Basque craft beer made with traditional German recipes and prioritizing quality raw materials
The master brewers of the Rhineland have known for centuries that beer must not be transported over the mountains. But how then do we, here in the Basque Country, get the opportunity to try a delicious highly-fermented “Kólsch” or a flavorful “Alt” without being in Cologne or Düsseldorf? Absolutely impossible...unless of course one makes their own. This is precisely what Cologne native and adopted Basque, Joachim Fesser, decided to do. A creative miracle, it combines aromatic hops from Hallertau, spicy malt from Franconia, highly fermented yeast from Bavaria with fresh Basque spring water. Only the best ingredients are good enough to achieve the quality demanded by this family owned craft brewery where all of the beers are elaborated following the purest criteria of their Bavarian origins. Without a doubt, only at Zampano will you find the best Rhineland brews in the Basque Country.
Zampano
Basque craft beer made from traditional German recipes and favoring quality raw materials
Beer should not be transported across the mountains, Rhine brewers have known this for centuries. But then, how can you enjoy a delicious top-fermented “Kólsch” beer or a tasty “Alt” if you don’t live in Cologne or Düsseldorf? Really impossible, unless you produce it yourself. And that’s precisely what Joachim Fesser, a native of Cologne and adopted Basque, does.
Our products
ALT
Alt, soft and pleasantly flavored toast
KÖLX
Kölx, soft blonde
KÖLXX
Kölxx, characterized by more hop quantity and flavor
Visit our house and try our products
The ZAMPANO Brewery is run by Joachim Fesser, a German lover of the Basque Country, who lives in Getaria and makes his own craft beer in Aizarnazabal (Gipuzkoa).
During our visit we will offer you an explanation of the brewing, bottling and labeling process, and after this, you will be able to enjoy a tasting of the three types of beer with something to snack on.
