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Cölner Hofbräu P. Josef Früh KG

logo
legal form Limited partnership
founding 1904
Seat Cologne
management Alexander Rolff
Philipp Müller
Number of employees 360 employees
Branch brewery
Website www.frueh.de

From left to right: Eden Hotel Früh am Dom, delicatessen counter, Am Hof ​​14, Am Hof ​​12; the house on the right with the sandstone facade has no relation to the Früh brewery. In the foreground the Heinzelmännchenbrunnen .
Early "Em Veedel"

The Cölner Hofbräu P. Josef Früh KG , or Früh for short , is a traditional Cologne beer brewery . The company's main product is Früh- Kölsch .

history

Früh Brauhaus Cologne - Am Hof ​​12 (4608-10)
Früh Brauhaus Cologne - Am Hof ​​14 (4614-16)

The addition "Hofbräu" is based on the location of the company, because Peter Josef Früh , who comes from a Brühl brewery family, had a brewery with the in 1904 in the building of the former Central Theater or the Schützenliesel restaurant, Am Hof ​​12, in the immediate vicinity of Cologne Cathedral Name Cölner Hofbräu P. Josef Früh established. His daughter Netty married the brewer Jakob Immendorf (1885–1966), her sister Christel married his brother Peter Josef Immendorf (1888–1958). The brothers' grandfather founded the Immendorfsche Landbrauerei in Zündorf in 1865 , which later became the Hubertus brewery via the Union brewery . So two Cologne brewery dynasties were family united.

In terms of annual production, Früh is the third largest Kölsch brewery with 400,000 hectoliters. The Am Hof ​​restaurant is particularly popular with tourists, not only because of its proximity to Cologne Cathedral, but also because the brewery tries to preserve old Cologne brewing traditions, e.g. B. Brewery atmosphere, tapping by Zappes, service by Köbesse , offering typical Cologne dishes.

Since 1987 the beer has no longer been brewed in-house, but in a brewery in Cologne-Feldkassel . The former brewery area and the former living quarters of the Früh family have been redesigned and restored. In the medieval vaults of the fermentation and storage cellars, new guest rooms and on the first floor the Hofbräustuben for more sophisticated demands were created. In addition to the brewery, the brewery also operates several breweries with typical Rhenish cuisine and, since 2005, the Eden Hotel Früh am Dom. In 1979 the company took over the traditional Severinstorburg restaurant and distillery, the A. Herrmann distillery owned by the Hermann couple, directly on the Severinstorburg ; there is the Früh em Veedel today; Furthermore, in 2009 the traditional Nippes restaurant Em Golde Kappes was taken over.

On April 2, 2014, the Bundeskartellamt imposed an order against Cölner Hofbräu Früh as well as several other breweries in Germany and the Verband Rheinisch-Westfälischer Brauereien e. V. Fines for prohibited price fixing for beer totaling 231.2 million euros.

In March 2019, Früh announced a cooperation with the company Haus Kölscher Brautradition GmbH. The subsidiary of the Radeberger Group has had all bottled beers produced in the Feldkassel von Früh brewery since 2020 and all draft beers of the Sion, Gilden , Peters , Dom , Sester and Küppers Kölsch brands from 2021 .

Products

The main product of the brewery is the early Kölsch , which is offered in the bottle (also in an alcohol-free version), in the can and in the Pittermännchen (barrel). Like every Kölsch, it is served in the Kölner Stange . The range has been supplemented by Früh Radler since 2012 and by Früh Sport Fassbrause Lemon since 2014 . The Früh brewery brews in Lohnsud Schreckenskammer -Kölsch.

  • Early Kölsch assortment (selection)

  • In the bottle

  • 10 liter Pittermännchen

  • Morning exercise

advertising

In contrast to other Kölsch brands, Früh Kölsch is advertised nationwide with TV spots and in cinemas, among other things. Advertising often uses puns and photo montages.

literature

  • Detlef Rick: Cölner Hofbräu P. Josef Früh - Cologne. In: Breweries in the Rhineland. Emons-Verlag, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-89705-836-1 , pp. 100-103.

Web links

Commons : Early  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Cologne steam brewery Jacob Immendorf since 1845, Hubertus brewery Peter Immendorf since 1922
  2. ^ Peter Josef Früh (1862-1915), founder of the brewery. on: rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de
  3. ↑ Over 100 years of early history. on: frueh.de
  4. ↑ Bernd Imgrund: Früh am Dom - A daily play. In: 111 Cologne pubs that you have to know. Emons, 2012, ISBN 978-3-89705-838-5 , pp. 70-71.
  5. ↑ On the trail of the Cologne brewing tradition. on: koelner-brauhaus-wanderweg.de
  6. ↑ Bernd Imgrund: Früh em Veedel - The Invalidendom from Chlodwigsplatz. In: 111 Cologne pubs that you have to know. Emons, 2012, ISBN 978-3-89705-838-5 , pp. 72-73.
  7. ↑ Brewing tradition in the south of Cologne. ( Memento from February 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on: koelner-brauerei-verband.de
  8. ↑ EARLY Em Veedel. on: fruehemveedel.de
  9. ↑ Early Em Golde Kappes. ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. to: emgoldekappes.de  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / emgoldekappes.de
  10. ↑ Antitrust proceedings against brewers concluded with further fines. on: bundeskartellamt.de , April 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ Katja Lenz: Früh brews: Kölsch competitors want to work closely together. April 12, 2019, accessed on April 12, 2019 (German).

Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 23.2 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 25.5"  E