Browar PINTA

What Browar PINTA does

Browar PINTA is Poland's first craft brewery, founded in 2011 in Wieprz by Ziemek Fałat and Grzegorz Zwierzyna, and is widely credited with catalyzing the Polish craft beer revolution through its 2010 à la Grodziskie smoked-wheat batch. The brewery produces a broad portfolio of craft beers spanning classic European styles, hazy and West Coast IPAs, Grodziskie smoked beers, barrel-aged wild ales (via sister facility PINTA Barrel Brewing), and a non-alcoholic line (Mini Maxi 0%); its flagship operational program is PINTA Miesi±ca, which delivers 12 different premiere beers per year to bars and retail. Distribution runs through three coordinated divisions — Hurt/Sklep/Bar (on-trade wholesale), Modern Trade (retail chains), and Export (Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland) — and is reinforced by five company-owned venues (Warsaw Chmielna, Warsaw Nowogrodzka, Wrocław, Beskidy, and the Wieprz Taproom), an online merchandise store, a franchise program, and brewery tours.

Revenue is generated through one-time sales of draft and packaged beer (wholesale and direct at owned pubs), transaction-based on-premise sales at the five owned pubs, merchandise sales (glassware, apparel, accessories) via online and on-site stores, brewery tour ticket revenue (from 15 PLN per person), and franchise licensing. Customer segments are split between craft beer enthusiasts (consumer persona) and on-trade / retail / franchise partners (B2B), with on-trade bars and pubs as the primary commercial channel. The business has no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or external institutional investors and operates as a privately held, founder-controlled entity with headquarters and production at the Wieprz brewery campus.

Name

Browar PINTA

Legal name

Browar PINTA

Website

https://browarpinta.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Browar PINTA is Poland's first craft brewery (founded 2011, Wieprz), producing a wide portfolio of craft beers through a monthly PINTA Miesi±ca release program and selling via wholesale, five owned pubs, retail, and exports to the Czech Republic and other EU markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (312120), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging & Production Breweries (Limited/No On-site Service) (THAFALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Brewery pub operations
• Beer distribution
• Beer tourism
• Franchise hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Wieprz

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

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. Beer Sales - Draft and Package: Sale of craft beers in bottles, cans, and kegs through distribution network to bars, pubs, restaurants, and retail stores across Poland and for export
2. Company-Owned Pub Bars: Direct sales through owned establishments: PINTA Warszawa (Chmielna and Nowogrodzka locations), PINTA Wrocław, PINTA Beskidy, and PINTA Taproom at the brewery in Wieprz
3. Online and Brewery Merchandise Shop: Sale of branded merchandise including glassware, openers, coasters, t-shirts, and caps through online store and physical brewery shop
4. Brewery Tours: Guided tours of PINTA Brewery and PINTA Barrel Brewing facility in Wieprz, including beer tasting and commemorative items
5. Franchise Program: Franchise opportunities for opening PINTA-branded pub establishments

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Browar PINTA is a craft brewery that produces, packages, and sells a wide range of craft beers across multiple product lines (including monthly premieres, year-round classics, seasonal, limited editions, non-alcoholic, and collaboration series). Beyond brewing, it operates company-owned pub bars, an on-site taproom and brewery store, an online merchandise shop, a franchise program for branded pubs, and guided brewery tours at its Wieprz facility in Poland.

Product overview

Browar PINTA is Poland's first craft brewery, operating since 2011 in Wieprz. The product portfolio centers on the PINTA Miesiąca (PINTA of the Month) program featuring 12 premier beers released monthly, complemented by year-round classics (PINTA Regularne), seasonal releases, and limited editions (In & Out). The portfolio extends across multiple specialty lines: Hazy Discovery and Discovery Europe/Poland for exploring international beer cultures; Sztosy for premium styles; Mini Maxi 0% for non-alcoholic options; PINTA Beskidy for southern Poland regional distribution; Classics for traditional styles; Collab PL for Polish brewery collaborations; HOPZZ_ for hop experimentation; and Modern West Coast for contemporary American hop-forward styles. The brewery also operates PINTA Barrel Brewing for aged and wild beers, maintains taprooms in Warsaw, Wrocław, and the Wieprz brewery, and offers brewery tours. The company played a foundational role in Poland's craft beer revolution, particularly known for reviving the Grodziskie (Polish smoked wheat beer) style.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PINTA Miesiąca (PINTA of the Month): Monthly rotating beer series featuring 12 different premier beers per year, delivered to bars and shops at the beginning of each month.
• Regular Beers (Piwa Regularne)
• Seasonal Beers (Piwa Sezonowe)
• In & Out
• Hazy Discovery
• Discovery Europe
• Discovery Poland
• Sztosy
• Mini Maxi 0%
• PINTA Beskidy
• Classics
• PINTA Collab PL
• HOPZZ_
• Modern West Coast

