City-State Brewing

What City-State Brewing does

City-State Brewing Company operates City State Public House, a single-venue craft brewery and taproom located at 705 Edgewood St NE in the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. The business began serving the District in 2021 and centers on a portfolio of four house-brewed flagship beers — Lost Laws (pilsner, 5% ABV), Kingman (export-style stout, 7% ABV), Air & Space (Modern West Coast IPA, 6.5% ABV), and 202 Juice (hazy IPA, 7% ABV) — each thematically tied to Washington D.C. history, art, and culture. Co-founders Kim Carnahan and James Warner (CEO) operate the business as a privately held, independent brewpub with no parent company or institutional investor disclosed, a reported headcount of 1–10, and a single $60,000 funding round recorded in April 2021.

The company generates revenue almost exclusively through on-premise draft and packaged beer sales at the taproom, supplemented by private event bookings and rotating food truck service. Private events and ticketing are processed via the Arryved platform (canary-commerce.arryved.com), making it a core operational dependency for that revenue stream. The venue operates Tuesday through Sunday with Monday closures, and no wholesale, retail, or e-commerce distribution channels are disclosed. There is no proprietary technology platform underlying the business — the website is a standard Squarespace marketing site and the public-facing digital surface is otherwise limited to a Press page, Jobs page, Events Calendar, and Bookings page. Marketing is driven primarily through owned content and on-site community programming rather than paid digital channels.

Strategically, the company's product surface expanded in 2025 with the launch of two new flagship IPAs (Air & Space and 202 Juice), refreshing the core lineup beyond the original pilsner/stout pairing. However, the operating model remains anchored to a single physical location, and the source material contains no disclosures on revenue, customer counts, ownership structure beyond co-founders, or forward expansion plans.

Name

City-State Brewing

Legal name

City State Brewing Company

Website

https://citystatebrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

City-State Brewing Company operates City State Public House, a single-location craft brewery and taproom in Edgewood, Northeast Washington D.C., selling four D.C.-themed flagship beers on-premise and hosting private events and food truck programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Craft beer production
• Brewpub operations
• On-premise beer sales
• Private event venue
• Craft microbrewery

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. On-premise beer sales: Draft and packaged beer sold at the Edgewood taproom / public house for immediate consumption, supported by rotating food trucks on site.
2. Private event bookings: Revenue from private events and bookings reserved through the public house, with ticketing handled via the Arryved / canary-commerce platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

City-State Brewing Company is a craft microbrewery that produces and sells a portfolio of Washington D.C.-themed house beers through a single neighborhood taproom (City State Public House) in Edgewood, Northeast Washington, D.C. Offerings include draft and packaged beer sales on-premise, complemented by rotating food trucks, a public house experience, and private event bookings.

Product overview

City-State Brewing operates a single-venue offering — the City State Public House in Edgewood, NE Washington D.C. — paired with a portfolio of named house-brewed beers. The four featured beers (Lost Laws pilsner, Kingman stout, and the two new flagship IPAs Air & Space and 202 Juice) are the core products, all poured and sold through the Public House taproom alongside food trucks and private event bookings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lost Laws: Timeless pilsner (5% ABV) commemorating the 1953 defeat of Jim Crow in DC and the lost laws of 1873.
• Kingman
• Air & Space
• 202 Juice

Products and services

• Lost Laws
• Kingman
• Air & Space
• 202 Juice
• City State Public House (Taproom & Venue)

Quantifiable outcome

• Brewery and public house continuously operating since 2021 at 705 Edgewood St NE, Washington, D.C.

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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Brew EnthusiastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Brew Enthusiast is credited on the City-State Brewing website as the maker/developer of the site, functioning as a website design and build partner. This is a vendor relationship supporting the company's owned digital presence rather than a commercial sales or co-branding partnership.
• Arryved (canary-commerce.arryved.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationArryved powers the ticketing and bookings infrastructure for City-State Brewing via the canary-commerce.arryved.com domain, enabling event and private event reservations through the website. The platform integration is essential to the company's event and private booking revenue stream.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• DC Brau Brewing Company: Washington D.C. craft brewery operating a production facility and tasting room; directly comparable craft-beer-on-premise and packaged-goods model in the same metro.
• Right Proper Brewing Company: D.C. brewpub operating multiple taproom locations with on-premise service and a strong local identity; directly comparable brewpub and craft beer model.
• Atlas Brew Works: D.C. craft brewery with an on-site taproom serving flagship and seasonal beers; comparable size and neighborhood-focused craft positioning.
• Bluejacket: D.C. craft brewery and restaurant in the Navy Yard neighborhood operating a large on-premise venue with house-brewed beer; comparable brewpub format at slightly larger scale.
• 3 Stars Brewing Company: D.C. craft brewery with taproom service in the District; comparable craft brewer + on-premise sales model in the same geography.

Regional players

• Denizens Brewing Company: Silver Spring, MD craft brewery with taproom; comparable brewpub model in the broader D.C. metro but not directly competing in the District proper.
• Port City Brewing Company: Alexandria, VA craft brewery with tasting room; comparable regional craft brewer + taproom in the D.C. metro area.
• Union Craft Brewing: Baltimore, MD craft brewery with taproom and on-premise experience; comparable independent craft brewer + public house format outside of D.C.

Broad incumbents

• Founders Brewing Co. Large, established U.S. craft brewery with broad distribution and taproom; relevant as a scaled craft incumbent that defines the competitive context for smaller brewpubs.

Others

• Arryved: Point-of-sale and ticketing platform used by City-State for bookings and event reservations; relevant as an ecosystem enabler/technology partner rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/citystatebeer
• Facebookfacebook.com/citystatebrewing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/city-state-brewing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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