Six Rivers Brewery

What Six Rivers Brewery does

Six Rivers Brewery is a privately held craft brewery and fast-casual restaurant founded in 2008 in McKinleyville, California, co-owned by Talia Nachshon and Meredith Maier. The company produces a portfolio of craft beers — IPAs, pale ales, porters, stouts, wheat beers, and specialty brews such as the Sasquatch Double IPA and Macadamia Nut Porter — brewed on-site by Brewmaster Aaron Weshnak (succeeding original Brewmaster Carlos Sanchez). Its single physical location at 1300 Central Avenue offers counter-service indoor and outdoor dining, including a patio with ocean views and a covered, heated Beer Garden, and is open Tuesday through Saturday for dine-in and carry-out; the operating model is purely hospitality and production-based, with no proprietary technology platform or digital product layer.

The business generates revenue from three streams: (1) on-site restaurant and food service, including counter dining, carry-out, and visiting food trucks; (2) wholesale beer distribution through two regional distributors — North Coast Mercantile (Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity Counties) and Saccani Distributing (an additional ~18 Northern California counties including Sacramento and Napa); and (3) catering and private events (rehearsals, weddings, baby showers, birthdays, corporate events) coordinated by Co-Owner Talia Nachshon. Marketing is conducted primarily through Facebook for daily specials, the company website, and an active donations and community-engagement program that produces specialty brews with local non-profits.

The company operates with 1-10 employees, holds no identified patents or institutional funding, and is California's second all woman-owned brewery. It has expanded capacity twice since 2011 to keep pace with wholesale demand and has been featured in Every Day with Rachel Ray, the EXCUSED reality show, Industry Magazine, Celebrator Beer News, and Northwest Brewing News; Co-Owner Talia Nachshon was named Best Bartender in Northern California in the 10th Annual North West Brewing News Reader's Choice Award.

Name

Six Rivers Brewery

Legal name

Six Rivers Brewery

Website

https://sixriversbrewery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewery

NAICS

Breweries (312120), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFALAA

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries (Taprooms/Tasting Rooms)

SECONDARYTHAFAEAG

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bars, Pubs & Nightlife Venues

SECONDARYTHAFALAD

Regional & National Breweries

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries (Taprooms/Tasting Rooms)

SECONDARYCRANACAF

Taprooms & Brewpubs

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/On-Premise Alcohol Retail (Bars, Pubs & Taprooms)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Brewpub dining
• Beer distribution
• Event catering
• Fast casual restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Mckinleyville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant and food service: Fast casual dining with counter service offering indoor, outdoor, and carry-out options. Food trucks also operate on premises.
2. Beer sales (on-site and distribution): On-site tap sales at the brewery and distribution through North Coast Mercantile and Saccani Distributing to retail locations across Northern California.
3. Catering and events: Catering services for private events including rehearsals, weddings, baby showers, birthdays, and corporate events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Six Rivers Brewery manufactures and sells a portfolio of award-winning craft beers—including IPAs, pale ales, porters, stouts, wheat beers, and specialty brews—through its on-site brewpub in McKinleyville, CA and through regional wholesale distributors across Northern California. The brewery also operates a fast-casual restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining, a web store for merchandise, and catering services for private events.

