What Cierzo Brewing does

Cierzo Brewing is the commercial brand of Cerveza Artesana Rasmia, SL, a privately held craft brewery founded in 2018 in Caspe (Zaragoza), Spain. It produces an unfiltered, unpasteurized portfolio spanning IPAs (Citra, Talusoterapia), Hazy and Double IPAs (Octopus's Garden, River Mist), sours (Maglia Rosa, Funky Potion), a smoked Bamberg-style Rauchbier (Fumelier), a seaweed Stout (Nori), and spontaneously fermented barrel-aged beers (Wild Wind). Production is anchored at the Caspe brewery, while the company's flagship experience asset is its Zaragoza brewpub — the first of its kind in the city and described as one of the largest brewpubs in Spain, with 24 draft taps and full food service.

Cierzo operates a three-channel go-to-market: (1) direct-to-consumer e-commerce with home delivery across Europe (excluding the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla) selling individual cans, themed multi-packs (Citra Pack, IPA Pack), and merchandise; (2) the Zaragoza brewpub offering on-premise draft beer, food pairing menus designed by chef Luis Bernad, tastings, and brewery tours; and (3) B2B wholesale to craft beer bars and specialty stores across Europe through distribution partner Lupulus. The company is independently founder-owned (five co-founders including master brewer Sergio Ruiz) with no reported institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity.

The brand has been built largely on competitive credentials rather than scale: Best Novel Brewery at the Barcelona Beer Challenge 2020, Best Beer of the Year (Maglia Rosa) at the Campeonato Nacional de Cervezas 2021, two golds at Campeonato 2022, and a top-5 ranking at BBC 2023 with five medals across 1,126 entries. Collaboration brewing with Oddity, Segarreta, La Font del Diable, and Les Clandestines has been used as a route to new styles and market visibility. Revenue is not disclosed, and digital maturity is limited to standard e-commerce and content marketing (blog, newsletter, Instagram, Untappd) with no documented AI/ML capability.

Name

Cierzo Brewing

Legal name

Cerveza Artesana Rasmia, SL

Website

https://cierzobrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cierzo Brewing is a Spanish craft brewery founded in 2018 in Zaragoza, producing unfiltered, unpasteurized beers across IPA, sour, stout, and specialty styles. It serves craft beer consumers, brewpub guests, and European hospitality accounts via e-commerce, a 24-tap brewpub, and wholesale distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320), Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (424810)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Artisan beer production
• Brewpub restaurant
• Craft beer distribution
• Specialty beer styles

Headquarters

HQ city

Zaragoza

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: Online sales through company website with home delivery. Products include individual cans, multi-pack bundles, and merchandise.
2. Brewpub Restaurant: On-site consumption at Zaragoza brewpub offering full food menu, tasting experiences, and draft beer service with 24 taps.
3. Wholesale/B2B: Sales to bars, restaurants, and specialized craft beer stores across Europe through distributor network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cierzo Brewing brews and sells a portfolio of unfiltered, unpasteurized craft beers made with natural ingredients and no artificial substitutes across styles such as IPA, Hazy IPA, Sour, Stout, Berliner Weisse, Rauchbier, and spontaneously fermented ales. It sells cans, multi-packs and merchandise directly through its European online store, runs a brewpub-restaurant in Zaragoza with 24 taps, and distributes to craft beer bars and specialty stores across Europe via wholesale partners.

