What Breakside Brewery does

Breakside Brewery is a craft beer producer founded in 2010 by Scott Lawrence in Northeast Portland, Oregon. The company operates as a full-stack brewery producing approximately 30,000 barrels annually (with 40,000-barrel capacity at its Milwaukie production facility) across a portfolio of 40+ beer styles spanning year-round flagships (Breakside IPA, Wanderlust IPA, Breakside Pilsner, What Rough Beast, Stay West, Tropical Pale), seasonal and limited releases (Bayside, Wanderjack, White Tea Lager, It's a Me Mario!, Summertime), and barrel-aged imperial stouts (Zelda Zonk, Sted Sarandos). Underlying technology centers on traditional craft brewing with a focus on hop-forward IPAs, German-style lagers, and barrel-aging programs using bourbon, whiskey, and brandy casks.

The company monetizes through three primary channels: (1) direct-to-consumer on-premise sales across 8 taproom and brewpub locations in Oregon and Washington (including food service, cocktails, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages); (2) wholesale draft and packaged beer distribution through licensed regional distributors (Maletis, Bigfoot, Summit in Oregon; NW Beverages, Odom, Dickerson in Washington; Sunset/Mindful in California; plus partners in CO, ID, MT, AK, AZ, HI, BC, AB, and Japan); and (3) direct-to-consumer e-commerce via a Shopify/AccelPay-powered online store for merchandise and beer-to-go. Per-unit pricing ranges from $2.50–$6 per single can to $80–$200 per keg, with premium barrel-aged 22oz bottles at $18 and merchandise sold through shop.breakside.com.

Breakside has been employee-owned since 2019, making it one of a handful of employee-owned breweries in the United States. The company has consistently been recognized as a top regional craft brand, winning Brewery of the Year at the Oregon Beer Awards six times (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2026) and accumulating numerous medals at the Great American Beer Festival, World Beer Cup, and Best of Craft Beer Awards. In 2025, Breakside acquired Alit Wines, a Willamette Valley winery, extending the company's portfolio into wine and adding a Dundee tasting room to its footprint.

Name

Breakside Brewery

Legal name

Breakside Brewery

Website

https://breakside.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Breakside Brewery is a Portland-based craft brewery founded in 2010 that produces 30,000+ barrels annually of diverse beer styles and operates 8 taproom/restaurant locations across Oregon and Washington. The employee-owned company distributes across 11+ U.S. states and Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (424810)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging & Production Breweries (Limited/No On-site Service) (THAFALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Brewpub restaurants
• Beer distribution
• Barrel-aged stouts
• Indie IPAs

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beer Sales (Draft and Package): Breakside sells beer on draft and in package through its taprooms, restaurants, and via distribution partners across multiple states.
2. Food and Beverage Service: Full-service restaurants and taprooms generate revenue from food sales, cocktails, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages.
3. Merchandise Sales: Online merchandise store selling branded apparel and accessories through shop.breakside.com.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Breakside Brewery manufactures and sells a diverse portfolio of craft beers, including year-round IPAs, lagers, pilsners, witbiers, stouts, and limited-release barrel-aged imperial stouts. The company sells these beers through eight company-owned taproom and brewpub locations in Oregon and Washington, through a multi-state distribution network reaching 11+ U.S. states plus Canada and Japan, and via a direct-to-consumer online store. The company also operates an employee-owned membership program (Breakside Collective), rents event spaces, and recently acquired Alit Wines.

Product overview

Breakside Brewery is a craft beer company operating as a single unified product offering centered on brewing and selling craft beer across multiple formats and channels. The core portfolio consists of year-round flagship beers (Breakside IPA, Wanderlust IPA, Breakside Pilsner, Breakside White, Black & Tan, What Rough Beast, Stay West, Rainbows & Unicorns, Tropical Pale, Black Swift Stout) supplemented by seasonal and limited releases (White Tea Lager, Bayside, Tall Guy, Wanderjack, Summer Classic, It's a Me Mario!, Summertime, Beer that Benefits Oregon Humane). The company produces barrel-aged imperial stouts as specialty offerings (Zelda Zonk, Sted Sarandos, and prior releases). Beer is sold through eight physical taproom and restaurant locations in the Portland metro area and beyond, via a distribution network spanning multiple U.S. states and international markets (British Columbia, Alberta, Japan), through an e-commerce platform powered by AccelPay and Shopify, and via third-party delivery services. The company also operates a Breakside Collective membership program and acquired Alit Wines for wine offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alit Wines: Willamette Valley winery that joined the Breakside family, featuring a tasting room in Dundee, Oregon and wine selection at Breakside locations.

