittlerweile kommen Hopfen und Malz durch ein Tor von der Rückseite.

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at the brewhouse. This came nice and cold. Good looking bev with some lacing. Super crisp and dry. Good hop character. Clean as a whistle. Nice one.

Tried from Draft at Brauhaus Päffgen on 22 Nov 2025 at 15:57


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap. Golden color with medium white head. Aroma of malt, light hops, ight fruitiness. Taste starts malty, but not sweet, followed by light hoppy touch, light fruitness in finish. Nice.

Tried from Draft at Brauhaus Päffgen on 15 Sep 2025 at 16:19


7.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

On tap @ the brewery.
Poured clear and golden in color. White head.
Aroma of floral hops, light grains. Extremely good drinkability. Light and refreshing.

Tried on 12 Feb 2025 at 17:47


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pleasant and easy drinkable beer. You have to go to Köln to learn to like kölsch.
Clear golden and a fine head.
Moderate intensity in the aroma.
Mellow sweetness and a moderate bitterness.
Fine carbonation level.
Mellow malty, mild grassy and herbal flavor
[On tap at Brauhaus Päffgen in Köln, Germany]

Brewery #2998

Tried from Draft at Brauhaus Päffgen on 08 Feb 2025 at 13:31


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at the Brauhaus, Cologne: Clear golden colored brew with an mildly bitter taste, some grassy and hoppy hints. Nice to drink this only availble at there brewery.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:30


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at P�ffgen, pours a clear bright golden with a medium white head. Aroma is clean and crisp, with gentle grassiness and straw. Flavour follows, with a very clean, more bitter grassiness than most kolschs, finishing with a crisp, clean and somewhat long bitter finish. Drinks more like a pils, which is probably why it's rated the best German kolsch. Very good.

Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2024 at 12:30


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sehr leckeres, kerniges Kölsch direkt vor Ort in Köln vom Hahn. Richtig crispy, süffig, passt.

Tried on 01 Nov 2023 at 16:32


16/12/2006. BIERHAUS EN D'R SALZGASS, Salzgasse 5-7, KÖLN, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Tried on 28 Apr 2023 at 07:55


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On draught at the brew Haus. Pours clear and light gold. Straw aroma and flavor and slight fruit in the back.

Tried on 16 Jul 2022 at 21:48


7

Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2022 at 15:41


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