SingleSpeed Brewing

Name

SingleSpeed Brewing

Legal name

SingleSpeed Brewing Company

Website

https://singlespeedbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (312120), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Beer, Brewery & Craft Beverage Tastings (THAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Taproom operations
• Beer production
• Brewery services
• Craft beer distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterloo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Food & Beverage Sales: Direct sales of craft beer and food through three owned taproom locations in Cedar Falls, Des Moines, and Waterloo, Iowa. Full food menu with brunch, regular, and happy hour service.
2. Retail Beer Distribution: Canned and bottled beer sold for off-premise consumption through retail outlets and direct consumer ordering via Toasttab online ordering system.
3. Brewery Tours: Privately scheduled tours at Waterloo taproom including Historical Building & Brewery Tour ($250/group, 60-90 min) and Brewery Tour ($150/group, 30-45 min), each including a pint.
4. Event Tickets: Ticketed events including ZMD Day, Beer Mile, Feelin' Sour festival, and other special events. VIP and general admission pricing tiers.
5. Charitable Partnership Donations: Gable beer sales generate donations exceeding $110,000 over six years to the Dan Gable National Wrestling Hall of Fame, with proceeds benefiting Hawkeye Wrestling Club athletes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SingleSpeed Brewing is a craft brewery that produces a portfolio of craft beers across multiple styles — including IPAs, Sours, Lagers, and Stouts — and sells them through three company-owned taproom locations in Iowa (Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and Des Moines) along with wholesale distribution channels. The company also offers on-site brewery experiences such as tours and events at its taprooms.

Product overview

SingleSpeed Brewing is a craft brewery operating three taprooms in Cedar Falls, Des Moines, and Waterloo, Iowa. The company produces a diverse portfolio of beer styles including IPAs (New England-style, Double IPAs, Triple IPAs), Sour Ales (Goses, Kettle Sours, Berliner Weisses), Lagers (Golden Lagers, German Pils, American Lagers, Japanese-Style Rice Lagers), Stouts (Milk Stouts, Cocoa Espresso Stouts), Fruit-Infused Ales, and Blonde Ales. Notable beer products include Good Times Gose (fruit-forward Gose), Tip the Cow (Cocoa Espresso Milk Stout), Gable (Golden Lager with Hawkeye Wrestling Club partnership), Victory Dance (Tropical IPA), and Coconut Migration (Collaboration with Pulpit Rock Brewing). The company also offers food menus, private event spaces, brewery tours, and participates in annual events like ZMD Day (stout season celebration) and Beer Mile races.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gable: Golden Lager brewed in partnership with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club, created in honor of wrestling legend Dan Gable
• Switchback

