Düsseldorf home brewery that has been brewing Altbier since 1848 and Pilsner according to a family recipe since 2017
Brauerei im Füchschen
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About Brauerei im Füchschen
Brauerei im Füchschen is a traditional home brewery in Düsseldorf's old town and one of only four remaining long-established Altbier brewing sites in the city. At the location Ratinger Straße 28/30, top-fermented Füchschen Alt is brewed according to a secret family recipe; since 2017, Füchschen Pils has supplemented the range, along with the wheat beer Silberfüchschen, an annual Christmas beer as well as non-alcoholic Alt and Alt-Radler. The company operates its own brewery tavern, fills its beers in 0.33-l and 0.5-l bottles as well as kegs from 5 to 50 liters, and distributes its beers regionally via around 75 beverage wholesalers in Düsseldorf and the surrounding area. At the Düsseldorf fair (Rheinkirmes), the brewery operates a festival tent. Beer output in 2025 was approximately 33,500 hectoliters; before the pandemic it stood at around 42,000 hectoliters. The brewery is owned by the König family, now in its fourth generation.
- Site
- Düsseldorf
- Processes
- Gastronomy/brewery tavern, Festival tent operation at the Düsseldorf fair, Bottle and keg filling (0.33/0.5 l bottles, 5–50 l kegs), Distribution via beverage wholesalers
- Materials
- Füchschen Alt, Füchschen Pils, Silberfüchschen, Christmas Beer, Non-Alcoholic Alt and Alt-Radler
- Founded
- 1848
- Industries
- Brewing, Gastronomy
- 01
Brewing according to family recipe
- 02
Fermentation and maturation
- 03
Bottling and keg filling (robotic filling)
- 04
Distribution via beverage wholesalers
- 05
Serving in the company's own brewery tavern
Beer Varieties and Recipe
Füchschen Alt
Top-fermented Altbier, brewed since 1848 and accounting for around 90 percent of revenue.
Füchschen Pils
Pilsner additionally brewed since July 2017.
Silberfüchschen
Wheat beer in the home brewery's range.
Christmas Beer
A slightly stronger beer sold annually from November 10.
Non-Alcoholic Alt and Alt-Radler
Non-alcoholic variants of the Altbier.
Locations
Düsseldorf
DEBrewery and brewery tavern
- Materials
- Alt, Pils, wheat beer, Christmas beer, non-alcoholic variants
- Bottle-filling robot
Products
Inside the production
Industries
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle-filling robot | – | 1 | – | – | Düsseldorf, Ratinger Straße 28 |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1640
The name „Im Füchschen“ for the property at Ratinger Straße 28 is documented at least since this year.
- 1848
Start of beer distribution under the name Füchschen Alt.
- 1908
Theodor and Louise König purchase the tavern and brewery; the fox becomes the namesake of “Brauerei im Füchschen”.
- 1930
Reopening of the brewing house after the First World War, which Theodor König did not live to see.
- 1950
Peter “Pitter” König and his wife Johanna resume the restaurant business after the Second World War.
- 1972
Death of Peter “Pitter” König; continuation by his wife Johanna and son Peter.
- 1995
Peter König (III) takes over the management in the fourth generation and modernizes the brewery.
- 2012
Return to the Düsseldorf fair with a larger tent after cancellation in 2011; Kat Klimiont has been designing the advertising posters since 2012.
- 2017
Introduction of Füchschen Pils.
- 2025
Reported beer output of 33,500 hectoliters; bottle filling operates with robotic assistance.