Products and services

• PINTA Miesiąca (PINTA of the Month) Monthly rotating craft beer subscription-style lineup of 12 different premier beers per year, delivered to bars and retail shops at the start of each month, spanning diverse styles from lagers to IPAs.
• PINTA Regularne (Year-Round Beers) Year-round craft beer line widely available across bars, pubs, and retail stores in Poland.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nepomucen BrewerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Grodziskie-style beers. Re-creation of Viva Śliwa, a bestselling Grodziskie with plum, as part of Smoky Revolution celebrations.
• Browar Zamkowy w CieszynieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint brewing collaboration to create Kellerski beer for the brewery's 175th anniversary and PINTA's 10th anniversary in 2021.
• Ca' del Brado (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative brewing of Copernicana - a new version of one of the world's highest-rated Grodziskie-style beers.
• PINTA Barrel BrewingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister facility at the Wieprz brewery focused on barrel-aged and wild fermentation beers. Produces special releases like Fumes - a wild Grodziskie.
• Various Polish Craft Breweries (Collab PL Series)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeries of beers brewed at Wieprz in cooperation with Polish craft breweries, fostering community within the craft beer scene.
• Tributary Brewing Company (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican craft brewery in Kittery, Maine that inspired PINTA's Northern German Pilsner Alles Klar. Source of hop-forward brewing inspiration.
• Browar Restauracyjny Grodzka 15 (Lublin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal leased brewing facility where PINTA founders brewed the first á la Grodziskie beer in 2010, marking the start of the Polish craft beer revolution.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pilsner Urquell (Plzeňský Prazdroj): Czech regional/national brewery of comparable scale to PINTA's Czech export volumes, with broader portfolio and stronger domestic distribution. Closest geographic incumbent against which PINTA competes in Czech Republic.
• Weihenstephan Brewery: German brewery (often called the world's oldest) with broad specialty lager portfolio and deep European export reach. Relevant incumbent comparable for PINTA's expansion of its Classic and traditional German-style lines.
• Kompania Piwowarska (Żywiec Group): Polish mass-market brewing group (owner of Żywiec, Tyskie, Lech) with growing craft exposure. Represents the competitive pressure from large incumbents entering PINTA's category with superior distribution leverage.

Direct peers

• Mikkeller: Danish gypsy-turned-brick craft brewery with a comparable specialty focus, frequent collaborations, and strong European distribution. Useful comparable for PINTA's experimental HOPZZ_ and Discovery collaboration lines.
• Stone Brewing: US craft pioneer with multi-channel distribution (wholesale plus owned taprooms), international export, and a deep specialty IPA portfolio. Comparable on structure and ambition if not geography.
• Ca' del Brado: Italian craft brewery specializing in mixed-fermentation and Grodziskie-style beers, and PINTA's collaboration partner on Copernicana. Operates in a similar premium/experimental niche with comparable small-batch economics.
• BrewDog: Scottish craft brewery pioneer with a comparable trajectory: first-mover brand, multi-country pub/bar estate, extensive export, and broad specialty portfolio. Closest international analogue for PINTA's owned-pub-plus-distribution model.
• Browar Nepomucen: Polish craft brewery operating in a similar craft segment with comparable specialty, hop-forward, and barrel-aged portfolio. Direct collaboration partner of PINTA on Grodziskie-style beers (Viva Śliwa), making it a strong functional comparable.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. US craft pioneer with broad specialty portfolio, large-scale packaging, national distribution, and taproom operations. Closest US analogue to PINTA's production-plus-pub blend.
• Artezan Brewery: Polish craft brewery focused on hop-forward, modern styles comparable to PINTA's Modern West Coast and Hazy Discovery lines. Competes for similar on-premise taps, craft-enthusiast consumers, and modern-trade shelf in Poland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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