Riedenburg

What Riedenburg does

Riedenburger Brauhaus is a family-owned brewery in Riedenburg, Lower Bavaria, founded in 1750 and operating as the first 100% organic brewery in Bavaria since 1994. The company produces more than 30 beer varieties spanning wheat beers, classic lagers, alcohol-free beers, craft beers (the Dolden line), and a distinctive ancient-grain (Urgetreide) portfolio brewed with Emmer, Dinkel (spelt), and Einkorn cultivated through a closed bio-regional value chain. Its proprietary technical differentiator is the stopped-fermentation (gestoppte Gärung) method for alcohol-free beers, which preserves flavor and nutrients compared with industrial dealcoholization, alongside seasonal fresh-hop brewing with undried hops from organic partner farms. All products are Bioland-certified organic and verified under EU organic regulation (KIWA BCS DE-ÖKO-001).

The business operates a multi-channel distribution model across Germany: stationary retail, gastronomy and hospitality partners, an on-site Bio-Biergarten, and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce shop (shop.riedenburger.de) selling individual bottles, themed boxes (Urgetreide-Box, Alkoholfrei-Box, Dolden-Box), merchandise, and adjacent beverages including the PURE brewed lemonade line and Kloster Apfelschorle. Pricing is unit-based, with individual 0.33L bottles priced 0.50–1.90 EUR and boxes 13.90–18.90 EUR, plus 6.20 EUR shipping per 9-bottle case within Germany. Sub-brands include PURE (brewed lemonades), Plankstettener Biere (co-developed with Kloster Plankstetten monastery), Dolden (craft line), and Urgetreidebiere. The Krieger family controls the company via the legal entity Riedenburger Brauhaus Michael Krieger GmbH & Co. KG; Maximilian Krieger serves as authorized managing director, with Katrin Krieger (Junior-Chefin and Biersommelière since October 2023) representing the next generation. In 2025 the company launched Genussrechte (enjoyment rights) as a community financing instrument to fund a new brewery with an innovative fossil-free energy concept — the largest investment in the company's history — and a Spring 2027 opening will add year-round indoor gastronomy on-site.

Name

Riedenburg

Legal name

Riedenburger Brauhaus Michael Krieger GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://riedenburger.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1750

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Riedenburger Brauhaus is a family-owned, 100% organic brewery in Lower Bavaria producing 30+ beer varieties, including a pioneering ancient-grain (Emmer, Dinkel, Einkorn) line and alcohol-free beers made via stopped fermentation, sold across Germany via retail, gastronomy, and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (31212)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

Keywords

• Organic craft beer
• Ancient grain brewing
• Alcohol-free beer
• Bio-regional brewery
• Specialty brewery Germany

Headquarters

HQ city

Riedenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: The brewery operates its own online shop (shop.riedenburger.de) selling individual bottles, boxed assortments (Urgetreide-Box, Alkoholfrei-Box, Dolden-Box), merchandise (glasses, steins, playing cards), and beverages including apple juice and sparkling drinks. Ships within Germany via DHL in specialized glass bottles cartons at 6.20 EUR per 9 bottles.
2. Retail Distribution (Stationary Trade): Distribution through stationary retail partners across Germany, supplying organic and craft beer products to supermarkets, specialty stores, and organic food retailers.
3. Gastronomy and On-site Sales: Sales through restaurant and hospitality partners (Gastronomie), as well as on-site sales at the brewery's beer garden (Bio-Biergarten) and future in-house restaurant opening Spring 2027.
4. Genussrechte (Enjoyment Rights Investment): The brewery offers 'Genussrechte' — a form of citizen participation/investment instrument allowing investors to support the brewery's climate-friendly brewing technology, regional raw materials, and innovation projects, with returns linked to company profitability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Riedenburger Brauhaus is a 100% organic family brewery producing over 30 varieties of organic beers including wheat beers, classic lagers, alcohol-free beers, ancient grain beers (Emmer, Dinkel, Einkorn), craft beers, and beer mixed drinks, plus brewed lemonades (PURE line) and apple spritzer. Products are sold through stationary retail, gastronomy partners, a direct e-commerce shop, and an on-site beer garden in Germany. The brewery maintains a complete bio-regional supply chain with Bioland-certified farmers.

