Lost Coast Brewery

What Lost Coast Brewery does

Lost Coast Brewery is a craft brewery founded in 1989 by Barbara Groom in Eureka, California. It produces a portfolio of 17+ award-winning beers spanning Belgian-style whites (Great White), IPAs (including Hazy IPA and Fogcutter Double IPA), lagers, brown ales, stouts (Imperial Stout, Eight Ball Stout, Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout), and fruit-infused wheats (Apricot, Tangerine, Watermelon, Blackberry). Products are packaged in 12oz cans, 16oz cans, and 22oz bottles, and distributed through a network of authorized wholesalers across 24 U.S. states and 8+ international markets including Japan, China, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, and several European and Latin American countries.

Production runs from a 75,000-square-foot custom facility south of Eureka (commissioned August 20, 2014) with capacity to bottle/can up to 1.2 million beers and fill 1,400 kegs per day. The brewery uses a proprietary vapor condenser system that recycles wort-boiling steam into hot water for the next batch, improving energy efficiency. Premium inputs include German Noble hops (Tettnanger and Hallertau Mittlefrüh).

The business generates revenue primarily from packaged and draft beer wholesale, supplemented by a direct-to-consumer restaurant and café at the original 617 Fourth St., Eureka location, free brewery tours, event programming, and a Shopify-based merchandise store. Distribution is executed via regional wholesalers (Breakthru Beverage California, Golden Brands, Columbia Distributing, Heidelberg, Shangy's) and country-specific international partners. The company ranks among the top 50 U.S. craft breweries and was among the first woman-owned breweries in the country. As of June 2026, 80-year-old founder Barbara Groom has listed the brewery for sale ahead of her retirement; no buyer has been disclosed.

Name

Lost Coast Brewery

Legal name

Lost Coast Brewery

Website

https://lostcoast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lost Coast Brewery is a craft brewery founded in 1989 in Eureka, California, producing 17+ award-winning beers distributed across 24 U.S. states and 8+ countries, with on-site restaurant, taproom, and tours supporting direct-to-consumer sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Breweries (312120), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regional & National Breweries (THAFALAD)

Keywords

• Craft beer production
• Brewed beverages
• Brewery restaurant
• Beer distribution
• Brewery tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Eureka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beer Product Sales: Lost Coast Brewery generates revenue primarily through the sale of packaged and draft beer products distributed across the United States and internationally. Products include year-round beers as well as seasonal releases sold in 12oz cans, 16oz cans, and 22oz bottles.
2. Restaurant and Taproom: The brewery operates a restaurant and cafe serving food paired with Lost Coast beers, generating revenue from food and beverage sales directly to consumers at the Eureka, CA location.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lost Coast Brewery is a craft brewery that manufactures and sells a portfolio of 17+ packaged and draft beers, including Belgian-style whites, IPAs, lagers, brown ales, stouts, and fruit-infused wheat beers, distributed through wholesale partners across 24 U.S. states and 8+ international markets. The company also operates the Lost Coast Brewery & Café restaurant in Eureka, California, offering on-site food and beer service, plus free brewery tours and a merchandise store.

Product overview

Lost Coast Brewery is a craft brewery offering a portfolio of award-winning beers as its core products, including year-round staples (Great White, IPA, Downtown Brown) and seasonal varieties (Hazy IPA, Fogcutter Double IPA, fruit wheat beers, stouts). The company operates a companion restaurant (Lost Coast Brewery & Café) and provides brewery tour experiences. The products are distributed across California, other US states, and international markets. The beer lineup includes Belgian-style whites, IPAs, lagers, wheat beers, brown ales, and stouts, with various fruit-infused and seasonal specialty offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Great White: A Belgian-style white beer and the original beer of Lost Coast Brewery.

