Cooperstown Brewing

Name

Cooperstown Brewing

Legal name

Cooperstown Brewing Company

Website

https://cooperstownbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Breweries (312120)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Craft beer production
• Taproom services
• Brewery merchandise
• Traditional brewing methods
• Specialty beer lineup

Headquarters

HQ city

Milford

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Taproom Beer Sales: On-site beer sales at taproom with 16 rotating taps. Beer produced off-site at Lake George Brew House. Sells flights, pints, and growlers. Daily operating hours 1pm-9pm.
2. Merchandise Sales: Online shop selling branded merchandise including apparel (t-shirts, hats, beanies), glassware (pint glasses, tasting glasses, can glasses, growlers), and accessories (koozies, bottle openers, stickers). In-store pickup available for some items.
3. Food Service: Seasonal food service through food trucks. Food service currently wrapped up for 2025 season with food trucks expected for 2026 season.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cooperstown Brewing Company produces and serves craft beer through a taproom experience in Milford, NY, outside Cooperstown. The company offers 16 rotating taps featuring baseball-themed craft beers (lagers, IPAs, stouts, sours, and specialty brews) alongside a branded merchandise line including apparel, glassware, and accessories. Beer production occurs off-site at Lake George Brew House since 2014.

Product overview

Cooperstown Brewing Company is a craft brewery and taproom established in 1995 in Milford, NY, outside Cooperstown. The company operates as a combined beer producer and hospitality venue offering 16 rotating taps of craft beers (including lagers, IPAs, stouts, sours, and specialty offerings) alongside a merchandise line (apparel, glassware, accessories). The brewery originally used a 20-barrel Peter Austin brewing system and now operates 50-barrel and 3.5-barrel pilot systems. Beer production moved offsite in 2014 to Lake George Brew House. The product portfolio includes 16 named beer varieties ranging from 4.5% to 8.5% ABV, plus merchandise items including trucker hats, beanies, stickers, bottle openers, koozies, growlers, pint glasses, and t-shirts. The taproom serves as the primary retail location, offering tastings, flights, and a family-friendly atmosphere with outdoor beer garden and lawn games.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• All American Lager Drinkable, crisp, pale straw colored lager brewed with locally grown Saaz Hager Hops from Cooperstown, NY. 4.5% ABV.
• Old Slugger Light-bodied beer brewed with traditional English hops. 5.5% ABV.
• Nine Man Golden Light golden ale with subtle fruitiness and delicate hop aroma on the finish. 4.9% ABV.
• Bambino American Amber Ale with bold hops and smooth malts. Light copper color with Crystal and Melanoidin malts providing malt sweetness with caramel finish. Uses Cascade and Willamette hops. 5.5% ABV.
• Arbiter's Pilsner Pilsner dry-hopped with Cascade, Cashmere, and Triumph hops. 5% ABV.
• County Highway Bold New England style IPA with Galaxy, Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo, Simcoe, and Idaho-7 hops providing tropical fruit and subtle pine flavors. 7.2% ABV.
• Chin Music Stout Full-bodied stout with hints of chocolate and roasted coffee, barrel aged in Cooperstown Distillery whiskey barrels. 7.5% ABV.
• Striker Brown Ale American Brown Ale brewed with dark malts, bringing a roasted chocolate-like character with little hop aroma. 5.6% ABV.
• Club Nine Sour Kettle Sour conditioned on blueberry and lemon. 5% ABV.
• Tea Ball Berry Tea Infusion of currants, hibiscus, rose hips, cranberries, and elderberries. Refreshingly lush and fruity, slightly sparkling. Gluten free. 5.6% ABV.
• Open Fields IPA India Pale Ale hopped with Citra and El Dorado, conditioned with Saratoga Tea & Honey Spa City Earl Tea. Features vanilla, pineapple, and hard candy flavors. 6.5% ABV.
• Short Hop Dry-hopped with Mosaic and Mandarina Bavaria Hops. Juicy and hazy. 5% ABV.
• Fan Favorite Hazy IPA India Pale Ale hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Amarillo. Hazy with bubblegum and stonefruit flavors. 6% ABV.
• Haymaker Saison French-style Pale Ale (Saison) brewed with coriander, orange peel, grain of paradise, and rye. Lightly spiced with a fresh finish.
• Squeeze Play West coast style double IPA brewed with Cascade, Citra, Chinook, Simcoe and Amarillo hops. 8% ABV.
• Heavy Hitter Rye Double IPA brewed with Yakima Chief Krush and Amarillo hops. Known for stone fruit, berry, woody, and citrus flavors. 8.5% ABV.
• Badge Logo Trucker Hat Classic trucker hat with breathable mesh, adjustable snapback, and branded front panel.
• Logo Winter Beanie Soft, knit winter beanie for cold weather. Priced at $25.00.
• Badge Sticker Logo sticker, 3 inch by 3 inch in diameter. Priced at $1.00.
• Bottle Opener w/Sleeve Black vinyl sleeve bottle opener, measures 7 by 1.75 inches. Priced at $4.99.
• Beer Hugger (Koozie) High density 16oz beer hugger to keep beverages cold. Priced at $4.50.
• Hydro Flask Growler 64oz stainless steel growler that keeps beer cold for 24 hours. In-store purchase only. Priced at $55.00.
• Logo Pint Glass 16oz logo pint glass featuring both CBC logos.
• Logo Tasting Glass Tasting glass for small pours, 7oz capacity. Priced at $2.95.
• 12 Embassy Glass Embassy glass, priced at $7.00.
• 16oz Willie Pint Glass 16oz Willie branded pint glass. Priced at $5.00.
• Can Glass Can glass with 16oz capacity, perfect for holding brews. Priced at $7.00.
• Grey Logo Tee Full colored logo tee, heathered charcoal, 50/50 cotton poly blend. Priced at $26.00.
• Cooperstown T-shirt 100% cotton t-shirt with baseball town/drinking town messaging. Unisex sizing. Priced at $20.00.
• Taproom Experience Taproom experience featuring 16 rotating taps, outdoor beer garden, lawn games (cornhole, largest Connect Four), family-friendly atmosphere, 5 TVs for game viewing, ping pong, and options for non-drinkers. Dogs welcome on leash. Open daily 1pm-9pm at 110 River St, Milford, NY 13807.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 30 years in operation since 1995