Product overview

Riedenburg (Riedenburger Brauhaus) is a traditional family brewery in Lower Bavaria's Altmühltal region that has operated as a 100% organic brewery since 1994. The product portfolio spans multiple categories: Weizenbiere (wheat beers), Klassische Biere (classic beers including Pils and Helles), Alkoholfreie Biere (non-alcoholic beers), Urgetreidebiere (ancient grain beers with Emmer, Dinkel, and Einkorn), Saisonale Biere (seasonal offerings), Craftbiere (hop-forward Dolden craft series), Bier-Mischgetränke (beer mixed drinks/radlers), and the Plankstettener sub-brand (beers from monastery partnership). Additional offerings include the PURE gebraute Limonaden line (brewed lemonades with fermented Dinkel malt in four flavors), Kloster Apfelschorle (apple spritzer), and branded merchandise. The company is currently constructing a new brewery with an innovative fossil-free energy concept, representing the largest investment in company history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PURE: Line of organic brewed lemonades made with fermented spelt malt, fruit juices, and agave nectar
• Plankstettener Biere
• Dolden
• Urgetreidebiere

Products and services

• Org Wheat beers including Hefe-Weizen varieties, some available in alcohol-free versions. Part of the core beer range of Bavaria's first 100% organic brewery.
• Classic Beers (Klassische Biere) Traditional German beer styles including Keller-Pils, Ur-Helles, and Dunkel varieties. Part of the brewery's classic organic beer portfolio.
• Non-Alcoholic Beers (Alkoholfreie Biere) Alcohol-free beer varieties including Hefe-Weizen Alkoholfrei, Ur-Helles Alkoholfrei, and Alkoholfrei Ur-Dinkel, produced using the proprietary stopped fermentation method which preserves taste and nutritional content versus standard dealcoholization.
• Ancient Grain Beers (Urgetreidebiere) Beers brewed with ancient grain varieties including Emmer, Dinkel (spelt), and Einkorn, known for distinctive nutty and aromatic profiles. The brewery pioneered ancient grain beer production in Germany since the late 1990s.
• Seasonal Beers (Saisonale Biere) Seasonal offerings including the Dolden Sommer Sud (summer beer) and seasonal specialty releases.
• Craft Beers (Dolden Line) Craft beer varieties under the Dolden brand including Dolden Hell, Dolden Dark, Dolden Bock, and Dolden Sud featuring hop-forward recipes and experimental brewing techniques.
• Beer Mixed Drinks (Bier-Mischgetränke) Beer mixed beverages including Dinkel-Radler (with lemon), Natur-Radler, and new alcohol-free variants.
• Plankstettener Biere (Kloster Plankstetten Beers) Beers produced in partnership with Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten monastery, including Plankstettener Dinkel, Maibock, Dunkel, and Spezial, brewed according to their original monastery recipes.
• PURE Brewer's Lemonades (Gebraute Limonaden) Organic brewed lemonades made with fermented Dinkel malt, available in flavors: Holunder-Ingwer (Elderflower-Ginger), Bitter-Orange, Rhabarber-Cassis (Rhubarb-Blackcurrant), and Kirsche-Aronia (Cherry-Aronia).
• Kloster Apfelschorle Apple spritzer made with Streuobst (traditional orchard fruit) from Kloster Plankstetten and spring water from Riedenburger Brauhaus, with at least 50% fruit content.
• RIEDENBURGER Edelbier Einkorn Mild-würziges Urgetreidebier (ancient grain beer) combining barley with Einkorn, naturtrüb (naturally cloudy), with notes of summer grain and vanilla, 5.0% ABV and 12.5% original gravity.
• RIEDENBURGER Ur-Weizen Full-bodied and refreshing wheat beer with traditional bottle fermentation, combining wheat, barley, and Emmer for an amber-colored beer with notes of dried fruits and banana.
• RIEDENBURGER Alkoholfrei Ur-Dinkel Harmonious mild alcohol-free ancient grain beer combining barley with Dinkel, naturtrüb, with 18 kcal per 100g and <0.5% ABV.
• RIEDENBURGER Urgetreide-Box Mixed case bundle containing 9 bottles: 3x Historisches Emmerbier, 2x Plankstettener Dinkel, 2x Riedenburger Einkorn Edelbier, 2x Riedenburger Ur-Weizen, totaling 3.48 liters. Priced at 14.90 EUR (4.28 EUR/L).
• RIEDENBURGER Alkoholfrei-Box Mixed case bundle of 9 alcohol-free beers: 1x Dolden Null, 2x Hefe-Weizen Alkoholfrei, 2x Ur-Helles Alkoholfrei, 2x Alkoholfrei Ur-Dinkel, 2x Dinkel-Radler Alkoholfrei. Priced at 13.90 EUR (3.81 EUR/L).
• RIEDENBURGER Dolden-Box Mixed case bundle of craft Dolden beers: 2x Dolden Hell, 2x Dolden Dark, 2x Dolden Bock, 3x Dolden Sud, totaling 2.97 liters. Priced at 18.90 EUR (6.36 EUR/L).
• Dolden Tasting Glas Degustation glass (0.3L) with bulbous shape and relatively narrow opening, suitable for craft beer tasting. Branded merchandise.
