Atypical Köln brewpub, they even make an alt! In fact, it is around 4km out of the city centre. Just follow Venloerstr. until you see it on your left. A fair walk especially as the opening hours won’t allow this spot to be your first stop in a Köln tour, but their different selection makes it worth the effort. Their beers could certainly use a little tweaking as of my visit, but the multiple experiments they put out, and their website pretends to list the seasonal menu from month to month, would make it interesting to visit again. Rather generic atmsophere though, paler, uglier wood than most and low ceiling, rather duller and cheaper than most.

Spartan brewpub outside the city center. Completely different vibe which tends to attract a younger crowd; great way to introduce different types of beer to a different generation. The variety of brews on offer is stellar for the region and many of them are good. All in all, not a charming place because of its looks (far from it), but it can certainly get addictive if you are craving for a bigger selection than your usual area brewery.

More like a student’s pub or a suburban watering hole than a typical Brauhaus. The selection makes it wort a detour, even though their beers are not the best You can get in town !

Great cozy cafe’ like brewpub. Cologne’s most hoppy Kolsch. Fine solid German food. 3 house beers : Alt, Kolsch and wheat. Freigeist beers sometimes avaliable. Friendly service.

Fairly spartan and small,a pretty minimal seleection of average beer at reasonable prices.

After a while in Cologne, you may be tired of dark rooms and dark wooden panelling in the pubs. If so, you will enjoy the no-bullshit interior at Braustelle. A raw and young feel that matches the untraditional brewing going on at the place. Adventurous brewing for a German place, and some unique beers brewed with passion. Definitely worth the trip outside of the city centre.

Small adventurous brewery in the Ehrenfeld quarter. Brews traditional as well as (for Germany) very out-of the-ordinary beers. The food is also definitely not ordinary. The Freigeist beers are brewed here also. Braustelle organizes the Festival der Bierkulturen, in may.

New for town and quiet funky. They lover Ratebeer and beer lovers. Funkya pproach to brewing with artistic bent to it. Must visit when in town.

A true gem in German beer culture: a micro/brewpub producing classic as well as innovative beers. As a bar, it’s nothing exceptional but is a nice change of pace from the usual Koelsch Kneipen. Pretty decent regular beer rotation as well as good specials. This is definitely a must visit for any beer lover if they’re in the city of Cologne.

nice Brewpub!!! perhaps the best beers of Germany of the English school!