Cölner Hofbräu Früh

{{Short description|German beer brewery}}

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File:Früh Brauhaus Köln - Am Hof 12 und 14 (4626-28).jpg Früh (center left) in Cologne.]]

File:Früh Kolsch.jpg

Cölner Hofbräu Früh ({{IPA|de|ˈkœlnɐ ˈhoːfbʁɔʏ ˈfʁyː}}; or just Früh) is a private brewery for top-fermented beer called Kölsch.{{cite web |title=More than 100 years of delicious Kölsch beer |website=Früh Gastronomie |url=https://www.frueh-gastronomie.com/history-brewhouse-and-gastronomy-cologne.html |access-date=2019-10-03}} The brewery was founded in Cologne in 1904{{cite web |url=https://www.frueh.de/ueber-uns/unsere-geschichte/ |title=Alles begann Früh |website=frueh.de |language=de }} by Peter Joseph Früh.{{cite web | last=Bauer | first=Fabian | title="Früh" sagt Danke:: Tolle Aktion der Kölschen Familienbrauerei zum Jubiläum | website=Express.de | date=2019-06-25 | url=https://www.express.de/koeln/-frueh--sagt-danke--tolle-aktion-der-koelschen-familienbrauerei-zum-jubilaeum-32721836 | language=de | access-date=2019-10-03}}{{cite web | author=Redaktion | title=Kölschmarkt: Langfristige Kooperation vereinbart | website=about-drinks.com | date=2019-04-15 | url=https://www.about-drinks.com/koelschmarkt-langfristige-kooperation-vereinbart/ | language=de | access-date=2019-10-03}}{{cite web | last=Mayer | first=Alexander | title=Biertrinken in Köln: Was diese 19 Kölschsorten so besonders macht |website=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger | date=2016-12-15 |url=https://www.ksta.de/freizeit/geniessen/biertrinken-in-koeln-was-diese-19-koelschsorten-so-besonders-macht-23687968 |language=de |access-date=2019-10-03}} Since 1987, the beer is no longer brewed directly in the house, but in a brewing facility in Cologne-Feldkassel. The former brewery area and the former living quarters of the Früh family were redesigned and restored. In the medieval vaults of the fermentation and storage cellars, new guest rooms were created and on the second floor the Hofbräustuben for more sophisticated tastes.

In March 2019, Früh announced a cooperation with the company Haus Kölscher Brautradition GmbH. The subsidiary of the Radeberger Group will have all bottled beers produced at Früh's Feldkassel brewery from 2020 and all draft beers of the Sion, Gilden, Peters, Dom, Sester, and Küppers Kölsch brands from 2021.{{Cite web |last=Lenz |first=Katja |date=2019-04-12 |title=Gebraut wird bei Früh: Kölsch-Konkurrenten wollen eng zusammen arbeiten |url=https://www.rundschau-online.de/region/koeln/muelheim/gebraut-wird-bei-frueh-koelsch-konkurrenten-wollen-eng-zusammen-arbeiten-32370776 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Kölnische Rundschau |language=de-DE}}

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