Sustainable Beverage Technologies

What Sustainable Beverage Technologies does

Sustainable Beverage Technologies (SBT), founded in 2010 and headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is a privately-held beverage technology company that has developed and patented the BrewVo® "nested fermentation" brewing process. The core technology produces Multi-Brewed Beer (MBB) with up to six times the ingredient and flavor density of traditionally-produced beer, allowing equivalent consumable volumes to be shipped at approximately one-sixth the traditional weight and volume (an 86% reduction). The platform extends into three product lines: BrewVo® for concentrated beer production, NexDraft® and NexTap® keg-free draft dispensing systems using bag-in-box packaging, and BrewVo NA, a dealcoholization process that gently manages alcohol content while preserving flavor and aroma across any beer style.

SBT's go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting mid-to-large craft breweries for technology licensing, equipment deployment, and managed NA beer production partnerships. Breweries invest significant capital (e.g., Deschutes Brewery's $5M+ deployment with five years of R&D) to install BrewVo systems at their facilities and bring NA production in-house. Revenue streams include technology licensing/royalties, hardware sales of dealcoholization and tap systems, and ongoing production partnerships. The company has begun building a secondary channel through contract brewing partnerships, with Stevens Point Brewery opening its installed BrewVo capacity to other NA brands. Named customers include Deschutes Brewery, Stevens Point Brewery, Denali Brewing, Tommyknocker, and Gruv.

The company has raised approximately $22M cumulatively across multiple rounds since 2013, with Cleveland Avenue as the consistent lead investor and Middleby Corp participating in 2025. SBT filed an SEC Form D in March 2026 for a $6M exempt offering. The company operates with a small team (11-50 employees) and has won multiple international awards including Gold and Silver medals at the 2022 World Beer Cup in the Non-Alcoholic Beer category. Leadership includes CEO Gary Tickle, CFO Jason Mangone (appointed November 2023), and CTO/Founder Pat Tatera.

Name

Sustainable Beverage Technologies

Legal name

Sustainable Beverage Technologies

Website

https://brewvo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sustainable Beverage Technologies develops the patented BrewVo® nested fermentation brewing process and NexDraft® keg-free dispensing systems, licensing the technology to craft breweries for in-house non-alcoholic beer production and supply-chain cost reduction at one-sixth traditional shipping weight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brewing Technology Systems

NAICS

Breweries (312120), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alcohol-Free & Low-Alcohol Beer/Wine/Spirits Production (AFAFAAAJ), Cocktail Mixes & Alcoholic Beverage Bases (non-alcoholic mixers, RTD spirit bases) (AFAFAGAH)

Keywords

• Non-alcoholic beer production
• Brewing process technology
• Draft beer dispensing
• Dealcoholization systems
• Craft brewing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing: SBT licenses its patented BrewVo technology to breweries. Partner breweries invest in deploying the technology at their facilities (e.g., Deschutes' $5M+ investment), suggesting licensing fees or technology deployment contracts.
2. Equipment/System Sales: Sale or lease of BrewVo dealcoholization systems and NexDraft/NexTap tap systems to brewery partners. Stevens Point Brewery installed 'the United States' most advanced BrewVo dealcoholization system.'
3. NA Beer Production Partnership: Partnerships with breweries to produce non-alcoholic beers using BrewVo technology, with breweries gaining production capability in-house. Revenue likely flows from technology deployment and ongoing support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sustainable Beverage Technologies (dba BrewVo) develops and licenses its patented BrewVo® nested fermentation brewing process, which produces Multi-Brewed® Beer at 1/6th the traditional weight and volume. The company deploys this technology, along with NexDraft®/NexTap® keg-free tap systems and BrewVo NA dealcoholization technology, at partner craft breweries for in-house production of traditional and non-alcoholic beers.

