Reissdorf

Kölsch and Cologne, wheat beer and white sausage belong together. The top-fermented Cologne beer specialty is closely interwoven with the city's history and is now not only an attraction for countless tourists but also a piece of German cultural heritage that we don't want to miss.

Crisis proof

In 1894, Heinrich Reissdorf founded his brewery in Cologne's Severinsviertel. He came from a respected farming family in Cologne who earned their bread by blacksmithing and building wagons. After his death, his widow Gertrud Reissdorf took over the management of the brewery until she passed it on to her sons. As in many places, women had to do the work here during the First World War. After Gertrud Reissdorf, Katharina Reissdorf, one of her daughters-in-law, was the second woman to head the private brewery Heinrich Reissdorf. The Second World War hit the brewery hard and destroyed large parts of the facilities. The Reissdorfs overcame this difficult crisis with a lot of courage and passion for good craftsmanship. They resumed production in mid-1948 and have been brewing their excellent Kölsch ever since. Today the fourth generation of the Reissdorf family owns the brewery and continues the rich tradition with pride and skill.

Cologne beer is not the same as Kölsch

In order to stay up to date and meet growing demand, the brewery expanded its production facilities in 1996 and moved to the outskirts of Cologne. This was used as an opportunity to bring the brewing system up to date with the latest technology, so that it could now be brewed using the most modern brewery technology. With tireless ambition and modesty, the Reissdorf family made it to the top of the Cologne Cologne producers. Your own Kölsch is produced using the finest raw materials in a brewing process that is based on well-known principles and traditions, but is constantly being developed and refined. For the Reissdorf family, having a rich brewing tradition does not mean resting on the laurels of days gone by. In order to create an excellent product that meets the ever-growing demands of modern beer connoisseurs, they are open to new things and are positive about progress. As the only beer of all, Kölsch not only has a centuries-old tradition, but also a convention. With the Kölsch Convention of 1986, the original Cologne Kölsch was protected. 24 breweries are officially allowed to brew Kölsch and the private brewery Heinrich Reissdorf is rightly one of them.