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
  • Heumarkt 47 - This is where the tour will commence with a brief introduction and an overview of the day’s itinerary! It’s a great opportunity to meet fellow participants and prepare for an exciting journey into Kölsch.
  • An der Malzmühle - The second stop on the tour!
    The beer tasting adventure begins here with the first Kölsch of the evening….
What's Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
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
Heumarkt 47
Heumarkt
You'll find your guide outside of the restaurant at this address! 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.

Customer Ratings
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Ioupl
Nov 4, 2025
Awesome - Great experience, very informative guide, Marcea, was awesome had a great time the small group was a plus highly recommend
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Trevor_h
Nov 2, 2025
Great Kolsch-focused Tour! - Great Kolsch-focused tour within a generally small area (1.5 miles). Andrea (our guide) was awesome! She was full of facts about Kolsch beer and Köln history! Highly recommend!
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Jrncivil
Oct 28, 2025
Very enjoyable! - We had an amazing experience with this Kolsch beer tour. Izzy was super knowledgeable and lead us to some great watering holes and provided some very insight!
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Edemn2018
Oct 26, 2025
Great tour - Fantastic tour, fantastic guide and very informative. Good energy throughout the tour with plenty of funny, informative and ....well...good beer! Prost!
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Eydie_b
Oct 19, 2025
Great Fun on Pub Tour - This was so fun. We got to see several local pubs and made new friends on the tour. Sean was a great guide and we learned about Cologne during the walk.
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Goossensmill
Oct 18, 2025
Recommended! It's Sean! - Very, very cozy. Sean is a very nice host! Good stories and very nice tour! Tasty Kölsch drunk a good story!
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U6506rasophiem
Oct 17, 2025
Amazing tour! - Amazing tour with so much information about each Kölsch we tried at each location. Our tour guide Alba was very informative and extremely enthusiastic about Cologne life. You get to meet so many different people attending the tour and bond as a group over the love of beer! Would recommend to anyone.
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Offwegoonatripagain
Oct 9, 2025
Best brewery tour! - We did this tour with Izzy and had a great night out. we visited 5 breweries and kiosks and leant a lot about Kolsch, and Cologne culture. Everyone in the group was having such a good time that we continued drinking into the night and made a lot of new friends! Brilliant tour, not to be missed.
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Esther
Oct 17, 2025
Group too big - The tour itself was fun, but the group was way too big: 29 people for two guides. At the second brewery we were not allowed to go to binneb
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Megan_c
Oct 13, 2025
Skip this one for sure. - Just no…. I’m sorry to David? Daniel? tour guide. He seemed very nice but this tour just wasn’t it. I don’t think any reservations were made because at the first stop there was no room for us. We awkwardly huddled around while the guide shouted down at us from a stairwell trying to give information. Second stop we did have a table but again hardly any background info. Also David said the beers were £2.50 or less. All that’s included in this tour is 3 pours - that’s £7.50. For my husband and I this tour cost £56 so £15 of that was beer and the rest was for what? Cologne and the kolsch have a rich history - this tour needs to be seriously reworked to showcase that. I just expected a WHOLE lot more. We’ve taken a lot of beer tours in different cities/countries and this one ranks very very low. We actually left after the 3rd stop so we could catch an earlier train. I would not recommend this tour to anyone.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).