Elysian Brewing

Name

Elysian Brewing

Legal name

Anheuser-Busch, LLC

Website

https://elysianbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA), Beer Brewing & Craft Brewing (AFAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Craft brewery
• IPA beer
• Brewpub restaurants
• Pumpkin ale
• Craft beer distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Brewpub Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from on-site consumption at two Seattle brewpub locations (Capitol Hill and Elysian Fields), including beer, food, and specialty menu items. Capitol Hill operates as a 220-seat beer hall with full-service bar and restaurant.
2. Packaged Beer Distribution: Revenue from packaged beer sales including cans, bottles, and kegs distributed through retail channels. Products include year-round beers (Space Dust IPA, Jacktail, Easy Dust NA IPA), seasonal releases (Lemon Daydream, Bifrost), and pumpkin beers (Night Owl, Great Pumpkin, Punkuccino).
3. Merchandise E-commerce: Online store selling branded merchandise including apparel, glassware, tap handles, and event swag.
4. Event Revenue: Revenue from ticketed events such as Dust Fest, which featured concert performances, craft beer tastings from 45+ breweries, food vendors, and merchandise sales. Ticket prices ranged from $35-$40 for general admission plus additional fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Elysian Brewing is a craft brewery that produces and sells a diverse portfolio of beers including flagship hazy IPAs (Space Dust IPA and its variants), seasonal releases, and award-winning pumpkin ales. The company operates two brewpub locations in Seattle (Capitol Hill and Elysian Fields) serving food and beer on-site, and distributes packaged beer (cans, bottles, kegs) through retail channels along with branded merchandise through an online store.

Product overview

Elysian Brewing is a craft brewery founded in Seattle in 1996, now owned by Anheuser-Busch. The company offers a diverse portfolio of beer products including year-round flagship beers (Space Dust IPA, Jacktail, Easy Dust NA IPA, Phaze Dust, Juice Dust, Dawn Again, Contact Haze, Dayglow, Dragonstooth Stout), seasonal releases (Lemon Daydream, Bifrost), and pumpkin beers (Night Owl, Punkuccino, Great Pumpkin). The product portfolio centers around the Space Dust 'Dust Series' featuring variations of their iconic IPA. Elysian also operates two brewpub locations in Seattle (Capitol Hill and Elysian Fields), an online merchandise store, and a Beer Finder service for retail locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elysian Dust Fest: Annual beer festival celebrating IPA enthusiasts, music lovers, and summer block parties in Seattle featuring local craft IPAs and live music performances.
• Space Dust Series
• Pumpkin Beers

Quantifiable outcome

• Gold Medal at 2022 Great American Beer Festival in Pumpkin Beer category
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Iconic U.S. craft brewery founded around the same era as Elysian, with national distribution of flagship IPAs, a large brewpub/taproom footprint, and an in-house sustainability and innovation program directly comparable to Elysian's craft positioning.
• Dogfish Head Craft Brewery: Craft brewery with experimental, high-ABV, and seasonal releases (analogous to Elysian's pumpkin and Space Dust series), with a comparable taproom experience and now under Boston Beer Company ownership.
• Stone Brewing: California craft brewery with a strong IPA-first identity, multiple brewpubs, and a national wholesale footprint, closely mirroring Elysian's Space Dust-led, brewpub-anchored model.
• New Belgium Brewing: Craft brewery with a comparable portfolio of flagship IPAs (Fat Tire) and experimental releases, multiple taproom locations, and a focus on experiential and event-driven marketing, making it a strong structural analog to Elysian.
• 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Bend, Oregon-based craft brewery that is also an Anheuser-Busch subsidiary in the Brewers Collective, making it a direct corporate-sibling peer to Elysian with comparable distribution leverage and craft positioning.
• Ballast Point Brewing Company: San Diego craft brewery famous for IPAs (Sculpin) and experimental releases, with a comparable brewpub/experiential model; now under Kingswood Capital after prior Constellation Brands ownership, providing a useful comp for craft-brand lifecycle and valuation.
• Firestone Walker Brewing Company: California craft brewery known for IPAs, barrel-aged programs, and a flagship taproom, owned by Duvel Moortgat; a structurally similar 'premium craft' peer to Elysian with national distribution.
• Boulevard Brewing Company: Kansas City craft brewery with a national packaged portfolio, on-site beer hall, and seasonal/specialty releases; owned by Duvel Moortgat, comparable to Elysian in scale and craft-brewery-with-global-parent structure.
• Lagunitas Brewing Company: Craft brewery known for flagship IPAs (IPA, Little Sumpin' Sumpin') and a national distribution footprint; owned by Heineken, providing a similar 'craft brand backed by global brewer' structure to Elysian under Anheuser-Busch.
• Golden Road Brewing: Los Angeles craft brewery owned by Anheuser-Busch and focused on flagship IPAs, easy-drinking year-round beers, and a strong pub/taproom presence—structurally one of the closest comps to Elysian within the same AB portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ElysianBrewing
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/elysianbrewingco
• Facebookfacebook.com/elysianbrewing
• Instagraminstagram.com/elysianbrewing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elysian-brewing-co

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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