Product overview

Cierzo Brewing Co. is an artisan brewery from Zaragoza, Spain, operating a multi-product portfolio of craft beers alongside service offerings. Their core beer lineup includes IPAs (Citra, Talusoterapia), Hazy/Double IPAs (Octopus's Garden, River Mist), Sour beers (Funky Potion, Maglia Rosa), Stouts (Nori), and specialty styles (Fumelier Rauchbier, Wild Wind spontaneous fermentation). They sell individual beers and themed packs (IPA Pack, Citra Pack) through their online store, while their physical presence includes a brewpub-restaurant in Zaragoza city center (the first and largest in the city) and their main production brewery in Caspe. The company also organizes beer tastings, paired dinners, and hosts events at both locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maglia Rosa Berliner Weisse style sour beer brewed with 150kg of raspberries; 3.0% ABV, 10 IBUs; named Best Beer of 2021 at Campeonato de Cervezas. Sold to craft beer consumers and wholesale accounts across Europe.
• Tarántula Black IPA brewed with Chinook and Cascade hops; 6.4% ABV, 85 IBUs. Gold medal winner at Barcelona Beer Challenge 2020. Available via online store, brewpub, and wholesale accounts.
• Wild Wind Spontaneously fermented beer brewed in a coolship; blend of 5 barrels aged 1, 2, and 5 years; refermented in bottle without added yeast. Collaboration with Segarreta. Released in 75cl premium-format bottles.
• Fumelier Rauchbier (smoked beer) brewed with beechwood-smoked malt in Bamberg style; 4.8% ABV, 10 IBUs. Sold as part of the craft beer portfolio for enthusiasts seeking smoked specialty styles.
• Nori Stout brewed with Nori seaweed; dark beer with creamy body and notes of coffee and cocoa; 4.2% ABV, 25 IBUs. Sold to craft beer enthusiasts and through wholesale accounts.
• Citra IPA Flagship IPA showcasing the Citra hop variety with citrus, pineapple, and mango notes; 6.2% ABV, 70 IBUs. Available as single cans through the online store and on draft at the brewpub.
• Talusoterapia Hazy IPA at 6.5% ABV; core hazy India Pale Ale in the Cierzo lineup, sold through the online store and brewpub taproom.
• Mosaic Session IPA Session IPA brewed with Mosaic hops; lower-ABV variant of the IPA family for sessionable consumption, sold alongside the core IPA lineup.
• River Mist New Zealand IPA featuring New Zealand-grown hops; 6% ABV. Part of the hop-forward core range sold through e-commerce and brewpub.
• Octopus's Garden Hazy Double IPA (Hazy DIPA); 8% ABV. A high-ABV hazy IPA in the specialty end of the range.
• Funky Potion #5: Ciruelas y Arándanos Sour beer brewed with plums and blueberries; 5% ABV. Part of the fruit-forward sour lineup available through the online store, brewpub, and specialty retailers.
• Take It Easy New Zealand Pale Ale brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops; 4.9% ABV, 60 IBUs. Marketed as part of the Brewpub Series lineup and sold through the online store.
• Just in Time: Bru-1 & Cascade Hazy Pale Ale brewed with Bru-1 and Cascade hops; 4.5% ABV. Gold medal winner at Barcelona Beer Challenge 2023.
• Citra IPA Pack (12 cans) Multi-pack bundle of 12 cans of the Citra IPA (6.2% ABV); priced at €60.00. Sold via the online store as a bundled retail offering.
• IPA Pack (12 cans) Multi-pack bundle of 12 cans featuring IPA varieties; listed price €60.00, discounted to €48.00. Sold via the online store as a bundled IPA selection pack.
• Zaragoza Brewpub & Restaurant On-site brewpub combining a restaurant and craft beer brewery with 24 draft taps, full food menu, beer tastings, beer pairing dinners, Meet the Brewer events, and brewery tours. The first brewpub opened in Zaragoza and remains one of the largest in Spain.
• Cierzo Brewing Online Store (Direct E-commerce) Direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront selling individual cans, multi-pack bundles, and merchandise with home delivery across Europe (2-4 business day lead time; cannot ship to Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Ceuta, or Melilla). Operators accessible to consumers and supported by a 10% newsletter first-purchase discount.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 medals at Barcelona Beer Challenge 2023, ranking among top 5 of 181 breweries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LupuluscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor partner organizing Birragoza craft beer festival. Manages wholesale distribution of Cierzo beers to bars and specialty stores across the region.
• SegarretaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration brewing Wild Wind, a spontaneously fermented beer in coolship, blend of 5 barrels aged 1-5 years, refermented in bottle without added yeast.
• Oddity BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Voodoo, Specialty Double IPA with lúpulos Azacca, Mosaic and Citra. Won gold at Campeonato de Cervezas 2022.
• La Font del DiableminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner on Prost! Festbier, winning gold in Pale Malty European Lager at Campeonato de Cervezas 2022.
• Les ClandestinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner on Prost! Festbier.
• Zaragoza CongresosminorOthersTourism and congress organization in Zaragoza. Cierzo is an associated member.
• ProtokollminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerlin-based brewery invited for Meet the Brewer tasting event at Cierzo brewpub in October 2022.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oddity Brewing: Spanish craft brewery that collaborated with Cierzo on Voodoo (Specialty Double IPA, gold medal 2022). Competes in the same Spanish craft segment with similar style experimentation.
• Segarreta: Catalan craft brewery that collaborated with Cierzo on Wild Wind, a spontaneously fermented coolship beer. Comparable craft-brewing stage and Spain-based distribution profile.
• Naparbier: Independently owned Spanish craft brewery (Navarra) with a comparable multi-style portfolio and national distribution. Serves as a useful size-and-stage benchmark for Cierzo.
• Dougall's: Cantabrian craft brewery with its own brewpub and broad distribution in Spain. Comparable hybrid production-plus-taproom model at a similar independent scale.
• Cerveses La Pirata: Spanish craft brewery known for bold, style-diverse beers and direct-to-consumer sales. Comparable on portfolio breadth, B2C orientation, and craft-segment competition in Spain.
• La Font del Diable: Spanish craft brewery and confirmed co-brewing partner (Prost! Festbier, gold medal 2022). Comparable scale and Mediterranean craft focus, making it a direct comparable on portfolio and channel.
• Basqueland Brewing: Award-winning Spanish craft brewery that has competed head-to-head with Cierzo at the Barcelona Beer Challenge, finishing ahead in 2021. Operates a similar multi-channel model combining brewery, taproom, and European distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Estrella Galicia (Hijos de Rivera): Major Spanish brewer with an expanding craft portfolio (e.g., '1906', 'Cerveza de Bodega'). Represents the broad incumbent competitive set shaping shelf and tap competition nationally.
• Mahou San Miguel: Spain's largest domestic brewer and a broad incumbent; while not a craft specialist, it dominates on-premise tap handles and shelf space that Cierzo competes against for visibility and distribution.

Emerging players

• Protokoll: Berlin-based craft brewery that participated in a Meet the Brewer event at the Cierzo brewpub in October 2022. Comparable independent craft scale with a different geographic footprint, useful as an EU cross-reference.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cierzobrewing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cierzo-brewing-co

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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