Products and services

• Breakside IPA Year-round West Coast India Pale Ale featuring Citra and Chinook hops with citrus and tropical fruit aromas; the brewery's most popular offering, available in kegs and cans.
• Wanderlust IPA Year-round Golden IPA made with five different hops featuring intense grapefruit and dank notes with a crisp finish; bronze medal winner at 2014 Great American Beer Festival.
• Breakside Pilsner Year-round German-style Pilsner brewed with imported German Pilsner malt and Hallertau hops; unfiltered and naturally lagered.
• Breakside White Year-round Belgian-style Witbier brewed with orange peel and coriander featuring subtle floral coriander notes, citrus from bitter orange and sweet tangerine, and a soft wheaty mouthfeel.
• What Rough Beast Year-round Hazy India Pale Ale brewed with Mosaic and Columbus hops; tropical, fruity, dank, soft and balanced profile.
• Stay West Year-round West Coast IPA showcasing classic hop flavor with contemporary hop varietals; features mango, pineapple and apricot notes.
• Rainbows & Unicorns Year-round Session IPA brewed with flaked rice for light body featuring juicy tropical fruity hop flavors with peach, honeydew, apricot and pineapple notes.
• Tropical Pale Year-round Pale Ale combining modern West Coast hops with a clean pale ale base and hop-derived terpenes; features notes of white grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, guava and passionfruit.
• Black Swift Stout Year-round Export Stout with roasty, malty, chocolatey character; unpretentious classic pub stout style.
• Black & Tan Barrel-aged Stout blended in a 40/60 ratio of bourbon barrel-aged stout and young golden beer; 9.2% ABV with whiskey highball, milk chocolate and sweet caramel notes.
• White Tea Lager Light Spring Lager brewed with rice and pilsner malt featuring herbaceous hop character with pronounced fruitiness from white tea flowers; bronze medal winner at 2026 World Beer Cup.
• Bayside IPA Extra pale modern West Coast IPA featuring HBC 586 hops with Nelson Sauvin; drinks light and crisp as a pilsner with tropical, citrus and stone fruit aroma; gold medal winner at 2024 Oregon Beer Awards.
• Tall Guy IPA Seasonal IPA featuring Citra, Strata, Amarillo and Cashmere hops with soft tropical notes, clean orange, juicy fruit and faint lavender and Fruity Pebbles notes.
• Wanderjack West Coast India Pale Ale collaboration with Barley Brown's featuring Strata, Mosaic, Azacca and Simcoe hops; a contemporary take on West Coast IPA with dank and catty flavors at 7.1% ABV.
• Summer Classic IPA Summer IPA collaboration with Hillsboro Hops (Minor League Baseball) featuring Thora and Krush hops providing guava, passionfruit, wild raspberry and melon notes at 6% ABV.
• It's a Me Mario! Italian Pilsner Italian Pilsner featuring HBC 1134 and German-grown Saphir hops with floral, spicy and sweet herbal aromas; 5.5% ABV; gold medal winner at the 2026 World Beer Cup.
• Summertime Light Lager Low-calorie light lager featuring Northwest-grown two row malt, Canadian Pilsner malt and real flaked corn with a crisp, crackery malt base at 4% ABV.
• Beer that Benefits Oregon Humane Rotating IPA series benefiting Oregon Humane Society; Batch #3 features Mosaic, Chinook, Columbus and Nectaron hops with green and dank hop character, watermelon and sweet grapefruit notes at 6.5% ABV.
• Zelda Zonk (Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout) Barrel-aged Imperial Stout blend aged 16 months in Bourbon and Pear Brandy barrels; features chocolate chips, licorice, slight vanilla and floral whiskey expression with orchard fruit finish at 14.8% ABV.
• Sted Sarandos (Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout) Barrel-aged Imperial Stout blend combining casks from multiple beer streams and five spirit streams; aged 21 months in Westward Whiskey casks with additions of triple stout and chocolate stout at 15.5% ABV.
• Breakside Collective (Membership Program) Membership program offering insider pricing on beer and wine, early access to new releases, and members-only benefits for individual craft beer consumers.
• Private Event Space Rental Private event spaces available at multiple taproom locations, including Slabtown Pendleton Room (20 seated/35 standing), Slabtown Mezzanine (72 seated/120 standing), Beaverton Stay Gold Lounge, Lake Oswego Taproom and full buyout options up to 150 seated/250 standing.
• Alit Wines Willamette Valley winery offering Champagne, Pinot Noir, Rosé, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc; tasting room at Breakside's Dundee Beer & Wine Bar location.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Roadhouse Brewing Co.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 August 2025Collaboration on 'Hypersonic Kush' - a citrus-infused Hazy IPA featuring a four-hop blend including Zumo, Mosaic, Chinook, and Strata. Seventh installment in Roadhouse's hop-forward Kush Series. Available in draft and 4-packs across ten U.S. states.