• Steinkrug Emmerbier 0.5L High-quality stone tankard (0.5L) for Emmer beer, branded merchandise. Priced at 11.90 EUR.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% growth in alcohol-free segment over 5 years, outpacing the broader German beer market decline of ~6% in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• hejhej-mats (Nuremberg)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Sustainable yoga equipment company using spelt husks (Spelz) from Riedenburger's ancient grain processing as filling material for meditation bolsters. The partnership creates a closed-loop sustainability model: grain is dehusked, brewed into ancient grain beers, and husks are upcycled into yoga products by hejhej. The bolsters are assembled in workshops for people with disabilities.
• Kreativbrauerei Kehrwieder (Oliver Wesseloh, Hamburg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Annual collaboration brewing of 'Frischer Traum' fresh-hopped Pale Ale. Oliver Wesseloh, a creative brewer from Hamburg, and Maximilian Krieger of Riedenburger Brauhaus brew together using freshly harvested hops. In 2020, they used 300 kg of fresh Callista hops from Biohof Eckert in one batch. The collaboration combines Wesseloh's hop expertise with Riedenburger's organic brewing capabilities.
• Luise Naderer (Luisengärten)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Organic apple juice producer using Riedenburger Brauhaus's filling facilities since 2015. Naderer produces over 20 single-variety organic apple juices from historical apple varieties (150+ years old) grown on 10+ hectares within 25 km of Riedenburg. She values filling at an organic brewery that respects raw material quality and processes with care.
• Bio-Hopfenbetrieb Prantl (Georg Prantl)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1989Georg Prantl has supplied organic hops to Riedenburger Brauhaus for 30 years, making him the oldest hop supplier. Prantl converted his farm to organic in 1989. He grows three varieties of organic hops on nearly 8 hectares in Ursbach near Rohr (Kelheim district). The partnership began when Prantl called Michael Krieger after a lecture and Krieger immediately agreed to purchase his entire organic hop harvest. The partnership is described as collaborative and based on regular exchange.
• Biohof Eckert (Herpersdorf)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic hop farm in Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken) supplying organic hop varieties including Callista and Cascade for Riedenburger's fresh-hop and craft beer production. The farm provides hops for collaborative brewing projects including 'Frischer Traum'.
• Kloster Plankstetten (Benedictine Abbey)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development of 'Plankstettener Biere' — a line of beers brewed according to the original monastery recipes of Kloster Plankstetten. Both are organic operations (Bio-Betriebe) sharing the goal of sustainable food production. Kloster Plankstetten also received an award at the same '30 für 30' ceremony. The monastery also supplies apple juice (Kloster Apfelschorle) for Riedenburger's product line.
• Biolandhof Aunkofer (Heernsaal/Kelheim)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership spanning over 30 years. Simon Aunkofer operates the organic farm in Heernsaal near Kelheim, growing brewing grains and dehusking ancient grain varieties (spelt and emmer) for Riedenburger Brauhaus. The farm also handles dehusking for other Riedenburger suppliers. Simon took over the farm in 2016 after agricultural training and agricultural science studies.
• Biolandhof Beck (Böhmfeld, Josef Beck)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic farmer who started growing emmer in 2008 for Riedenburger. Beck multiplies seed for the brewery's Altmühltaler Emmer project, distributing to partner farmers. The farm is located near Riedenburg in the Altmühltal nature park. Emmer cultivation began partly for idealistic reasons — preserving old grain varieties and contributing to regional value creation.
• BiolandcoreOthersBioland is the primary organic farming association/certification standard that Riedenburger Brauhaus adheres to for its organic certification. All raw materials (hops, grains) are grown according to Bioland guidelines. The brewery is certified by KIWA BCS DE-ÖKO-001 for EU organic standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Hopfenheld: German organic craft brewery emphasizing hop-forward styles. Comparable to Riedenburger's Dolden craft line as a smaller organic brewer focused on specialty hop-driven beers for the German craft/gastronomy channel.
• Tilmans: German specialist in organic and non-alcoholic beverages. Comparable to Riedenburger in the alcohol-free, organic beer segment where both target mindful-drinking consumers via retail and gastronomy.

