Brewery in the Füchschen
The brewery in Füchschen is a traditional house brewery in the old town of Düsseldorf and namesake of the in-house Altbier Füchschen Alt . The brewery is one of only four remaining traditional Altbier breweries in Düsseldorf.
history
The name "Im Füchschen" has been known for the property at Ratinger Strasse No. 28, on which the brewery and restaurant are located today, at least since 1640 . Presumably, Altbier has been brewed here since that time and sold in the adjoining restaurant . However, the beer was only sold under the name Füchschen Alt in the symbol of the fox, which adorns the house facade instead of a house number, since 1848 .
In 1908 the restaurant and brewery were bought by Theodor and Louise König and the landmark was chosen to give it its name. With a new, unmistakable sign above the entrance, the name “Brauerei im Füchschen” was finally determined. The existence of this restaurant was ended after six years with the outbreak of the First World War .
Theodor König did not live to see the reopening in 1930 and so the brewery was continued by the König brothers' heirs. During the Second World War , the brewery was then destroyed by bombing.
After the war, in 1950 Peter "Pitter" König and his wife Johanna took up gastronomy again. In the following years, the restaurant became a meeting place for celebrities from culture and business. Customers included Gustaf Gründgens , CEO Flick and Joseph Beuys . After the death of Peter Koenig in 1972 the business was continued by his wife Johanna and his son Peter, who then handed over the management to his son Peter (Peter III) in 1995 in the fourth generation. Since then, the brewery has been modernized and an extensive program of events, particularly around the Düsseldorf Carnival , has been introduced.
Today the “Füchschen Brewery” is part of the Düsseldorf tradition. The Füchschen runs a festival tent at the Düsseldorf fair , but it was not set up for the first time in the summer of 2011. In May 2011, the brewery canceled the marquee, stating that the situation was very unclear and that there was no planning security for them. As a result of the accident at the Love Parade last year, the authorities had announced stricter implementation of the safety requirements, so that the number of guests in the marquee tents had to be reduced. In the summer of 2012 the Füchschen was again represented at a new location and a larger tent at the “Biggest Fair on the Rhine”.
Types of beer
In addition to top-fermented Füchschen Altbier, there is a wheat beer called Silberfüchschen . A somewhat stronger Christmas beer is also sold annually from November 10th . Füchschen Pils has also been available since July 2017 .
The products are sold in 0.5 l flip-top bottles as well as in drums from 5 to 50 l. Since December 2008, the beer has also been bottled in 0.33-liter bottles with crown caps. In February 2012, the beer was bottled in 0.33-liter cans in a one-off campaign, which were completely sold in the same year. There were no further bottlings afterwards. The products are only marketed regionally in Düsseldorf and the surrounding area via around 75 beverage dealers and served on tap in around 40 restaurants. According to the brewery, 26,700 hectoliters were brewed in 2008.
building
The brewery comprises two buildings: Ratinger Strasse 28 and 30, with a plot of land up to Ritterstrasse .
Around 1770 Johann Wilhelm Schmidt was the owner of the house at Ratinger Straße 28, which was called "Im Füchschen". There was also a private school where Hermann Josef Tollhausen taught. The brewery has been in the house since 1848.
The neighboring house No. 30 with the brewery “Zum Junge Bären” was later integrated into the “Im Füchschen” brewery .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ H. Ferber: Historical walk through the old city of Düsseldorf, delivery I. Reprint of the edition from 1889. Triltsch, Düsseldorf 1980, without ISBN, p. 44
- ↑ http://www.rp-online.de/region-duesseldorf/duesseldorf/nachrichten/kirmes/kirmes-ohne-fuechschen-zelt-1.1291277
- ↑ RP ONLINE: Beer-Test: This is how the new Füchschen-Pils tastes in Düsseldorf. Retrieved July 5, 2019 .
- ^ Rheinische Post, Düsseldorfer Stadtpost of January 6, 2008, p. D2
- ↑ a b Theo Lücker: The Düsseldorf old town. As nobody knows . From the Ratinger Tor to short street. I. Volume. Verlag der Goethe-Buchhandlung, Düsseldorf 1984, No. 10. “Em Füchske”. Once upon a time there was a "private" school (pp. 57–59)
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 47 ″ N , 6 ° 46 ′ 30 ″ E