• Columbia SportswearminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 February 2015Limited-edition collaboration beer 'Nature Calls' - a craft lager made with water infused with bear poop from American black bears. Released as promotional stunt for Super Bowl 2015 at Columbia's booth during The Players Tailgate event in Santa Clara, California. Marked Columbia's first participation in the Big Game.
• FremontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'The Pursuit' West Coast India Pale Ale - a beer brewed with friends from the Midwest.
• Barley Brown's BeercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Tyler Brown and team at Barley's Brown's on Wanderjack West Coast IPA. Tyler Brown is described as the godfather of modern IPA in the Northwest.
• Oregon Humane SocietycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable partnership through 'Beer That Benefits' series - rotating IPA that donates funds to Oregon Humane Society. Third installment batch benefits the Humane Society.
• Hillsboro HopsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for 'Summer Classic' summer IPA - Minor League baseball collaboration with Hillsboro Hops.
• Alit WinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlit Wines, a top-notch Willamette Valley winery, joined the Breakside family. Dundee Beer & Wine Bar location is home to Alit Wines tasting room.
• Ghost Town BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Thriving Metropolis' West Coast IPA - originally brewed with Ghost Town Brewing in 2022.
• Fathead's BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Morning Dew' Hazy IPA with Fathead's Brewery in Columbus, OH.
• Alma Mader BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'The Pursuit' West Coast IPA with Alma Mader Brewing in Kansas City, featuring Mosaic, Strata, Simcoe, and Citra hops.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• New Belgium Brewing: Large-scale employee-owned craft brewery with national distribution. Comparable to Breakside on employee-ownership structure and craft identity, though operating at substantially greater scale and reach.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing: National craft brewing incumbent with broad distribution and a strong taproom/restaurant presence. Comparable to Breakside on multi-format operating model and portfolio diversity, though at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Deschutes Brewery: Oregon-based craft brewery operating at a similar regional scale with broad distribution, multiple taproom locations, and a comparable flagship-plus-seasonal portfolio. Among the closest comparables for Breakside given shared home market and product breadth.
• Hair of the Dog Brewing: Portland craft brewery known for strong barrel-aged and specialty programs with distribution into multiple U.S. states. Highly comparable to Breakside on innovation, style breadth, and Pacific Northwest identity.
• Widmer Brothers Brewing: Portland brewery with a wide distribution footprint and a taproom/restaurant at its brewery. Directly comparable to Breakside on home market, large-scale craft production, and on-premise strategy.
• Hopworks Urban Brewery: Portland craft brewery operating brewpubs with a sustainability focus and broad distribution. Comparable to Breakside on Portland taproom strategy, style diversity, and Pacific Northwest distribution.
• Ecliptic Brewing: Portland brewery with an extensive taproom footprint, restaurant-style locations, and a year-round plus seasonal portfolio. Closely comparable to Breakside on operating model (brewpub + distribution) and regional positioning.
• Russian River Brewing: California craft brewery with strong taproom presence and distribution across multiple states, known for award-winning IPAs and barrel-aged programs. Comparable to Breakside on style innovation, awards profile, and limited-release specialty focus.
• Rogue Ales & Spirits: Oregon-based craft brewery and distillery with national distribution and on-premise locations. Comparable to Breakside on regional identity, multi-format distribution, and brand-led approach.
• Fort George Brewery: Astoria, Oregon craft brewery with brewpub locations and regional distribution. Direct Pacific Northwest peer to Breakside, including overlap in the Astoria market where Breakside also operates.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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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