NISSOS

What NISSOS does

NISSOS is a Greek craft beer microbrewery founded in 2012 by Alexandros Kouris and Maya Tsoclis, operating from a single production site in Vagia, Tinos island, Cyclades. The legal entity is registered in Greece as a partnership under the name 'Alexandros Kouris and Co.' (Αλέξανδρος Κουρής και ΣΙΑ), with a registered office in Athens and an operational brewery on Tinos. NISSOS produces a portfolio of six internationally awarded beers — Pilsner, ALL-DAY Organic Gluten Free, Easy IPA, Tholi, 7 Beaufort, and Apokalypsi — using traditional slow brewing (30+ day cycle), microfiltration stabilization instead of pasteurization, no preservatives, and 100% natural ingredients. The brewery holds FSSC 22000 food safety certification, Bio Hellas organic certification, FDA facility registration, and was the first beer globally to obtain the European AFQ Certification for very high bioactive/antioxidant content (scores of 16-20/20). Production quality is controlled via an in-house molecular PCR tracing system applied to every batch.

Revenue is generated primarily through wholesale beer sales via Olympic Brewery's exclusive distribution network (signed September 2023, with Olympic Brewery holding a minority equity stake) across Greek retail chains, cash-and-carry wholesalers, premium HORECA accounts (iconic hotels, museums, airport lounges, Aegean passenger ships), and international export markets. A secondary direct-to-consumer revenue stream operates seasonally (March–September) through on-site brewery visits, walk-in tastings, guided tours, and food pairing experiences at the Tinos microbrewery and the historic cellar at the 18th-century Monastery of Saint Francis in Messi village. The company employs 11-50 staff (approximately 17 named individuals across production, commercial, and creative functions) and positions itself as the largest Greek premium beer brand despite its microbrewery scale.

Name

NISSOS

Legal name

Αλέξανδρος Κουρής και ΣΙΑ

Website

https://nissos.beer

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NISSOS is a Greek family-owned microbrewery founded in 2012 in Vagia, Tinos, producing six premium craft beers distributed nationwide and internationally via Olympic Brewery, serving Greek premium retail and HORECA customers plus health-conscious and dietary-restricted consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tínos

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Craft Beer Sales: Sale of six internationally awarded craft beer varieties (NISSOS Pilsner, All Day Organic, Easy IPA, Tholi, 7 Beaufort, Apokalypsi) through retail chains, liquor stores, HORECA, hotels, and museums across Greece and internationally via Olympic Brewery distribution.
2. Brewery Experiences: On-site brewery visits generating revenue through walk-in tastings (€10), guided tours (€15), and food pairing experiences (€40), plus private events, beer-making seminars, and cellar reserve tastings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NISSOS is a Greek microbrewery that produces six distinct unpasteurized craft beer varieties — Pilsner, All-Day Organic Gluten-Free Lager, Easy IPA, Tholi (Keller), 7 Beaufort (Baltic Porter), and Apokalypsi (Abbey-Style Double Ale) — at its FSSC 22000 certified facility in Vagia, Tinos. The company also operates a direct-to-consumer brewery experience business on Tinos offering walk-in tastings, guided tours, and curated food pairing experiences.

Product overview

NISSOS is a multi-award winning Greek, independent, family-owned microbrewery based in Vagia, Tinos (Cyclades). The company produces six distinct craft beer products: NISSOS PILSNER (Bohemian-style Pilsner, 5% alcohol), NISSOS ALL DAY ORGANIC GLUTEN FREE (European-style Lager, 4.5% alcohol), NISSOS EASY IPA (Session IPA, 4.6% alcohol), NISSOS THOLI (Keller unfiltered lager, 6.2% alcohol), NISSOS 7 BEAUFORT (Baltic Porter, 7% alcohol), and NISSOS APOKALYPSI (Abbey-Style Double Ale, 6.5% alcohol). All beers are unpasteurized, unfiltered where specified, brewed with natural ingredients, and stabilized through microfiltration. NISSOS is the first beer globally certified by European AFQ for high bioactivity comparable to red wine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NISSOS PILSNER

Quantifiable outcome

• AFQ bioactivity scores of 16-20/20 across all beers; APOKALYPSI scored highest possible 20/20; THOLI and 7 BEAUFORT scored 19/20; ALL-DAY scored 17/20; PILSNER scored 16/20. Out of 24 commercially available beers tested, lowest score was 9/20 and average was 12/20.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Olympic Brewery S.A.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 September 2023Exclusive distribution partnership for all NISSOS beers nationwide in Greece and internationally in markets where Olympic Brewery operates through its export activity. Olympic Brewery also holds a minority stake in Cyclades Microbrewery (NISSOS). The partnership aims to expand distribution and further strengthen NISSOS presence in Greece and abroad.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BrewDog: BrewDog is a Scottish craft brewery that has scaled into a global multi-brand craft beer and brewpub operator. Comparable to NISSOS as a premium craft beer brand competing for international HORECA and retail shelf space, though at vastly greater scale and portfolio breadth.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Sierra Nevada is a flagship US craft brewery (IPA, Porter, Stout) operating at industrial scale while preserving craft credentials. Comparable to NISSOS as an award-winning premium craft brand with broad style coverage and national/international distribution.
• Alfa Beer / Athenian Brewery: Athenian Brewery (Heineken-owned) produces Alfa, the other dominant Greek mainstream lager alongside Mythos. Comparable to NISSOS only at the broadest beer-industry level — it competes for the same total beer share in Greek retail and HORECA, but at opposite ends of the price/positioning spectrum.
• Erdinger Weissbräu: Erdinger is one of Germany's largest wheat-beer breweries and a globally distributed craft weissbier brand. Comparable to NISSOS as an internationally exported premium German-style craft beer competing in the same HORECA and travel-retail accounts.
• Mythos / Olympic Brewery: Olympic Brewery is one of Greece's two major brewers and produces Mythos, the country's leading mass-market lager. Olympic is NISSOS's exclusive distribution partner and minority shareholder, making it a broad incumbent competitor whose portfolio overlaps in the beer category though at very different price tiers.

Emerging players

• Mikkeller: Mikkeller is a Danish gypsy/craft brewery renowned for experimental, award-winning beer styles distributed globally through partnerships. Comparable to NISSOS in its small-production, high-credibility craft positioning and reliance on partner-driven distribution rather than owned scale.

Direct peers

• Corfu Beer: Corfu Beer is a Greek island-based craft microbrewery producing premium lagers and ales for the Greek market and tourist channels. Comparable to NISSOS as a Greek island-origin microbrewery competing in the same premium craft segment.
• Chimay: Chimay is a Belgian Trappist brewery famous for its abbey-style ales (including Double/Dark/Strong Ale variants). It is directly comparable to NISSOS APOKALYPSI (Abbey-Style Double Ale) and shares the monastic/heritage brewing narrative that differentiates NISSOS's premium offerings.
• Volkan Beer: Volkan is a craft brewery from Santorini producing premium Greek craft beers with a strong island heritage narrative. It mirrors NISSOS in combining island provenance, tourism distribution, and premium HORECA positioning.
• Septem Microbrewery: Septem is a Greek craft microbrewery based on Evia island producing multiple award-winning beer styles distributed across Greek retail and HORECA. It is the closest Greek craft peer to NISSOS in scale, product breadth, and premium positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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