# The Monarchy — Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

> The Monarchy in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany scores 2.85 out of 5 — Limited, #12 in North Rhine-Westphalia. 15 beers tracked, mostly Dark Ale.

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The Monarchy is a brewery in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.85 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #12 in North Rhine-Westphalia. Of the 15 beers we track, 40% are Dark Ale and 28% Sour / Wild Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 2.85 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #12 in North Rhine-Westphalia · #1,326 in Germany · #23,825 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 15

## About

The Monarchy produce's not great quality beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Methusalem", which is an Adambier and "Preussen Weisse", which is a Spiced / Herbed Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Ales and Wild Ales.

## What they brew

- Dark Ale — 40% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 28% of the beers we track
- Spiced / Herbed Beer — 17% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Coordinates: 50.937531, 6.9602786
- Website: http://www.themonarchybeer.de/

## Same owner

- Part of [Freigeist Bierkultur](https://finding.beer/brewery/freigeist-bierkultur-9634.md)

## Breweries nearby

- [Scharrenbräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/scharrenbrau-13448.md) — 2.55, Limited — Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia — 0 mi away
- [Brewsistas](https://finding.beer/brewery/brewsistas-14514.md) — 2.79, Limited — Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia — 0 mi away
- [Blauer Tapir](https://finding.beer/brewery/blauer-tapir-23961.md) — 2.88, Limited — Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia — 0 mi away
- [Black Rebel Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-rebel-brewing-company-30737.md) — 3.69, Fine — Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia — 0 mi away
- [Boje Bräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/boje-brau-13876.md) — 3.45, Poor — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 0 mi away
- [Wetz Bräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/wetz-brau-27647.md) — 3.41, Poor — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 0 mi away
- [Craftbeer Corner Coeln](https://finding.beer/brewery/craftbeer-corner-coeln-28638.md) — 2.92, Limited — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 0.1 mi away
- [Mühlen Kölsch](https://finding.beer/brewery/muhlen-kolsch-7508.md) — 2.86, Limited — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 0.2 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Cologne, Germany](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/cologne.md)
- [Best breweries in Germany](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany.md)

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