Products and services

• SingleSpeed Brewing craft beer portfolio A portfolio of craft beers produced by SingleSpeed Brewing across multiple styles including IPAs, Sours, Lagers, and Stouts, sold to consumers through the brewery's taprooms and wholesale distribution.
• Taproom experience (Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Des Moines) On-site taproom beverage service and visitor experience across three Iowa locations — Cedar Falls (128 Main Street, headquarters), Waterloo (325 Commercial Street, production facility), and Des Moines (303 Scott Avenue) — where customers can purchase and consume SingleSpeed beer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $110,000 donated to Dan Gable National Wrestling Hall of Fame through Gable beer sales over six years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Panther CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018PROWL Golden Ale brewed in partnership with The Panther Collective for the benefit of student athletes. Crafted with game day celebrations in mind, hitting crisp and refreshing as a victory for the Purple & Gold. White Out Winner promotion with UNI Men's Basketball tickets as prizes.
• Hawkeye Wrestling ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Gable Golden Lager brewed in collaboration with Hawkeye Wrestling Club, an organization founded by Dan Gable in 1973. Proceeds benefit the Dan Gable National Wrestling Hall of Fame (DGNWHOF). Partnership announced as new chapter for Gable brand, maximizing good for Iowa wrestling. Money raised supports athletes with living expenses, training, and traveling needs.
• Pulpit Rock Brewing Co.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoconut Migration American Double IPA collaboration with Pulpit Rock Brewing Co. from Decorah, IA. Beer inspired by tropical vacation theme, described as collaboration like taking a vacation. Featured at 2nd Anniversary Week celebration in 2019.
• Iowa Public RadiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerRiver to River German Pils collaboration with Iowa Public Radio. IPR accomplishes similar mission of fostering conversation through award-winning talk program. Beer celebrates Iowa and state traditions, merging two paths toward greater understanding of Iowa.
• Backpocket BrewingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership announced December 2025 effective January 2026 combining SingleSpeed Brewing, Backpocket Brewing, and Peace Tree Brewing operations under one roof at The Brewery @ WonderBread in Waterloo. Supported by $750,000 Waterloo City Council grant. Creates one of the largest and most award-winning brewery locations in Iowa.
• Sidecar Coffee RoasterscoreTechnology or IntegrationLocal coffee supplier located in same building as Waterloo brewery. Provides Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee for Tip the Cow espresso stouts and Brewed X 2 coffee-infused brown ale. Cold extracted and cold brew coffee used in various beer recipes.
• Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.coreTechnology or IntegrationMalt supplier from Chilton, WI. Green with Briess sustainability initiative aligns with SingleSpeed's environmental values.
• YCHHopscoreTechnology or IntegrationHop supplier from Yakima, WA with quality at farm standards and sustainability focus in economic development.
• City of WaterloocoreOthersPartnered with City of Waterloo to preserve and repurpose WonderBread building from targeted demolition. Supported by city grant funding for The Brewery @ WonderBread expansion.
• National Park ServiceminorOthersPartnered for historical preservation of WonderBread building according to Secretary of the Interior's standards for Historic Preservation.
• State Historical Society of IowaminorOthersPartnered for historical preservation project of WonderBread building, part of Iowa's cultural heritage.
• Friends of the Waterloo WonderBread BuildingminorOthersLocal advocacy group that initiated movement to save WonderBread building from demolition and reached out to SingleSpeed to share vision for the space.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Peace Tree Brewing Company: Iowa craft brewer acquired by Backpocket in Nov 2024 and now part of the same WonderBread consolidation. Operates taprooms and distributes across Iowa with a comparable small-batch craft beer lineup.
• Backpocket Brewing: Iowa craft brewery now co-located with SingleSpeed under The Brewery @ WonderBread partnership (effective Jan 2026). Operates a similar multi-taproom model and craft beer portfolio targeting overlapping Iowa consumers.
• Exile Brewing Company: Des Moines-based craft brewery operating a taproom, restaurant, and distribution across Iowa. Directly competes with SingleSpeed's Des Moines taproom for local craft beer enthusiasts and event space.
• Confluence Brewing Company: Des Moines craft brewery with a taproom and distribution across Iowa. Comparable craft portfolio, local taproom model, and Iowa market positioning to SingleSpeed.
• Toppling Goliath Brewing Company: Iowa craft brewery with national reputation (frequent RateBeer/BeerAdvocate top rankings). Most directly comparable in craft quality positioning and Iowa-centric taproom + distribution model.
• Big Grove Brewery: Iowa craft brewery with taprooms in Iowa City, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids, plus statewide distribution. Comparable multi-location craft taproom strategy and award-winning beer portfolio.
• Pulpit Rock Brewing Company: Decorah, Iowa craft brewery with taproom and Iowa distribution. Direct collaboration partner with SingleSpeed (Coconut Migration DIPA) and operates a comparable small-batch craft model.

Broad incumbents

• New Belgium Brewing: Large U.S. craft brewer (Fat Tire, Voodoo Ranger) with nationwide distribution. Relevant as the broader craft incumbent shaping category dynamics, retailer shelf access, and consumer trends that affect regional players like SingleSpeed.
• Founders Brewing Co. Large Michigan craft brewer with national distribution and a taproom experience-led brand. Useful benchmark for scaling taproom-plus-distribution craft business models.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Pioneering U.S. craft brewery with national distribution and strong sustainability credentials. Comparable on the LEED/sustainability narrative and acts as a category benchmark for hop-forward and seasonal craft releases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/singlespeedbeer
• Instagraminstagram.com/singlespeedbrewingco

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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