Product overview

Six Rivers Brewery is a craft brewery and fast-casual restaurant in McKinleyville, California, founded in 2008. As California's second all woman-owned brewery, the company operates multiple interconnected offerings: their core craft beer portfolio (including award-winning IPAs, porters, and specialty brews), an on-site restaurant with indoor/outdoor dining, a web store for merchandise, catering services for private events, a donations program for nonprofits, and distribution partnerships covering Northern California. The brewery also supports community causes through specialty brew collaborations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft Beers A portfolio of award-winning craft beers including IPAs, pale ales, porters, stouts, wheat beers, and specialty brews such as Sasquatch Double IPA, Macadamia Nut Porter, and Moonstone Porter, sold on-site at the brewery taproom and through regional distributors across Northern California.
• Brewpub Restaurant Dining Fast-casual dining with counter service offering indoor, outdoor patio, and covered Beer Garden seating along with carry-out. Open Tuesday through Saturday with a full food menu featuring local ingredients and an accompanying craft beer list.
• Web Store Online store on the Six Rivers Brewery website offering merchandise and products for purchase with pickup options.
• Catering Services Event catering service for private celebrations including rehearsal dinners, weddings, baby showers, birthdays, and corporate events, coordinated by Co-Owner Talia Nachshon with creative themed offerings.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• North Coast MercantilecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Six Rivers Brewery beers covering Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties. Located at 1115 W Del Norte St, Eureka, CA, 95501. Phone: (707) 445-4910.
• Saccani DistributingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Six Rivers Brewery beers covering Tehama, Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Glenn, Colusa, Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Alpine Sacramento, Solano, Yolo and Napa Counties. Located at 2600 5th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818. Phone: (916) 441-0213.
• McKinleyville SkateparkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit organization that Six Rivers Brewery has worked with to create specialty brews that raise funds for the group.
• Families Advocating for Autism Now (FA.A.N)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal non-profit that Six Rivers Brewery has partnered with to create specialty brews raising thousands of dollars.
• Humboldt County Animal ShelterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty organization that Six Rivers Brewery supports through specialty brew partnerships.
• Black HumboldtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal non-profit organization that Six Rivers Brewery has partnered with for specialty brew fundraising.
• Humboldt State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated Tin Pants Ale to commemorate Humboldt State University's Centennial Anniversary. Long-time supporter of HSU athletics.
• Humboldt MademinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeredith Maier serves on the board of Humboldt Made, an organization supporting local products and producers.
• Eureka Visitor CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeredith Maier serves on the board, supporting tourism and local business visibility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Redwood Curtain Brewing Company: Arcata-based craft brewery serving the same Humboldt County market with on-site taproom and regional distribution — overlaps with Six Rivers on customer base, distribution geography, and product category.
• Eel River Brewing Company: Fortuna, Humboldt County craft brewery with regional Northern California distribution; comparable as a same-geography craft producer operating a taproom plus wholesale business.
• Lost Coast Brewery: Eureka, California craft brewery with broad Northern California distribution and an on-site tasting room; operates at a slightly larger scale than Six Rivers but shares the Humboldt County origin and brewpub-plus-distribution model.
• Mad River Brewing Company: Humboldt County, California craft brewery with a similar regional distribution footprint and brewpub-style operations; directly comparable in size, geography, and product mix (IPAs, ales, porters) to Six Rivers.

Others

• Humboldt Made: Local producer network (where co-owner Meredith Maier serves on the board); comparable as an adjacent ecosystem organization that supports Six Rivers' regional brand visibility and distribution.
• North Coast Mercantile: Six Rivers' primary Humboldt County distributor; included as a comparable channel/ecosystem relationship rather than a direct product peer.

Broad incumbents

• Russian River Brewing Company: Iconic Northern California craft brewery with a destination brewpub model; comparable on the brewpub-plus-distribution business model that Six Rivers operates, though at materially larger scale.
• Bear Republic Brewing Company: Northern California craft brewery (Rohnert Park) with multi-state distribution; represents the next tier up in scale and reach that Six Rivers competes against for tap handles and shelf space.
• North Coast Brewing Company: Established Fort Bragg, California regional craft brewery with a broader portfolio and larger distribution; comparable as a Northern California craft competitor that overlaps with Six Rivers on shelf and tap presence.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Company: National craft brewery founded in Chico, California; relevant as a broad California craft incumbent whose portfolio competes with Six Rivers on draft and shelf across Northern California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SixRiversBrewery
• Xx.com/sixriversbrew
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/six-rivers-brewery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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