Privat-Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf is a family-owned brewery founded in 1894 by Heinrich Reissdorf in the heart of Cologne, Germany. With well over a century of brewing tradition, the brewery stands as a testament to continuity and craftsmanship. Its location in Cologne — the birthplace of Kölsch — places Reissdorf at the very centre of one of Germany's most distinctive regional brewing cultures, where strict adherence to local tradition has shaped the brewery's identity from the very beginning. Reissdorf is widely recognised as the largest Kölsch brewery in the world. Kölsch is a top-fermented beer style unique to Cologne, characterised by its pale golden colour, light body, subtle hop bitterness and clean, crisp finish. The brewery's flagship beer, Reissdorf Kölsch, is brewed to an ABV of 4.8% with 21 IBU, striking the balance between delicate malt character and gentle bitterness that defines the style. The beer is served in the traditional Cologne manner — in a tall, slender 0.2-litre glass known as a Stange. Reissdorf Kölsch has earned an outstanding reputation among beer enthusiasts and has been rated 4.8 out of 5 on TasteAtlas, where it received a score of 90, placing it in the 'Outstanding' category. As the world's leading Kölsch producer, Privat-Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf continues to represent the gold standard of this protected Cologne beer style.