The Legendary Kölsch Brewery Tour: A Deep Dive into Cologne's Beer Culture

Immerse yourself in Cologne’s beer culture with the Legendary Kölsch Brewery Tour. Discover the secrets behind Kölsch beer and the vibrant city that created it.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Restaurant Heumarkt - Here we will meet to begin our tour with a brief introduction and a summary of the day’s plan! Get to know your fellow guests and get ready to start your journey into Kölsch.
  • An der Malzmühle - The second stop of our tour!
    We’ll begin our journey into beer tasting here as well with our first Kölsch of the evening,…
What's Included
  • Kölsch tasting experience at three breweries
Additional Information

Our tour offers a unique insight into what makes Cologne’s Kölsch culture exceptional. Guided by our enthusiastic leaders, who are also avid Kölsch enthusiasts, you’ll gain more than just an understanding of the beer; you’ll discover what drives Cologne behind the scenes and why our beer and our community are so interconnected.
On the Legendary Kölsch…

Location
Restaurant Heumarkt
Heumarkt
You'll find your guide outside of Restaurant Heumarkt! You'll be able to recognize them based on their tour guiding badge.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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J6383xcjasmina
Jan 5, 2025
Kölsch brewery tour - The brewery tour with guide Marcel was a lot of fun. We learnt many (fun) facts about Köln and its beer culture. In addition, he made the participants connecting with each other. Thanks a lot for the great experience! Would definitely book another tour with this agency.
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Maps567926
Jan 4, 2025
Kölsch Brewery Tour was awesome! - Great Kölsch tasting tour with Marcel. Really enjoyed it. He was very engaging & knowledgeable. Would recommend this tour!
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Claudiacn8940gj
Dec 31, 2024
TOP - Marcel is an amazing guy, he explained everything phenomenal, I loved it!!!!! I would repeat a thousand times. top top top top top top top
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Yuri
Dec 28, 2024
Recommended - Totally awesome. Andrea was amazing! Very enthusiastic and had fun facts ready. Both about the city and about the beer ‘kölsch’.
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Bbenou
Dec 21, 2024
nice visit - visit quite complete. funny guide with nice anecdotes. kolsch is an easy-drinking beer that deserves a little detour
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William_c
Dec 15, 2024
Hilarious Social - Will was hilarious, very entertaining tour and had lots of fun with the group. Great way to meet people also.
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Q9551nobenjaminw
Dec 13, 2024
Great Experience - We had an amazing time! Our guide was absolutely fantastic – not only super friendly and helpful but also full of interesting stories and great tips that made the tour truly special. The selection of bars was excellent, each with its own charm and great atmosphere. The people we met along the way were wonderful – we laughed, celebrated, and had such a great time together. All in all, it was a definite highlight, and we can highly recommend it to everyone!
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Catherine_p
Dec 17, 2024
I think the problem with... - I think the problem with our tour was the size of the crowd in Cologne and on our tour. The company should not have accepted so many reservations. Have never been embarrassed to be on a tour before but this was poor, at best. No reservations were made in advance for our large group, were shoved in a very back corner / closet in the first brewery, stood outside the 2nd brewery, were not allowed in the 3rd brewery at all. At this point, we lost the group and had no idea where they went. We didn’t even care because the guide had no history to share or any information at all. Felt like a big, unwelcome group of lowlifes. It was especially uncomfortable because it was our anniversary and also our last night of an outstanding 18-day trip of Germany. Really bad way to end.
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Sian_r
Dec 16, 2024
Disappointing and not good value for money - The tour was not as we hoped. There is no pre-arranged understanding or agreement between the tour company and the local breweries meaning that groups like ours of 14 people turn up unannounced and were not allowed in. Either because the location was already full with reservations, or that they dislike people going in for drinks only and not eating their food. A lot of our tour was spent walking around getting rejected from different breweries. The beers included were only 200ml, so £25 for a tour a just over a pint isn’t good value for money. The history and educational part of the day was slim and our tour guide seemed very open in stating he disliked the beer we’d booked to learn more about!
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Margaretbs9519wl
Dec 16, 2024
Disappointed - We arrived 10 minutes before scheduled and waited 15-20 minutes. No one showed up as we had no internet, we couldn’t be reached. Needless to say we did not go on a tour. A refund would be appreciated.
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