Hangar 24 Craft Brewery

Name

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery

Legal name

Hangar 24 Craft Brewing

Website

https://hangar24brewery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Redlands

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Sales: Direct beer sales at four taproom locations (Redlands, Orange County, Riverside in California, and Lake Havasu City in Arizona) with food service, merchandise, and on-site consumption.
2. Keg Distribution: Keg distribution to local restaurants and bars, beginning March 15, 2008 with first commercial customers in local restaurant industry.
3. Online Ordering: Online ordering system for taproom pickup across all four locations.
4. Loyalty Program (Frequent Flyer): Points-based loyalty program earning 1 point per $1 spent, redeemable for $1 off per 20 points at any location.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery manufactures and sells craft beer, including a core lineup of flagship beers (Orange Wheat, Betty IPA, Pacific Coast Hazy, Firebreak Cold IPA, Orange Guava, Mango Island, American Light), limited seasonal releases, and taproom-exclusive Hangared beers. It also runs a barrel-aged program featuring bourbon barrel-aged beers such as Pugachev's Cobra. The company sells its beer through four taproom locations (Redlands, Orange County, Riverside, and Lake Havasu City), online ordering for pickup, and keg distribution to local restaurants and bars.

Product overview

Hangar 24 Craft Brewing is a craft brewery operating as a unified product-and-experience business. The core product portfolio consists of seven flagship beers (Orange Wheat, Betty IPA, Pacific Coast Hazy, Firebreak Cold IPA, Orange Guava, Mango Island, American Light) supplemented by limited seasonal releases (Chocolate Bomber, Into The Helles, Oktoberfest) and taproom-exclusive Hangared beers (Double Betty IPA, Chem Trail Cream Ale, High Wing Hazy IPA). The X-SERIES offers experimental limited editions, while the IPA Flight Pack provides a curated multi-beer tasting set. Beyond packaged beer, the company operates four taprooms across California (Redlands, Orange County, Riverside) and Arizona (Lake Havasu City) offering on-site draft sales, food service, and brewery tours. A Frequent Flyer loyalty program enables cross-location point accumulation and redemption. Together, these products and locations form a vertically integrated craft brewing experience centered on aviation-themed branding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orange Wheat A core wheat beer offering with orange notes, part of the foundational lineup sold at taprooms and through keg distribution.
• Betty IPA A flagship IPA that is one of the brewery's signature hoppy beers in its core lineup.
• Pacific Coast Hazy A hazy IPA variant in the core lineup featuring tropical and citrus hop characteristics.
• Firebreak Cold IPA A cold IPA style beer in the core collection, characterized by its crisp, hop-forward profile.
• Orange Guava A fruit-forward beer featuring orange and guava flavors in the core lineup.
• Mango Island A tropical mango-flavored beer in the core product range.
• American Light A lighter-style beer option in the core lineup targeting accessibility and refreshment.
• Chocolate Bomber A limited release beer with chocolate notes, part of seasonal or short-run offerings.
• Into The Helles A limited release German-style lager in the seasonal offerings.
• Oktoberfest A seasonal limited release beer brewed in the German Oktoberfest tradition.
• Double Betty IPA A double IPA version of the flagship Betty IPA, featuring elevated alcohol and hop intensity, sold exclusively at the brewery locations.
• Chem Trail Cream Ale A cream ale style beer available exclusively at the brewery taproom locations.
• High Wing Hazy IPA A hazy IPA variant available exclusively at the brewery taproom locations.
• IPA Flight Pack A curated selection of IPA varieties packaged together for consumer sampling.
• X-SERIES A special series of experimental and limited-edition beers from the brewery.
• Frequent Flyer Program A loyalty rewards program where customers earn 1 point per $1 spent, unlocking $1 off for every 20 points accumulated, redeemable at any of the four taproom locations.
• Taproom Services In-person brewery taproom experiences with on-site brewing visibility, food service, and retail beer sales at four locations: Redlands (main brewery), Orange County, Riverside (California), and Lake Havasu City (Arizona).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Karl Strauss Brewing Company: San Diego-based independent craft brewery with multiple brewpub/taproom locations across Southern California. Closest scale and geographic analog to Hangar 24: multi-location SoCal brewing + taproom model.
• Pizza Port Brewing: Southern California craft brewery operating several brewpub locations with full food service. Comparable multi-taproom, food-led craft format serving similar SoCal consumers as Hangar 24.
• AleSmith Brewing Company: San Diego-based independent craft brewery with a tasting room and nationally recognized IPAs/stouts. Comparable craft positioning, similar product mix, and direct competition for craft taproom traffic.

Broad incumbents

• Stone Brewing: Escondido-based craft beer pioneer (now Sapporo-owned) and a broader incumbent in SoCal craft. Larger scale and broader distribution than Hangar 24 but overlaps in flagship IPAs and region.
• Firestone Walker Brewing Company: Paso Robles-based craft brewery (Duvel-owned) with taproom venues. Larger producer with comparable craft orientation and a similar barrel-aged and IPA-centric lineup.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico-headquartered craft major with flagship IPAs, pale ales and barrel-aged programs. Operates taprooms/brewpubs; a broader incumbent in California craft competition.
• Lagunitas Brewing Company: Petaluma-based craft brewery (Heineken-owned) and taproom operator. Broader incumbent in California craft with deeper distribution and capital than Hangar 24, but overlapping style portfolio and taproom experience.
• Ballast Point Brewing Company: San Diego-based craft brewer (Constellation-owned) with taproom venues across CA. Larger and better-capitalized competitor with overlapping SoCal taproom model and signature IPAs.

Emerging players

• Knee Deep Brewing Company: Auburn, CA-based independent craft brewery with taproom presence and IPA-heavy lineup. Comparable craft focus at smaller scale and similar California footprint considerations.
• Refuge Brewery: Temecula, CA-based craft brewery with a pub-style taproom in the Inland Empire. Geographically close peer serving overlapping SoCal consumer demographics at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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