Cologne mourns: cult brewery to the malt mill sets production!

Cologne mourns: cult brewery to the malt mill sets production!

The traditional Cologne brewery "Zur Malzmühle" has stopped producing Mühlen Kölsch, a bitter blow for local beer culture, which had been in the city's offer since 1858. In a surprising turn, the Gaffel brewery and the Malzmühle received a strategic partnership to take over the brand and production of Mühlen Kölsch. In the future, Mühlen Kölsch will be produced in the brewing halls of Gaffel, such as picture.

Gaffel partner Heinrich Philipp Becker described Mühlen Kölsch as one of the most popular brands in the Kölschmarkt and sees the takeover as a strengthening of the industry. Malzmühlen boss Melanie Schwartz also expressed a positive statement about the partnership and explained that the focus of the malt mill would be on her own gastronomies in the future.

fusion at the beer market

The contracts between Gaffel and the brewery to the malt mill were signed on Monday, and the employees received the necessary information on Monday and Tuesday. In addition to taking over production and sales, Gaffel is also planning to work with events as well as in purchasing and in logistics. The two breweries hope, according to the decline in the Kölsch market, which fell to 1.37 million hectoliters last year, as reported by the Rundschau

The history of the Mühlen Kölsch is long and appreciated, but the surreality is that more and more big breweries, such as the cathedral brewery, have given up its brewery. The cathedral brewery stopped the listing in 2010 and the manufacture has been implemented in the wage brau procedure since then. With the takeover of Mühlen Kölsch, Gaffel and Malzmühle can avoid another loss in the Cologne beer landscape.

look into the future

The recipe of the Mühlen Kölsch remains unchanged and was retained in coordination with the brewers of the mill brewery. Only the design is added to the addition "fresh from the malt mill", which will remain a familiar sight for many.

In addition, the Sünner brewery in Cologne-Kalk continues to be operated and produces its beer specialties, including Sünner Kölsch. This development shows that, despite challenges, the Cologne breweries deal creatively and enter into innovative partnerships to promote and preserve Cologne brewing culture. For the Kölsch-Markt, which was affected by a decline in sales last year, this is a glimmer of hope, such as Brauer-Bund.