The name

Polanin is Old Polish for a person of the open field. It is the singular of Polanie, the West Slavic tribe that settled the plains of central Europe more than a thousand years ago. The word comes from pole, meaning field. A Polanin was simply someone who lived where the grain grew.

Poland takes its name from this tribe. Polska means the land of the Polanie. The country's name and our brewery's name share the same root: the field.

Where we come from

Our families come from the Polish countryside. For generations, our ancestors were grain farmers, sowing rye, wheat and barley. The grain in our bottles is the grain we grew up with.

Polish brewing

Beer has been brewed in Polish lands for over a thousand years, from the Benedictines at Tyniec to medieval Kraków's twenty-five breweries. Poland today is Europe's third-largest beer producer.

Polanin belongs to the independent tradition: small batch, Polish hops, Polish grain, made the slow way.

The folk on every bottle

The animals on our labels are wycinanki, the traditional Polish folk art of paper-cut designs that decorated cottages across the Polish countryside. Each one carries meaning.

Rooster for our Lager: the herald of dawn. Heron for our Pilsner: patient, precise, perfectly timed. Deer for our Wheat: the animal of the Polish field and forest. Wolf for our IPA: bold, free, independent.

Independent. Polish at the core. Built for the world.