Stroll through Cologne's old town and discover the historic cathedral city in the light of its relationship of beer. Taste the different Kölsch varieties in traditional breweries.

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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: German
Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Experience an interesting brewery tour through Cologne's old town and taste 4 Kölsch varieties in a rustic atmosphere
Listen to typical Cologne anecdotes and learn all about the development of the historic cathedral city in a humorous way
Learn, why a confession in breweries is reasonable or why you shouldn't order water in Cologne's breweries
Enjoy Cologne's traditional "Halve Hahn" in a brewery

Full description

Experience 4 typical breweries in the Old Town and learn about the art of brewing in Cologne. Learn, why people sometimes go to Cologne's breweries to confess and why it's better not to order water there. Taste 4 different freshly tapped varieties of Kölsch beer and learn why it is the favorite drink of Cologne's inhabitants. Try a traditional Halver Hahn at one of the breweries - half a rye roll with butter, cheese, mustard and onions. See the cozy living rooms and the way of live in Cologne and experience comfort Cologne-style. Additionally, you can learn more about the history of the 2000 year old cathedral city in a humorous way.

Includes

Visit to 4 breweries
1 Kölsch or soft drink per brewery
1/2 Halver Hahn
Guided tour in German of the old town

Additional drinks
Additional food

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

Masks are optional but are strongly recommended while indoors

Meeting point

Kreuzblume Köln, opposite the main entrance of Cologne's cathedral (next to Domforum). The finial/Domforum is located directly across from Café Reichard.

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Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

Intoxication

Know before you go

The minimum age for participation is 18 years
The tour guide reserves the right to reject to intoxicated persons or people in costumes
This tour is only available in German

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4.8 /5

based on 163 reviews

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Guide
4.8/5
Value for money
4.6/5
Service
4.8/5
Organization
4.9/5

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We were two couples, so four people with Harry - the boss himself. He has a 'Kölsch Schnüss' but is also fluent in High German :-). We had booked the 'brewery tour with Kölsch, Klaaf & "Halver Hahn". It was really great and had a high fun factor - an absolute highlight of our weekend tour in Cologne!

June 26, 2022

You learn a lot about the origin of the "Kölsch", about the first Kölsch breweries, the different types of Kölsch and where the name "Köbes" comes from, as the waiters are called in the breweries. In addition, there are 4 different types of Kölsch to taste in 4 different restaurants of different sizes in Cologne's old town, from tart to milder types. You learn a lot about the art of brewing and are very well entertained for 2 hours. Our guide was very knowledgeable and knew an answer to all questions. The tour is highly recommended.

October 23, 2021

On Saturday afternoon we enjoyed the privilege of being alone with the head of the agency. As a real veteran, Harry brought us closer to the topic of beer in his amusing way, explained and told us a lot, it was a really cool tour that we will remember for a long time... Harry maach et joot :-)) LG from the Palatinate

August 29, 2020

Cologne: Brewery tour old town with "4 Kölsch + halven Hahn"

Cologne: Brewery tour old town with "4 Kölsch + halven Hahn"

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