Five Boroughs Brewing Co.

What Five Boroughs Brewing Co. does

Five Boroughs Brewing Co. is a privately held craft brewery founded in 2017 and headquartered at 215 47th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where all production occurs. The company brews and sells craft beer designed specifically for New York City consumers, operating under the premise that its portfolio represents all five boroughs of NYC. Leadership consists of co-founders Blake Tomnitz (President and CEO) and Kevin O'Donnell (COO), with Kian Oveissi serving as CFO.

The product portfolio is anchored by four year-round canned and draft beers — Pilsner, Tiny Juicy IPA, Hoppy Lager, and City Light — plus Gridlock Hazy IPA as a flagship offering. The range is expanded through four seasonal releases (Winter IPA, Pumpkin Ale, Festbier, Summer Ale) and limited/special SKUs including the Imperial Gridlock double IPA and announced 2025 barrel-aged releases. Underlying technology is conventional craft brewing with no disclosed proprietary processes, AI, or software platform components.

The business model is direct-to-consumer and wholesale within a single geography: on-site taproom sales in Brooklyn, draft distribution to NYC bars and restaurants, and retail can distribution through a Beer Finder tool. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and there are no recorded funding rounds, M&A, or parent company affiliations, indicating an independent, founder-led operator. Customer engagement is community-driven, relying on Untappd, Instagram, email, and local NYC partnerships such as the 2024 Stonewall Foundation Pride Month activation, rather than traditional paid advertising.

Name

Five Boroughs Brewing Co.

Legal name

Five Boroughs Brewing Co.

Website

https://fiveboroughs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Five Boroughs Brewing Co. is a Brooklyn-based craft brewery founded in 2017 that produces year-round, seasonal, and limited beers for New York City consumers, selling through its Sunset Park taproom, draft accounts, and retail distribution across the five boroughs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Hazy IPA production
• Seasonal beer releases
• Taproom sales
• Beer distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beer Sales - Direct to Consumer: Direct sales of craft beer to consumers through on-site taproom and brewery visits in Brooklyn, NY.
2. Beer Distribution: Distribution of canned and draft beer to bars, restaurants, and retail locations throughout New York City via Beer Finder tool.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Five Boroughs Brewing Co. is a craft brewery based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, that produces a year-round core lineup of canned and draft beers (Pilsner, Tiny Juicy IPA, Hoppy Lager, City Light, and Gridlock Hazy IPA) alongside seasonal and limited releases. Beer is sold direct to consumers at the on-site taproom and distributed via draft accounts and retail channels across all five boroughs of New York City.

Product overview

Five Boroughs Brewing Co. is a craft brewery based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, founded in 2017. The product portfolio consists of a core lineup of four year-round canned and draft beers (Pilsner, Tiny Juicy IPA, Hoppy Lager, and City Light) plus Gridlock Hazy IPA as a flagship offering. The portfolio is expanded with four seasonal releases (Winter IPA, Pumpkin Ale, Festbier, and Summer Ale) and limited/special releases including Imperial Gridlock double IPA and barrel aged varieties. The brewery positions itself as representing all five boroughs of New York City with beers available in cans and on draft through bars and retailers throughout the city.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pilsner Core year-round pale lager brewed with Saaz hops and Bohemian Pilsner malts, featuring soft floral and grassy aromas with a clean, bitter finish. ABV 5.0%, IBU 40, SRM 3. Available in cans and on draft for craft beer consumers in New York City.
• Tiny Juicy IPA Core year-round hazy IPA featuring Mosaic, Simcoe, and Cascade hops with a fruity and piney profile balanced by flaked oats. ABV 4.2%, IBU 45. Available in cans and on draft.
• Hoppy Lager Core year-round hoppy lager with tropical fruit, lime zest, grapefruit, and light pine derived from Motueka and Centennial hop additions. ABV 6.0%.
• City Light Core year-round unfiltered light lager made with Saaz hops, premium German malts, and NYC water. IBU 20.
• Gridlock Hazy IPA Flagship hazy IPA offering tropical fruit flavors balanced by Amarillo and Citra hop additions. ABV 6.5%.
• Imperial Gridlock Hazy double IPA featuring Cascade, Citra, and Simcoe hops with a complex malt bill including flaked oats and wheat. ABV 9.0%, IBU 60.
• Winter IPA Seasonal IPA (November-February) featuring citrus-forward hops combined with oats and red malt for a warming, hop-driven character. ABV 6.8%, IBU 65.
• Pumpkin Ale Seasonal ale (September-November) brewed with pumpkin, base and specialty malts, and mixed spices with fresh baked aromas. IBU 26.
• Festbier Seasonal German-style lager with Saaz hops showcasing floral aromas and German malt character, designed for Oktoberfest occasions. ABV 5.4%, IBU 25.
• Summer Ale

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stonewall FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2024Community partnership during Pride Month 2024 where Five Boroughs donated 10% of proceeds from United By Beer draft sales to the Stonewall Foundation, supporting LGBTQ+ community organizations in NYC.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bronx Brewery: Craft brewery with deep NYC identity, taproom, and citywide draft/retail distribution. Directly comparable on borough-themed branding and multi-channel NYC go-to-market.
• Brooklyn Brewery: Iconic NYC-based craft brewery also founded in Brooklyn with broad year-round and seasonal lineup, distributed on draft and in cans across the city and beyond. Direct comparable in geography, scale aspiration, and multi-channel craft distribution.
• SingleCut Beersmiths: Astoria/Queens-based craft brewery with a year-round IPA-forward and lager lineup plus seasonal releases, distributed across NYC bars, restaurants, and retailers. Direct peer on NYC geographic focus and similar scale band.
• Other Half Brewing: Brooklyn craft brewery best known for hazy IPAs and limited releases, with on-site taprooms and broad NYC draft and retail distribution. Closely comparable on product style mix and NYC on-premise/off-premise sales model.
• Sixpoint Brewery: Brooklyn-based craft brewery with a comparable year-round and seasonal canned lineup distributed across NYC bars, restaurants, and retailers. Operates a taproom and shares Five Boroughs' multi-channel NYC distribution approach.
• Threes Brewing: Brooklyn brewpub combining on-site taproom/hospitality with packaged distribution across NYC. Highly comparable hybrid taproom-plus-distribution model operating in the same borough.
• Grimm Artisanal Ales: Brooklyn-based craft brewery focused on hazy IPAs and limited specialty releases with NYC taproom and distribution presence. Comparable on small-batch, hop-forward portfolio and Brooklyn-based operations.

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Large established craft brewer with a broad year-round and seasonal lineup distributed nationally and throughout NYC. Represents the broader craft incumbent tier that competes with Five Boroughs for off-premise and on-premise placements.
• Lagunitas Brewing Company: Heineken-owned large craft brewery with broad year-round IPA and lager portfolio distributed nationally and across NYC on-premise and retail. Larger incumbent competing for the same draft handles and shelf space as Five Boroughs.

Regional players

• Harlem Brewing Company: NYC community-rooted craft brewery with strong local identity and distribution across the five boroughs. Comparable on neighborhood-anchored brand strategy and citywide draft/canned presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fiveboroughsbrewing
• Instagraminstagram.com/fiveboroughsbrewing
• Xx.com/fiveboroughs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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