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lake George Brew HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly Davidson Brothers Brewery in Queensbury, NY. Now handles all beer production for Cooperstown Brewing since 2014. The entire brewing process happens at this location rather than at the taproom.
• Cooperstown Beverage TrailminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperstown Brewing Company is a stop on the Cooperstown Beverage Trail, a local promotional circuit for beverage producers in the Cooperstown region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New Holland Brewing: New Holland Brewing is a craft brewery with a taproom-focused model, traditional brewing methods, and diverse beer portfolio spanning IPAs, stouts, and specialty offerings. Comparable scale and product diversity make it a relevant craft peer for benchmarking.
• Council Rock Brewery: Council Rock Brewery is a craft brewery and taproom in Cooperstown, NY, directly competing for the same baseball tourist and local customer base. Comparable size and taproom-focused business model with on-site brewing make it a close operational peer.
• Brewery Ommegang: Brewery Ommegang is a Belgian-style craft brewery located in Cooperstown, NY, making it the most direct geographic and category peer. Both are Cooperstown-area craft breweries serving the same tourism corridor, though Ommegang operates at significantly larger scale (owned by Duvel Moortgat) and with broader distribution.

Regional players

• Flying Bison Brewing Company: Flying Bison is an Upstate New York craft brewery based in Buffalo with taproom operations. Comparable scale and traditional craft brewing positioning, though different geographic market within Upstate NY.
• Captain Lawrence Brewing Company: Captain Lawrence is a craft brewery and taproom based in Elmsford, NY, with comparable scale, traditional brewing focus, and taproom-driven direct-to-consumer model. Comparable portfolio breadth and family-friendly positioning make it a relevant New York craft peer.
• Common Roots Brewing Company: Common Roots Brewing is a craft brewery and taproom in Glens Falls, NY (near Lake George), making it a geographic neighbor with similar size and taproom-focused model. Comparable Upstate NY craft positioning makes it a relevant regional peer.
• Brown's Brewing Company: Brown's Brewing is an Upstate NY craft brewery with taprooms in Troy and Hoosick, offering a comparable multi-venue craft beer and food experience. Similar scale and regional Upstate NY craft positioning make it a relevant regional peer for competitive benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Company): Boston Beer Company/Samuel Adams is a broad incumbent craft brewer with national distribution. Notably, Cooperstown Brewing's original bottling line was sourced from Sam Adams, creating a heritage connection. Comparable traditional brewing positioning but vastly larger scale.
• Brooklyn Brewery: Brooklyn Brewery is a larger, established New York craft brewery with broad distribution and taproom operations. As a broad incumbent in the same state and craft category, it represents the scale-up benchmark and competitive threat for craft visitors in the NY market.

Others

• Davidson Brothers Brewery / Lake George Brew House: Davidson Brothers Brewery (now operating as Lake George Brew House) is both a production partner for Cooperstown Brewing and a craft brewery taproom in Queensbury, NY. Comparable craft beer portfolio and Upstate NY tourism positioning make it a relevant peer despite the contractual relationship.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coopbrewco
• Facebookfacebook.com/CooperstownBrewingCompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooperstown-brewing-company-llc

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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