What North Fork Pizza & Brewing does

North Fork Pizza & Brewing (also branded The North Fork and North Fork Brewery) is a privately held craft brewery and pizzeria headquartered at 6186 Mt. Baker Highway, Deming, Washington, with a secondary Barrel House production facility at 1900 Grant Street in Bellingham's Sunnyland neighborhood. The brewery produces small batches of 100+ gallons (3.5 barrels) of traditional British ales, barrel-aged Belgian-style sours, and lagers, hand-transferred from fermentation to conditioning to serving tanks or oak barrels and poured across 20 taps in its tap room. A barrel-aging program has been in place since 2012, with multiple sour and whiskey barrel-aged beers on draft and bottled for retail. The company also operates a pizzeria serving hand-tossed 12" and 18" pies, by-the-slice options, gluten-free cauliflower crust, vegan cheese substitutions, and complementary food items including soups, salads, beer cheese dip, and mac and cheese.

The business runs three revenue streams: on-premise tap room and dining sales (open daily noon–9pm with extended happy hour), an e-commerce storefront on northforkbrewery.com selling apparel, barware, stickers, prints, and gift certificates (minimum $5), and wholesale distribution to a small set of local retail accounts in Bellingham (Community Food Co-op Downtown and Cordata, Good's Local Brews, The Cabin Tavern) and along Mt. Baker Highway (Rome Grocery). The "Beer Shrine" — an extensive collection of beer antiques, memorabilia, and an entire wall of vintage bottles — functions as a destination differentiator and atmosphere driver.

The company's customer base is consumer-driven and geographically concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, drawing from two primary segments: outdoor recreation visitors traveling Mt. Baker Highway 542 to the ski area, summer hikes, and Artist Point, and Bellingham-area locals including regular patrons. A third, secondary segment comprises craft beer enthusiasts seeking barrel-aged sours, whiskeys, and barleywines. Marketing is conducted through Facebook, Instagram, an email newsletter, and the company website. The firm is independently and privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, though it received a $19,476 U.S. Department of Agriculture award in June 2024.

Name

North Fork Pizza & Brewing

Legal name

North Fork Brewery

Website

https://northforkbrewery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

North Fork Pizza & Brewing is a privately held craft brewery and pizzeria in Deming, Washington, serving Bellingham-area locals and Mt. Baker tourists with small-batch British ales, barrel-aged Belgian sours, lagers, and hand-tossed pizzas from a 20-tap tap room.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewery & Restaurant

NAICS

Breweries (312120), 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

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Packaging & Production Breweries (Limited/No On-site Service) (THAFALAB)

Keywords

• Craft brewery
• Wood-fired pizza
• Barrel-aged beer
• Taproom service
• Local distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Deming

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tap Room & Dining Sales: Revenue from on-site beer and pizza sales in the tap room and dining room. Beer is served directly from fermentation and conditioning tanks/barrels.
2. E-commerce Merchandise: Online sales of branded merchandise including apparel (hats, hoodies, t-shirts), barware (pint glasses, steins, mugs), stickers, prints, and gift certificates.
3. Wholesale Beer Distribution: Beer sold through local retailers including Community Food Co-op (Bellingham Downtown & Cordata), Good's Local Brews (Bellingham), The Cabin Tavern (Bellingham), and Rome Grocery (Mt. Baker Highway).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

North Fork Pizza & Brewing operates a craft brewery and pizzeria in Deming, WA, with an additional Barrel House location in Bellingham, WA. The company produces and serves a range of craft beers — including British ales, barrel-aged Belgian sours, and lagers — alongside hand-tossed pizzas sold through its taprooms and distributed via local retail channels.

Product overview

The North Fork is a casual brewery, pizzeria, and beer shrine offering craft beer and food. The core offerings include beer production (using British ales, Belgian-style sours, and lagers in small batches of 100+ gallons) and hand-tossed pizzas (available in 12" and 18" sizes with Gluten Free and Vegan options). The company also operates a retail shop selling branded merchandise including apparel (hats, hoodies, t-shirts, beanies), barware (pint glasses, mugs, steins), miscellaneous merchandise (stickers, prints, signs), and gift certificates. The brewery has a Barrel House production facility in Bellingham and distributes beer to local retailers including Community Food Co-op, Good's Local Brews, The Cabin Tavern, and Rome Grocery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft Beer (British Ales)
• Barrel-Aged Belgian Sours
• Craft Lagers
• Hand-Tossed Pizza
• Merchandise
• Gift Certificates

Quantifiable outcome

• Selected Editors Choice in Best Places Northwest
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Community Food Co-opminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBellingham-based cooperative grocery store with Downtown and Cordata locations. Carries North Fork Brewery beer for retail purchase.
• Good's Local BrewsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Bellingham retailer specializing in craft beers. Carries North Fork Brewery beer for retail purchase.
• The Cabin TavernminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBellingham establishment selling North Fork Brewery beer on draft.
• Rome GroceryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMt. Baker Highway retailer carrying North Fork Brewery beer for travelers heading to/from the mountain area.
• Pike Place BrewingminorOthersHistoric Seattle brewery from which North Fork acquired their mash tun, originally used at Pike Place Brewing in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Fremont Brewing: Seattle-based craft brewery with a taproom and broader distribution across the Pacific Northwest. Comparable in geography and craft positioning, but operates at significantly larger scale with wider distribution.
• Northwest Brewing Co. Regional Pacific Northwest craft brewery comparable in size and regional focus. Useful as a small/regional craft peer for scale and channel mix benchmarking.

Direct peers

• Pike Brewing Company: Historic Seattle brewpub and restaurant established in 1989 — comparable in brewpub + food heritage model and was even the source of North Fork's historic mash tun. Useful as a peer for craft brewpub destination economics.
• Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen: Award-winning brewpub in Burlington/Bellingham area with on-site food service and nationally recognized lager program. Comparable scale, geography, and brewpub model with food pairing emphasis.
• Kulshan Brewing Company: Bellingham craft brewery with multiple taproom locations serving food alongside house-brewed beer. Comparable regional craft brewpub model and customer base.
• Aslan Brewing Co. Bellingham-based craft brewery with a taproom and food service focused on organic, sustainability-driven brewing. Comparable geography and brewpub format, though with a different brand positioning.
• Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro: Long-standing Bellingham brewpub combining craft beer production with a full restaurant menu. Most directly comparable to North Fork given the same city, brewpub + food model, and reliance on PNW craft consumers.

Broad incumbents

• Stone Brewing: Large-scale craft brewery with brewpubs across the West Coast. Comparable brewpub and food-service element but at national scale; useful as a benchmark for brewpub expansion economics.
• Elysian Brewing: Established Seattle craft brewery (now part of Anheuser-Busch InBev's craft portfolio) with multiple brewpub locations. Comparable brewpub + restaurant format but materially larger scale and corporate backing.

Emerging players

• Obstinate Brewing: Smaller Pacific Northwest craft brewery. Comparable in scale and emerging-brand positioning within the regional craft beer ecosystem, though without the integrated pizzeria/brewpub element.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/The-North-Fork-Brewery-and-Beer-Shrine
• Instagraminstagram.com/north_fork_brewery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-fork-brewery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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