{"id":1429,"date":"2026-07-08T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brauhaus-zum-pfaffen.de\/brewery-history\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:09:47","slug":"brewery-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brauhaus-zum-pfaffen.de\/en\/brewery-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewery History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1429\" class=\"elementor elementor-1429 elementor-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d22de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61d22de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;book&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the heart of Cologne's Old Town, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"color-white e-799718f-29c71c3 text-align-center container-small e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"799718f\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"799718f\">When you sit at a table in the Brauhaus zum Pfaffen, you are sitting on over 800 years of Cologne history\u2014and drinking a beer that has been brewed according to a unique family recipe for three decades. <br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1d601 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-cb1d601-b4114f9 no-padding \" data-id=\"cb1d601\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"cb1d601\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"cb1d601\">\n    \t\t\t<img class=\"e-image-base e-3ed5472-6294a4f\" data-interaction-id=\"3ed5472\" 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the Brauhaus zum Pfaffen welcomes its guests today was built as early as <strong>1176 on Roman foundations<\/strong>\u2014in the middle of Cologne&#8217;s Old Town, just a stone&#8217;s throw from the City Hall and the banks of the Rhine. After a varied history, the house was renovated in 1973 and has served as a brewery taproom ever since. <\/p><p><strong>Those who visit Heumarkt today are not just sitting comfortably\u2014they are literally sitting on a piece of Cologne&#8217;s city history.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92f41c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a92f41c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4365688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4365688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brauhaus-zum-pfaffen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eckansicht-brauhaus-zum-pfaffen.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a7289 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24a7289\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e56470 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e56470\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-5411c35-196c1b0 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"5411c35\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5411c35\">The Brewery<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96214c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96214c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From monastery courtyard<span style=\"color: var(--gold)\"> to family business<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbd70a elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddbd70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tradition begins where passion is passed down from generation to generation.<br \/>Pfaffen beer has its own history\u2014one that begins at the historic Klasberg farm estate, just outside the gates of Cologne.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8a992 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a8a992\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705d4fc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"705d4fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<style>\n\n  .pft-wrap { --pft-line-x: 26px; 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e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f32260a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710a855 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"710a855\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-15c0059-8f11389 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"15c0059\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"15c0059\">The Beer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d947d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6d947d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Craftsmanship <span style=\"color: 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Preservatives are intentionally avoided entirely. <\/p><p>Around five weeks pass from mashing to the finished bottling. This is the time the beer needs to develop its full character\u2014because quality cannot be rushed. <\/p><p>The result: a full-bodied, easy-drinking beer with a balanced character, a fine malty note, and a pleasant hop bitterness. With 4.9% alcohol, the original Pfaffen beer is a top-fermented specialty\u2014honest, full of character, and unmistakable. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b314670 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b314670\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346946a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"346946a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0559a4f elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"0559a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position-top 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