Product overview

Sustainable Beverage Technologies offers a unified technology platform centered on its proprietary BrewVo® patented brewing process. BrewVo enables the production of Multi-Brewed® Beer at 1/6th traditional weight and volume, which serves as the foundation for two complementary systems: NexDraft®/NexTap® for keg-free draft beer dispensing, and BrewVo NA for non-alcoholic beer production. The core BrewVo process produces concentrated beer that is reconstituted with water and alcohol at the point of service or packaging, while the NA variant delivers full-flavor non-alcoholic beer through gentle alcohol management during fermentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BrewVo: SBT's patented brewing process that enables production and distribution of beer at 1/6th the traditional weight and volume
• NexDraft
• NexTap
• Multi-Brewed Beer

Products and services

• BrewVo® Patented Brewing Process SBT's flagship patented brewing technology licensed to craft breweries for in-house production of concentrated Multi-Brewed Beer at one-sixth the weight and volume of traditionally brewed beer, then reconstituted with water and alcohol into finished beer.
• NexDraft® Keg-Free Tap System Proprietary draft beer dispensing system that uses bag-in-box packaging of Multi-Brewed Beer and blends it with carbonated water and alcohol at the point of pour to deliver traditional draft beer without kegs, storage, or refrigeration.
• BrewVo NA Non-Alcoholic Beer Technology BrewVo's nested fermentation dealcoholization technology that enables breweries to produce full-flavor, award-winning non-alcoholic beer across any beer style without the flavor loss associated with vacuum distillation, reverse osmosis, or arrested fermentation.
• Multi-Brewed® Beer (MBB) Concentrate Concentrated beer output of the BrewVo process, carrying up to 6x ingredient and flavor density of traditionally produced beer and shipped as bag-in-box packaging at 1/6th weight/volume for reconstitution at partner breweries or dispense points.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86% less weight and volume for shipping, reducing truck journeys and distribution costs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Stevens Point BrewerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2025Stevens Point Brewery, a 168-year-old Wisconsin craft brewery, installed what they describe as the United States' most advanced BrewVo dealcoholization system. The partnership positions Stevens Point as a major player in the NA beverage market while opening contract brewing capacity to serve other NA brands. The brewery projects adding 40,000 to 80,000 barrels of production capacity over two years, potentially creating new jobs in Portage County.
• Deschutes BreweryflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2023Deschutes Brewery, an independent craft brewery founded in 1988 in Bend, Oregon, partnered with SBT to deploy BrewVo technology at its production facility. This strategic partnership involves a $5M+ investment and five years of R&D. Deschutes became the first brewery of scale to deploy SBT's proprietary technology end-to-end for in-house non-alcoholic beer production. Products include Black Butte Non-Alcoholic Porter (gold medal winner) and Fresh Squeezed Non-Alcoholic IPA. Black Butte NA became the highest-velocity product in Deschutes' portfolio.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BevZero (formerly Della Toffola USA): Designs and supplies dealcoholization and wine/beverage processing systems. Most direct competitor to SBT's BrewVo NA process for non-alcoholic beer production at craft and mid-scale breweries.
• Centec GmbH: Process technology provider for brewing and beverage production, including dealcoholization systems. Competes head-to-head with BrewVo in craft brewery dealcoholization installations.

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Global supplier of brewing separation, heat transfer, and fluid handling equipment. Sells into the same craft and industrial brewery customers as SBT but across a much broader equipment portfolio.
• Krones AG: One of the world's largest beverage processing and packaging equipment manufacturers, including brewing lines and process technology. Competes with SBT at the equipment level for brewery capex budgets.
• GEA Group: Major industrial process technology supplier with a brewing and beverage division offering separation, fermentation, and dealcoholization solutions. Overlaps with SBT's process equipment footprint at larger brewers.
• Heineken N.V. Owns Heineken 0.0, the globally scaled NA beer, built on proprietary dealcoholization technology. Represents both a potential SBT licensee at the craft tier and an entrenched incumbent with in-house NA IP.
• Anheuser-Busch InBev: Global brewer with NA portfolio (Corona Non-Alcoholic, Budweiser Zero, Stella Artois Liberté). Competes with SBT-enabled NA craft products and has its own scaled dealcoholization infrastructure.
• Tetra Pak: Global food and beverage processing and packaging provider with brewing and aseptic solutions. Adjacent incumbent competing for brewery capex dollars and a potential integration partner for BrewVo systems.
• Diageo: Major global spirits and beer company with NA extensions and proprietary brewing technology. Represents a strategic partner or acquirer candidate for SBT's NA and supply-chain IP.

Emerging players

• Athletic Brewing Company: Largest U.S. non-alcoholic craft brewer. A potential SBT customer (deploying BrewVo NA in-house) and a benchmark for category growth; overlaps with SBT's downstream product rather than its core process IP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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