Crystal Springs Brewing

Name

Crystal Springs Brewing

Legal name

Crystal Springs Brewing Company

Website

https://crystalspringsbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crystal Springs Brewing is a founder-owned craft brewery in Louisville, Colorado, producing small-batch beer (4,000+ bbl capacity) and serving consumers via its downtown taproom, event rentals, and Front Range wholesale distribution to liquor stores and restaurants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Breweries (312120), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & National Breweries (THAFALAD), Craft Beer Specialty Retail (Single-Brand/Curated Craft Focus) (CRANABAD), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Small batch brewery
• Taproom beer sales
• Beer wholesale distribution
• Brewery event space

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Sales: Direct sales of beer at the taproom with 13 taps, including year-round staples, limited releases, hard seltzer, and non-alcoholic root beer.
2. Packaged Beer Sales: Canned and bottled beer sold at liquor stores in six-packs and at the taproom.
3. Wholesale to Restaurants: Keg sales to restaurants, originally including The Kitchen and Pizzeria Locale.
4. Event Space Rental: Taproom, beer garden, and Brewer's Lounge available for private events including holiday parties, retirements, birthdays, corporate events, and team-building sessions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Crystal Springs Brewing is a craft brewery that produces and sells a rotating portfolio of small-batch beers across styles including IPAs, lagers, stouts, kolsch variants, Belgian ales, and wheat beers, available on draft at its Louisville, CO taproom, in six-packs at liquor stores, and on keg at restaurants and bars across the Colorado Front Range. The brewery also operates its taproom, beer garden, and Brewer's Lounge as a rental venue for private events, corporate gatherings, and parties.

Product overview

Crystal Springs Brewing is a craft brewery producing a diverse portfolio of beer products including year-round staples, seasonal releases, specialty barrel-aged stouts, and collaboration brews. The core offerings span multiple beer styles including IPAs (Hazy, West Coast, specialty), Lagers (German, Czech, Dortmunder), Stouts (Chocolate, Baltic, Imperial, Barrel Aged variants), Belgian styles (Tripel, Quad, fruit-infused), Wheat beers, Red Ales, Pilsners, and a non-alcoholic Root Beer. The brewery partners with Rocket Dogs for food service and offers its products in cans, bottles, and on-site draft. Collaboration brews with other breweries such as Grimm Brothers Brewing, Zymos Brewing, River North Brewing, and Main Stage Brewing expand the seasonal and limited offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Year-Round and Limited-Release Draft Beer (Taproom, 13 taps) On-premise draft beer program featuring 13 taps with year-round staples, limited releases, and rotating flavors offered to walk-in taproom guests at the Louisville, CO location.
• Packaged Six-Pack Craft Beer (Retail) Canned craft beer sold in six-packs at liquor stores across the Colorado Front Range and at the Louisville taproom for off-premise consumption.
• Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout Series Imperial stout aged in used port-wine barrels, with infused variants including coffee, vanilla, and chocolate additions (including combination releases).
• Collaboration Brews Limited-release collaboration beers co-brewed with partner breweries, including Buzzword (a Thiolized lager yeast West Coast Pilsner with Zymos Brewing) and Dortmunder Lager (with Grimm Brothers Brewing).
• Rotating Hard Seltzer Rotating hard seltzer flavors offered on tap alongside the regular beer lineup at the Louisville taproom.
• Non-Alcoholic Root Beer Non-alcoholic root beer offering for non-beer drinkers and designated drivers at the taproom.
• Taproom and Event Space Rental (Brewer's Lounge) Rental of the downtown Louisville taproom, beer garden, rose garden, and Brewer's Lounge for private events, holiday parties, corporate gatherings, birthdays, retirements, and team-building sessions.
• On-Premise Keg Sales to Restaurants and Bars Keg distribution to restaurants and bars, including accounts at The Kitchen, Pizzeria Locale, Jack's Bar (Copper Mountain), and Crosscut Pizzeria and Taphouse (Nederland).

