Wilmington Brewing Company

What Wilmington Brewing Company does

Wilmington Brewing Company is a privately-held, family-owned craft brewery founded in 2016 by John and Michelle Savard and headquartered at 800 South Kerr Avenue, Wilmington, NC. The company operates two co-located taprooms — the original family-friendly taproom offering 15 original rotating draft beers brewed on-site, and 'The Venue at Wilmington Brewing Company,' a dedicated event space for private reservations of 15+ guests. It also operates Wilmington Homebrew Supply as a wholly-owned adjacent subsidiary, creating a homebrewer-to-customer supply pipeline.

The business model is multi-stream and transaction-based: direct-to-consumer draft pours, packaged beer (16oz cans, 32oz crowlers, 64oz growlers, and 5-gallon kegs priced $95-$135 with deposits), wholesale distribution to restaurants and bottle shops, online merchandise sales via shop.wilmingtonbrewingcompany.com, and private event venue rentals at The Venue. Pricing is unit-based across all streams, with no subscription or recurring contract model disclosed. Marketing is community-driven via Instagram, Facebook, Mailchimp newsletter, weekly on-site events (run club, food trucks Wed-Sun, book swaps, Taco Tuesday), and local press coverage.

The company has 11-50 employees, no external investment, no parent company, and no funding rounds on record. Geographic reach is limited to the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Recognitions include a Top 10 NC Breweries on Untappd ranking in 2019 and an honorable mention in the NC Brewer's Cup Competition. The underlying technology stack is a traditional craft brewing operation supplemented by a standard e-commerce platform (Arryved/Craftpeak) and Mailchimp, with no disclosed AI/ML, API, or proprietary software assets.

Name

Wilmington Brewing Company

Legal name

Wilmington Brewing Company

Website

https://wilmingtonbrewingcompany.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wilmington Brewing Company is a family-owned craft brewery and taproom operator in Wilmington, NC, founded in 2016 by John and Michelle Savard. It serves local craft beer enthusiasts, families, wholesale accounts, and private event customers through two taprooms, packaged beer, wholesale distribution, and merchandise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewery

NAICS

Breweries (31212)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Craft Brewing (AFAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Taproom services
• Wholesale beer distribution
• Packaged beer sales
• Brewery event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Draft Sales: Direct sales of 15 rotating draft beers in the taproom, available in pints and 20oz mugs. Also fills customer growlers (32oz and 64oz) and crowlers.
2. Packaged Beer Sales: Sale of canned beer, 5-gallon kegs, growlers, and crowlers for off-premise consumption. Keg prices range from $95-$135 with deposits for kegs, pumps, and ice tubs.
3. Wholesale Distribution: B2B sales of draft beer and packaged beer to restaurants, bottle shops, and bars. Contact via [email protected] or 910-632-4111.
4. Merchandise Sales: Online store (shop.wilmingtonbrewingcompany.com) selling gift cards, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other merchandise.
5. Event Venue Rental: The Venue at Wilmington Brewing Company accepts reservations for private events with 15+ people, generating revenue from event bookings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wilmington Brewing Company is a craft brewery that brews 15 original rotating draft beers on-site and sells them through two company-owned taprooms in Wilmington, NC, plus packaged formats (cans, growlers, crowlers, and 5-gallon kegs). The business also offers wholesale distribution to local restaurants and bottle shops and operates The Venue as a private event space for parties of 15 or more.

Product overview

Wilmington Brewing Company operates primarily as a craft brewery with a family-friendly taproom (The Venue) offering 15 original rotating draft beers brewed on-site. The company sells beer in multiple formats (draft, cans, growlers, crowlers, kegs) and distributes wholesale to restaurants and bottle shops. Secondary offerings include merchandise via the WBC Store and event venue rentals at The Venue for private parties (15+ guests).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Taproom Draft Beer Experience Family-friendly taproom at 800 South Kerr Avenue, Wilmington, NC offering indoor and outdoor seating, games, weekly rotating food trucks, and pours of 15 original rotating draft beers brewed on-site in pints and 20oz mugs.
• Packaged Beer (Cans, Growlers, Crowlers, and 5-Gallon Kegs) Brewery's beers available in multiple packaged formats for take-home purchase: 16oz cans, 64oz growlers, 32oz crowlers, and 5-gallon kegs (priced $95–$135 with $50 refundable deposit and optional pump/ice tub rentals).
• The Venue at Wilmington Brewing Company (Event Venue) Dedicated event space and taproom located adjacent to the original taproom at 800 S Kerr Ave, accepting reservations for private parties of 15 or more guests, with event inquiries handled via [email protected].
• Wholesale Beer Distribution B2B wholesale distribution of draft and packaged beer to local restaurants, bottle shops, and bars in the Wilmington, NC region, with the company actively recruiting new wholesale partners.
• WBC Online Merchandise Store E-commerce store at shop.wilmingtonbrewingcompany.com selling Wilmington Brewing Company gift cards, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other branded merchandise.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 10 NC Breweries ranking on Untappd 2019
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ironclad Brewery: Craft brewery and taproom also based in Wilmington, NC. Closest geographic and product peer to Wilmington Brewing Company, operating a comparable taproom-led model with on-site draft sales in the same local market.
• Flytrap Brewing: Wilmington, NC craft brewery with a downtown taproom offering rotating draft beers and packaged sales. Directly competes for the same local craft enthusiast and family-friendly taproom occasions.
• Front Street Brewery: Long-standing Wilmington, NC brewpub combining on-premise food service with brewed-on-site craft beer. Comparable hybrid taproom/restaurant model targeting the same local craft consumer base.
• Waterman's Brewing: Wilmington-area craft brewery with a taproom serving house-brewed beers. Directly comparable in scale and local-market positioning as a small NC coastal craft operator.
• Good Hops Brewing: Carolina Beach, NC craft brewery located in the broader Wilmington coastal market. Comparable taproom-led craft beer model targeting the same regional coastal consumer base.
• Carolina Brewery: Chapel Hill, NC craft brewery with on-site taprooms and broader NC distribution. Similar mid-sized NC craft operator with comparable taproom-plus-wholesale go-to-market mix.

Broad incumbents

• Burial Beer Co. Larger Asheville, NC craft brewery with multiple taprooms, packaged distribution, and a national reputation. Comparable craft positioning and quality credentials, but materially larger scale and distribution reach than Wilmington Brewing Company.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Large-scale US craft brewer with a Mills River, NC facility. Broadly comparable as a craft brewing operator with a strong taproom component, but operates at national scale and is not a direct Wilmington competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wilmingtonbrewingco
• Instagraminstagram.com/wilmingtonbrewingcompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wilmington-brewing-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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