Brasserie Skumenn

What Brasserie Skumenn does

Brasserie Skumenn is an independent craft brewery founded in 2014 by co-founders Stéphane Le Boucher and Thomas Clériaux in Cesson-Sévigné, Bretagne, France. The brewery originated after Le Boucher encountered John Seymour's book on self-sufficiency during a 2012 trip to India; the founders subsequently built a 100-liter pico-brewery in a family garage before establishing the commercial operation at 8 impasse des Charmilles. The single integrated site handles brewing, bottling, and canning with no subcontractors and employs approximately 8 people.

The product portfolio is organized into two lines: "Les permanentes," an eleven-SKU year-round lineup (Hoppy Wheat, Pale Ale, Rye IPA, Best Bitter, Delhi Delhi, La Bêtise, La Flûte, La Gouaille, La Kermesse, Mystic Mariana, Coral Garden), and "Les éphémères," a stream of seasonal or limited-edition releases (Coup de Grâce, Para Chute). All beers carry AB/Bio organic certification issued by Ecocert France SAS, and the brewery is a member of the SNBI (Syndicat National de Brasseurs Indépendants). The on-site brewpub offers tap beer, food trucks on selected weekdays, concerts, and event hosting, and a tap (tireuse) rental service supports off-premise consumption at private events.

Brasserie Skumenn monetizes through a hybrid model: direct-to-consumer sales at the brewpub cave and via the easybeer.fr online shop (with home delivery), plus professional trade distribution through GMS retail chains, beverage distributors, and event partnerships. Marketing is concentrated on organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), the Untappd beer-rating community, and a newsletter, with press dossiers maintained for media outreach. The company is privately held by its two co-founders with no evidence of external institutional investment or a parent entity.

Name

Brasserie Skumenn

Legal name

SKUMENN

Website

https://skumenn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brasserie Skumenn is an independent, certified-organic craft brewery in Cesson-Sévigné, Bretagne, France. It produces on-site year-round and seasonal craft beers for direct consumers via its brewpub and online shop, plus retail, distributors, and event channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (42481), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Craft brewing
• Organic beer production
• Brewpub services
• Artisanal beer
• Local brewery distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Cesson Sévigné

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Beer Sales: Sale of bottled and canned craft beers directly to consumers through the brewpub cave and online shop. Tap beer sales on-site at the brewpub.
2. Professional/Trade Sales: Distribution to GMS (retail), distributors, and event partners. Professional accounts can access stock in real-time and order via the intranet system.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brasserie Skumenn is an independent craft brewery that produces organic craft beers entirely on-site at its facility in Cesson-Sévigné, Bretagne, France. The brewery sells directly to individual consumers through its on-site brewpub/tasting area and supplies its beers to local professionals (restaurants, hotels, retailers) within roughly 100 km of the brewery.

Product overview

Brasserie Skumenn is an independent craft brewery producing organic beers. Its portfolio consists of two main product lines: Les permanentes (eleven permanent beers including Hoppy Wheat, Pale Ale, Rye IPA, and others) and Les éphémères (seasonal releases like Coup de Grâce and Para Chute). The brewery operates a Brewpub for on-site consumption and events, offers direct sales from its premises with home delivery through Beershop Online, and provides tap rental services for private events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les permanentes: Permanent line of craft beers including Hoppy Wheat, Pale Ale, Rye IPA, Best Bitter, Delhi Delhi, La Bêtise, La Flûte, La Gouaille, La Kermesse, Mystic Mariana, and Coral Garden.
• Les éphémères

Products and services

• Organic Craft Beers Range of organic craft beers produced entirely on-site at Brasserie Skumenn's Cesson-Sévigné brewery, sold directly to consumers and to local professionals.
• Brewpub / On-site Tasting Sales On-site tasting and direct retail sales of Brasserie Skumenn's craft beers to individual visitors at the brewery in Cesson-Sévigné.
• Professional Wholesale Distribution Wholesale supply of Brasserie Skumenn's craft beers to local restaurants, hotels, and retailers within roughly 100 km of the brewery.
• Brewery Visits On-site brewery visits at Brasserie Skumenn in Cesson-Sévigné, allowing visitors to discover the independent craft brewery and its production.

Segments2 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

One partnership is on record.

• SNBI (Syndicat National de Brasseurs Indépendants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership organization representing independent brewers in France. Skumenn is a proud member and representative of the SNBI and its network of 'Brasseurs Indépendants'.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Piggy Brewing Company: Renowned French craft microbrewery with strong Untappd/ratings presence and a permanent/seasonal range comparable to Skumenn's product structure; competes for craft enthusiast mindshare and Horeca listings.
• Brasserie Lancelot: Brittany-based independent craft brewery producing artisanal beers with on-site brewing and regional distribution, offering a nearly identical product/market overlap to Skumenn's local brewpub-led craft model.
• Ninkasi Brasserie: Lyon-based independent French craft brewer operating its own taproom venues alongside packaged beer distribution, with a comparable brewpubs-plus-wholesale model and similar SKU breadth to Skumenn.
• Brasserie Coreff: Long-established independent Breton craft brewery also based in Brittany with a comparable independent craft positioning and regional distribution focus, directly competing for the same Bretagne consumers and on-trade accounts.
• Gallia Brewing: Independent Paris-based craft brewery operating a taproom and packaged distribution, comparable as a French microbrewer combining on-premise experience with multi-channel GTM and independent branding.
• Brasserie Meteor: One of France's oldest independent breweries (Alsace) producing a broad craft and traditional beer portfolio with on-premise retail; comparable as a multi-channel independent French brewer competing in similar trade and retail channels.

Broad incumbents

• BrewDog: Global craft beer incumbent with strong French bar and retail presence; competes with Skumenn for craft consumer mindshare and on-premise listings but at vastly broader scale and distribution.
• Castelain Brewery: Larger established French regional brewery with broad craft and traditional beer distribution; overlaps with Skumenn in retail and Horeca channels but operates at significantly greater scale.

Regional players

• Brussels Beer Project: Independent Belgian craft brewery with French market presence and taproom operations; comparable as an organic/independent craft brewer with limited-edition and permanent ranges similar to Skumenn's portfolio structure.

Others

• easybeer.fr / Beershop Online platform: Online craft beer marketplace that hosts Skumenn's Beershop Online storefront; relevant as the e-commerce infrastructure enabling Skumenn's DTC delivery rather than as a direct product competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/skumenn
• Instagraminstagram.com/brasserieskumenn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brasserie-skumenn

Compliance2 records

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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