Direct peers

• Camba Bavaria: Bavarian craft brewery (Truchtlaching) producing hop-forward and specialty beers. Directly comparable to Riedenburger's Dolden craft line as a craft-focused Bavarian brewer competing for similar specialty/gastronomy channels.
• Neumarkter Lammsbräu: Germany's oldest organic brewery and another pioneer in the 100% organic segment. Directly comparable to Riedenburger as a German organic brewer competing for the same retail, gastronomy, and mindful-drinker customers with similar sustainability-led positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Weisse: Established Bavarian wheat-beer brewery (G. Schneider & Sohn). Comparable to Riedenburger as a Bavarian specialty brewer with strong wheat-beer heritage, on-site taproom, and family ownership — though substantially larger and more internationally distributed.
• Weihenstephan: One of the oldest breweries in the world (Bavaria). Comparable to Riedenburger as a Bavarian brewer with a deep heritage portfolio across classic styles; competes for premium retail and gastronomy customers.
• Erdinger Weißbräu: Germany's largest wheat-beer brewery, headquartered in Bavaria. Comparable as a major Bavarian wheat-beer producer with broad retail and gastronomy reach; competes with Riedenburger in Weizen and alcohol-free wheat beer categories.
• Augustiner-Bräu: Major Munich-based traditional Bavarian brewery. Comparable to Riedenburger as a heritage Bavarian brewery with strong gastronomy (especially beer garden) ties and broad portfolio across classic German beer styles.

Regional players

• Weltenburger Kloster: Bavarian monastery brewery (Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg) — close geographic and product overlap with Riedenburger. Comparable as a traditional Bavarian brewery with a monastic heritage and on-site hospitality, though broader in style and scale.
• Schlossbrauerei Maxlrain: Bavarian (Rosenheim) family-owned brewery with on-site gastronomy. Comparable to Riedenburger as a traditional Bavarian family brewer combining regional production with on-site hospitality and specialty beer positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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