Products and services

• Great White Beer Belgian-style white beer that is crisp, refreshing, full-bodied, and unfiltered with hints of citrus and coriander; the original beer that launched Lost Coast Brewery.
• Lost Coast IPA Smooth, full-bodied, unfiltered India Pale Ale balanced by radical bittering with a unique pleasant aroma; IBUs 38, OG 1.059.
• Hazy IPA Hazy gold IPA loaded with Mosaic and Citra hops featuring citrus and fruit aromas including orange, grape, passion fruit, and blueberry, brewed with barley, rolled oats, and East Coast Ale Yeast.
• Fogcutter Double IPA The brewery's first true double IPA featuring hoppy bitterness in harmony with malty sweetness, with bright citrus nose from Centennial, Citra and Simcoe hops.
• Blackberry Lager American lager lightly infused with blackberry; crisp, clean, and refreshing with a moderate hint of fruit on the nose.
• Apricot Wheat Harvest Wheat combined with natural apricot essence for exemplary aromatics while maintaining light, crisp, and refreshing flavors; brewed with wheat and crystal malts, unfiltered.
• Tangerine Wheat Wheat beer with a perfect balance of wheat and crystal malts delivering a crisp finish with a citrus tangerine kick, ideal for hot summer days.
• Watermelon Wheat Refreshing watermelon ale combining Harvest Wheat with natural watermelon essence for exemplary aromatics; maintains light, crisp, and refreshing flavors.
• Lost Coast Pilsner Clean, classic straw to pale gold pilsner using German Noble hops (Tettnanger and Hallertau Mittlefrüh) contributing herbal, spicy, grassy aroma and flavor.
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout Smooth and creamy midnight black stout with deep rich sweetness featuring layers of coffee, caramel, toffee, prunes, raisins, and roasted peanuts; brewed with lactose.
• Eight Ball Stout Bold and robust stout with roasted malts and heavy hops, rewarding the palate with a flavor that encourages pouring another before finishing the first.
• Imperial Stout Award-winning imperial stout with rich malty flavor and hints of chocolate, coffee, caramel, burnt sugar, and raisins; moderately hopped with Magnum and Saaz.
• Revenant IPA Full-bodied IPA with rich Pale malts generating a light amber hue, featuring Simcoe and Citra hops for unique citrus aroma and flavor.
• Indica IPA Hoppy and full-bodied IPA with high alcohol content balanced by Columbus hops bittering and dry-hop finish using Willamette and Centennial hop flowers.
• Raspberry Brown Smooth brown ale with rich chocolate malt flavor infused with real raspberry, giving an aromatic, fruity finish; packaged in 22oz bottles.
• Sharkinator White IPA Elevated version of Great White featuring dry-hopped Cascade, Crystal, and Citra hops for citrus aroma and a hoppy finish.
• Downtown Brown Signature brown ale, smooth and full-bodied, lightly hopped with chocolate and caramel malts imported from England; dark in color without the heaviness of a porter or stout.
• Lost Coast Brewery & Café Restaurant On-site restaurant serving food made with Lost Coast Brewery beer, including burgers, wings, and chicken dishes, located at 617 Fourth St., Eureka, CA 95501.
• Brewery Tours Free tours of the state-of-the-art brewery facility offering samples of beers, root beer floats, and merchandise, located just south of Eureka at the 75,000-square-foot production facility.
• Lost Coast Merchandise Store Online merchandise store selling brewery merchandise including apparel and accessories via Shopify.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Breakthru Beverage California, LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor serving Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare & Ventura Counties in California.
• Golden Brands (Sacramento)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor serving Sacramento, Yolo, Placer (partial), El Dorado (partial), Nevada (partial), and West Sacramento regions.
• Golden Brands (Napa)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor serving Solano, Fairfield and Napa counties.
• Golden Brands (Monterey Bay)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor serving Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties.
• Columbia Distributing (Oregon)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-location distributor serving Oregon markets including Clackamas, Multnomah, Marion, Lane, Deschutes, Jackson, and Josephine counties.
• Columbia Distributing (Washington)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-location distributor serving Washington markets including Seattle/Kent, Vancouver, and Spokane areas.
• Heidelberg DistributingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-location distributor serving Ohio markets including Dayton, Columbus, Toledo, Cleveland/Akron, Lorain, and Cincinnati areas.
• Shangy's DistributingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor serving Western Pennsylvania including Greene, Fayette, Somerset, Bedford, Cambria, Westmoreland, Washington, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Armstrong counties.
• EZO BEER.co.,Ltd (Japan)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distributor serving the Japanese market.
• Beijing Hongyinglihua Trading Co. (China)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distributor serving Shanghai, China market.
• Brewmasters (South Korea)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distributor serving the South Korean market.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lagunitas Brewing Company: Northern California craft brewery with broad national and international distribution; directly comparable in product mix (IPAs, wheats, stouts) and in operating taprooms and brewpub experiences.
• Mendocino Brewing Company: Northern California craft brewery with a comparable founding era and similar portfolio of ales and seasonal beers; overlapping wholesale distribution and taproom model at a similar scale.
• North Coast Brewing Co. Northern California coastal craft brewery with overlapping IPAs, stouts, and seasonal offerings; comparable mid-tier scale and wholesale-led distribution.
• Anderson Valley Brewing Company: California craft brewery with similar scale, regional taproom presence, and portfolio of IPAs, wheats, and seasonal beers; directly comparable on production footprint and distribution model.
• Trumer Pils: Berkeley-based craft brewery specializing in German-style pilsner; comparable California production base and overlapping craft distribution channels, with similar mid-sized scale.
• Bear Republic Brewing Company: Northern California craft brewery of similar size and heritage; offers comparable beer portfolio including IPAs and ales, with regional wholesale and brewpub model.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. California-originated craft brewery with national distribution and a comparable pioneering heritage; offers overlapping beer styles (IPAs, stouts, wheats) and similar multi-channel wholesale plus taproom model.
• Firestone Walker Brewing Company: Central California craft brewery with comparable portfolio breadth across IPAs, lagers, and stouts; similar scale of national distribution and taproom operations.

Broad incumbents

• Stone Brewing: Larger, established craft brewery with significantly broader national distribution and hop-forward portfolio; overlaps with Lost Coast on IPAs and stouts but operates at materially larger scale.
• Deschutes Brewery: Established regional craft brewer with broader US footprint; comparable product mix (IPAs, stouts, porters) and similar multi-channel wholesale plus taproom strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lost-coast-brewery

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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