In the so-called founding years around the turn of the century, breweries in Cologne rose like mushrooms. Between 1890 and 1910 alone, 33 new brewing companies were built. During this period, the private brewery Heinrich Reissdorf was founded in 1894 by the uniform cutter Heinrich Reissdorf in the Severinsviertel.
In addition to the multi-storey construction of the brewery was an integrated bowling alley, in front of a small beer garden.
Kölsch-Schänke, "En dr Pooz".
For the "common people" there was a separate Kölsch bar, "En dr Pooz".
The name comes from the former entrance to the brewery. The guests had to fold up the wall sills to let the vehicles that wanted to go to the brewery pass through. For the better bourgeoisie, the brewing house next door was intended.
In the middle of the hall was a large iron stove, which warmed a water bath on top, where guests with a sensitive stomach could temper their beer.
The brewing house was supervised by the cash desk, which was always occupied. These were called, "Thekenschaaf", so you had the baskets (which served the Kölsch) better in view.
The old brewery in Severinsviertel was no longer expandable, from 1998 to 2002 the production and bottling successively Rodenkirchen Published. The former production site, a four-storey building with several cellar levels, was completely demolished. Also the then affiliated shower tube on the corner Severinstraße/An St. Magdalenen no longer exists today. A new brewing house was built at the old location in the Severinsviertel (Severinstraße 51) and opened on 2 June 2009 under the name “Zum alte Brauhaus”.
Known is the so-called “Reissdorfmännchen”, a lighting advertisement on Aachenerstraße in Cologne. It is mobile, a male lifts a glass of Kölsch to the mouth. When the glass is empty, the male's body fills with Kölsch, represented by the glow of neon tubes from the bottom up. Alternatively, the person is male or female. As a landmark of Cologne, it is now under Monument protection.
Sources
https://www.reissdorf.de/koelsch/unternehmen/geschichte/severinstr_51 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privat-Brauerei_Heinrich_Reissdorf