Em Kölsche Boor – A Traditional Brewpub on the Eigelstein

It all began in 1760 with the guild brewer Mathias Lölgen, who first ran the brewhouse on the Eigelstein under the name „Zum Elephanten“. In the 18th century, animal names such as lion, ox, donkey or eagle were popular labels for taverns and brewhouses. Friedrich Brückmann later took over the brewery and, in 1841, renamed it „Zur Stadt Aachen“ to mark the opening of the Rhenish Railway Company's line. After a brief interlude under brewer Nikolaus Eichhoz, Arnold Brentges took over in 1873 and Albert Odenthal in 1879, who gave the house the name „Stavenbräu“ – after the neighbouring lane „Im Stavenhof“.

The Second World War badly damaged the building and ended brewing on the premises. In 1953 Gustav Koch bought the ruin from the heirs of Peter Baum and rebuilt the brewhouse – now without its own brewery, but serving the Kölsch of the once-neighbouring Gaffel brewery. From 1983 to 2017 the couple Katharina and Frank Koch ran the establishment, before Christian Frings took over as tenant in 2017. Since 2020 the Brauerei zur Malzmühle has operated the tavern.