Füchschen Alt

Name

Füchschen Alt

Legal name

Brauerei und Wirtschaft "Im Füchschen" Peter König e.K.

Website

https://fuechschen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1848

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Traditional German Brewery

NAICS

Breweries (31212)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & National Breweries (THAFALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA)

Keywords

• Traditional altbier brewing
• German craft beer
• Rhineland brewery
• Brewery restaurant
• Mobile beer tap rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beer Sales: Sale of packaged beer including bottles (0.33L cans, 0.33L six-packs, 0.5L pop-top bottles, cases), kegs (10L, 20L, 30L), and 5L party kegs. Also includes non-alcoholic Altbier variants.
2. Restaurant Operations: On-site dining at the brewery restaurant featuring traditional Düsseldorf/Rhineland cuisine including crispy Haxe, schnitzel, and regional dishes. Serves their own beers.
3. Event Equipment Rentals: Rental of professional event equipment including mobile beer taps (Ausschankwagen) in various sizes (Mozart, Stage, Rio-Mobil, Mozart Junior) for festivals and events.
4. Ice Cream (Fuchs Eis): Altbier-based ice cream product using original Füchschen Altbier, marketed as 'A lick with a kick' with 2.2% alcohol content.
5. Craft Soda and Merchandise: Craft sodas, Artesan ice cream, and Fuchs Gear (clothing/apparel) sold as part of the Alt-ernatives product line.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Füchschen Alt is a traditional Düsseldorf brewery producing Altbier and other beers using top fermentation with a proprietary in-house yeast strain and a secret family recipe dating to 1848. The brewery sells its beers in cans, bottles, and kegs directly from the Ratinger Straße location and through regional distribution. Beyond brewing, the company operates an on-site restaurant serving Rhineland cuisine and rents mobile beer dispensing equipment (Ausschankwagen) for events.

Product overview

Füchschen Alt operates as a traditional German brewery offering a portfolio of beer products centered around their signature Altbier. The core product line includes Füchschen Alt (4.8% ABV), Füchschen Pils (5.2% ABV), Füchschen Weizen (wheat beer), and seasonal Füchschen Weihnachtsbier (5.5% ABV Christmas beer). Non-alcoholic offerings include alcohol-free Altbier. The company also produces alternate products such as Altbier ice cream (2.2% alcohol) and organic craft sodas. Products are available in multiple formats: cans (0.33L), bottles (0.33L, 0.5L), party kegs (5L), and standard kegs (10L, 20L, 30L, 50L). The company operates a restaurant at their Düsseldorf location and offers event equipment rentals (portable beer dispensing stations). Beyond beer, the portfolio includes merchandise (Fuchs Fan Gear).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Füchschen Pils: Pilsner beer introduced in 2017, brewed under fermentation strictly according to the German purity law.
• Füchschen Alkoholfrei
• Füchschen Weihnachtsbier
• Füchschen Eis (Ice Cream)
• Fuchs Limonade / Craft Sodas
• Fuchs Gear

Products and services

• Füchschen Alt Traditional Düsseldorf Altbier brewed using top fermentation with 5 specialty malts and aroma hops, 4.8% ABV and 32 IBU. Available in cans (0.33L), bottles (0.33L, 0.5L), and kegs (10L, 20L, 30L).
• Füchschen Pils Pilsner beer brewed with tender bitter malt, flowery aroma hops, and Düsseldorf water. 5.2% ABV with 5-week ripening storage.
• Füchschen Weizen Small-batch hand-crafted wheat beer (Hefeweizen) with mellow, fruity and full flavor. Available in 0.5L bottle format.
• Füchschen Non-Alcoholic Altbier Alcohol-free version of Altbier - a refreshing, isotonic handcrafted brew for moments when inebriation must be sacrificed. 0.33L bottles.
• Füchschen Weihnachtsbier Limited seasonal Christmas beer with 5.5% ABV, slightly stronger and more complex than regular Alt, with dried fruit and caramel notes. Available from late October annually.
• Füchschen Party Keg (5L) Limited-edition 5L disposable party kegs with constantly changing cartoon fox motifs. Has become a popular collectible item with fans from Düsseldorf to Sydney. Even Queen Elizabeth II received a custom one for her Jubilee.
• Füchschen Eis (Altbier Ice Cream) Ice cream made with original Füchschen Altbier containing 2.2% alcohol, marketed as 'A lick with a kick'. Not suitable for children.
• Füchschen Craft Sodas Organic craft sodas including rhubarb spritzer and organic citrus lemonade (DE-ÖKO-001). 0.33L bottles.
• Event Equipment Rentals (Ausschankwagen) Rental of professional mobile beer tap units for events and festivals, including models Mozart, Stage, Rio-Mobil, and Mozart Junior. Delivery within 40km of Düsseldorf included.
• Brauhaus Restaurant Service On-site restaurant at Ratinger Straße 28, Düsseldorf, serving traditional Rhineland cuisine including the famous crispy Haxe (roasted pork shank), schnitzel, and weekend brunch. Accepts reservations for parties of 8+.

Quantifiable outcome

• Most popular party tent at Düsseldorf Kirmes since 1990
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brauerei Zum Schlüssel: Historic Düsseldorf Altbier brewery and brewpub located steps from Füchschen on the Altstadt ring. Competes head-to-head on Altbier quality, on-site dining, and tourist traffic in the same micro-market.
• Uerige Altbierbrauerei: Düsseldorf's most iconic Altbier competitor operating a brewpub in the Altstadt with traditional top-fermentation methods. Direct overlap with Füchschen in product (Altbier), geography (Düsseldorf old town), and on-site restaurant model.
• Diebels Alt: Traditional Altbier producer (Issum, NRW) under the Radeberger Group. Closely comparable on style (Altbier) and regional identity, but operates at greater scale and through broader national distribution.
• Frankenheim Brauerei: Düsseldorf-based Altbier brand now owned by Radeberger Group. Competes in the same Altbier category and Düsseldorf on-trade channels, representing a consolidated competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Krombacher Brauerei: One of Germany's largest privately-held regional breweries (Kreuztal-Krombach). Competes with Füchschen for on-trade accounts in NRW and represents the scale competitor that regional brewers must contend with in distribution negotiations.
• Veltins Brauerei: Major Sauerland-based German regional brewery with broad national distribution. Comparable as a German family-owned private brewery operating outside Bavaria, competing for the same on-trade channels.
• Warsteiner Brauerei: Large German regional pilsner producer with international distribution reach. Comparable as a family-controlled German brewery with national on-trade and off-trade presence competing for similar accounts.
• Bitburger Brauerei: One of Germany's largest privately-held breweries (Bitburg). Comparable as a major independent German family brewery competing across on-trade channels nationally, against which regional players like Füchschen must position.
• Radeberger Gruppe (Dr. Oetker): Largest German private brewery group owning Frankenheim, Diebels, and Schlöss Alt among others. Directly relevant because it controls consolidated competitors in the same Düsseldorf Altbier niche as Füchschen.

Regional players

• Brauerei König (Bavaria): Bavarian Pils-focused regional brewery under the Kulmbacher Brauerei group. Comparable as a German family-style regional brewery with on-trade focus, though operating in a different geographic region and beer style than Füchschen.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/fuechschen
• Instagraminstagram.com/fuechschen_alt

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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