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rocket DogscoreOthersCrystal Springs has teamed up with Rocket Dogs to provide gourmet hot dog delivery service right to tables in the taproom. Perfect pairing of craft beer and food.
• Zymos BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Zymos Brewing on Buzzword West Coast Pilsner, brewed with Thiolized lager yeast and various Citra hop products.
• Grimm Brothers BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Grimm Brothers Brewing on Dortmunder Lager, described as 'The Cadillac of lagers'.
• Mobile CanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarted canning beers using Mobile Canning; were their second customer. First canned Summertime Ale in their garage.
• DiTomaso FarmsminorOthersSupplier of Pueblo chili peppers for Solano Chili Beer. Selected after customer taste-testing compared three different chili varieties.
• Paul's Coffee & TeaminorOthersCoffee supplier for Coffee Butch beer, brewed in collaboration with Pauls Coffee & Tea in Louisville, CO.
• Colorado Brewers GuildcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMember of Colorado Brewers Guild, participating in guild events and Collaboration Fest. $1 per Colorado Pint glass supports guild mission.
• Boulder Creek WineryminorOthersObtained used barrels from Boulder Creek Winery that had held port wine, used for barrel aging program.
• Upslope BrewingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly supporter of Crystal Springs - Chad from Upslope gifted a 20cm plate filter system and taught founder Tom how to use it when Crystal Springs was struggling to keep up with filtering demand.
• Stout Tanks and KettlescoreOthersSupplier of 2 bbl brewhouse and two 2-barrel fermenters in 2011, which they still use at Sunshine Canyon Brewery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• New Belgium Brewing: Fort Collins, Colorado craft brewery (now part of Kirin-owned Little Lion Beverages) and one of the largest US craft producers. Anchors the same Front Range craft category, but operates at vastly greater scale and distribution breadth than Crystal Springs.
• Odell Brewing Company: Fort Collins, Colorado independent craft brewery with broad regional distribution and taproom. Operates in the same Front Range craft segment as Crystal Springs but at meaningfully larger scale and wider geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Grimm Brothers Brewing: Loveland, Colorado craft brewery with taproom and regional distribution. Direct comparable as an independently owned Front Range craft brewer; collaboration partner of Crystal Springs on the Dortmunder Lager, indicating portfolio and scale overlap.
• Upslope Brewing Company: Boulder, Colorado craft brewery with multiple taprooms and Front Range distribution. Closely comparable to Crystal Springs as a similarly scaled, independently owned Colorado craft brewery focused on small-batch innovation and taproom-led sales; Upslope also appears in Crystal Springs' partnership history.
• Big Choice Brewing: Broomfield, Colorado craft brewery with taproom and regional distribution. Direct peer operating in the same North Metro / Boulder County competitive set as Crystal Springs, with similar scale and on-premise/wholesale mix.
• Zymos Brewing: Colorado craft brewery collaborating with Crystal Springs on Buzzword West Coast Pilsner. Comparable small-batch, independently owned Colorado craft operation with taproom and Front Range distribution.
• Wild Woods Brewery: Boulder, Colorado craft brewery with taproom and regional wholesale. Closely comparable small Front Range craft brewer competing for similar customers and tap handles as Crystal Springs.
• Bootstrap Brewing Company: Niwot, Colorado craft brewery with taproom and distribution along the Front Range. Comparable small-batch craft model with on-site taproom service, targeting overlapping consumer segments in the Boulder County / northern Front Range trade area.
• Finkel & Garf Brewing Company: Boulder, Colorado craft brewery operating a taproom and distributing across the Front Range. Comparable to Crystal Springs in scale, distribution footprint, and taproom-led business model within the Boulder County market.
• Odd13 Brewing: Lafayette, Colorado craft brewery located within a few miles of Crystal Springs' Louisville taproom. Direct competitor for local taproom traffic and Front Range tap handles, with a comparable small-batch IPA-forward portfolio and taproom-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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