Radiant Pig Beer

What Radiant Pig Beer does

Radiant Pig Craft Beers is a privately held craft brewery founded in 2013 in a Brooklyn apartment by a former art school student and homebrewing fanatic, with the brand name itself a mashup of Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Radiant Child" moniker and an acronym for "People In Gastropubs." The company produces a portfolio of approximately seventeen distinct hop-forward and specialty beers spanning Triple IPAs (Really Cold IPA at 11% ABV), Hazy IPAs (Own the Night), East Coast IPAs (Save the Robots), Double IPAs (It Ain't Easy, Rise of the Robots), West Coast IPAs (California Love, Dawn of the Robots), New England Pale Ales (TV Party), Hoppy Red Ales (Gangster Duck), barrel-aged Imperial Milk Stouts aged in Thomas Tew rum barrels (Fight Milk), Pilsners (Secret Pastures), Lagers (LoFi Lager, Fest Bear), German-style beers (Fest Bear), and a multi-SKU "Juicy Fruit" sour line built on fresh fruit purees. Production relies on standard craft brewing techniques with a stated specialty in low-temperature fermentation for cleaner hop expression, double-dry-hopping regimes, barrel aging, and fruit puree incorporation in sours.

The company operates a main brewery and taproom in Newport, Rhode Island, sells draft beer through on-premise accounts across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York, and offers nationwide direct-to-consumer shipping for selected SKUs (notably the 2026 collaborative "It's CALLED SOCCER" Kolsch with Newport Craft Brewing + Distilling Co). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies across on-premise, retail, and DTC channels. Marketing is conducted through organic Instagram (@radiantpigbeer), an email newsletter, and an on-site beer-finder tool - no paid acquisition, app, or digital loyalty platform is in evidence. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company relationship (beyond an operational partnership with Newport Craft evidenced by a shared email domain), no public ticker, no disclosed headcount, and no disclosed revenue or funding history. Product development, brand storytelling, and physical expansion (a planned NYC brewery and taproom, plus a forthcoming branded merchandise line) constitute the principal strategic levers; there is no AI, API, or software component to the business.

Name

Radiant Pig Beer

Legal name

Radiant Pig Craft Beers

Website

https://radiantpigbeers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Radiant Pig Craft Beers is a privately held craft brewery founded in 2013 in Brooklyn, NY, producing roughly seventeen hop-forward and specialty beers distributed on draft across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York and shipped DTC nationwide for selected SKUs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Beverage alcohol sales: Revenue generated from selling canned and draft craft beer through on-tap locations, retail distribution, and direct nationwide shipping. Products include year-round offerings as well as seasonal and limited release beers sold at varying price points.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Radiant Pig Craft Beers manufactures and sells a portfolio of canned and draft craft beers including Hazy IPAs, East Coast IPAs, Double IPAs, West Coast Style IPAs, New England Pale Ales, Hoppy Red Ales, barrel-aged imperial stouts, lagers, German-style kolsch and pilsners, and a fruit-puree sour series. Products are distributed through on-premise draft accounts in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York, plus nationwide direct shipping for selected offerings.

Product overview

Radiant Pig Craft Beers is a craft beer company founded in 2013 in Brooklyn, NY, that creates innovative, high-quality brews with colorful names and labels reminiscent of street art. The product portfolio consists of 23 distinct beer offerings across multiple styles including Triple IPAs (Really Cold IPA), Hazy IPAs (Own the Night), East Coast IPAs (Save the Robots), Double IPAs (It Ain't Easy, Rise of the Robots), West Coast Style IPAs (California Love, Dawn of the Robots), New England Pale Ales (TV Party), Hoppy Red Ales (Gangster Duck), barrel-aged stouts (Fight Milk), German-style beers (It's Called Soccer Kolsch, Fest Bear), New Zealand-hopped Pilsners (Secret Pastures), Lagers (LoFi Lager), and various fruit sours under the Juicy Fruit line. The company partners with Newport Craft Brewing for certain collaborative releases. Beers are available year-round, seasonally, and in limited quantities, distributed throughout the Northeast with plans for a NYC brewery and taproom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• It's CALLED SOCCER: Collaborative American Golden Ale launched in partnership with Newport Craft Brewing + Distilling Co, inspired by the cultural debate between American and international terminology for soccer. Packaged in red, white, and blue six-packs.

Products and services

• Really Cold IPA

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.

• Newport Craft Brewing + Distilling CocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2026Radiant Pig partnered with Newport Craft Brewing + Distilling Co to launch 'It's Called Soccer,' an American Golden Ale / German Style Kolsch ahead of the 2026 Summer of Soccer. The beer is packaged in red, white, and blue six-packs and is available for nationwide shipping or on tap at select establishments in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York. The product was inspired by the cultural debate between American and international terminology for the sport.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Other Half Brewing: Brooklyn-based craft brewery known for hazy and double IPAs with a strong art-forward brand identity. Closely comparable to Radiant Pig in geography (NYC), product mix (hop-forward IPAs, sours), and creative visual branding approach.
• Tree House Brewing: Massachusetts craft brewery renowned for hazy IPAs and destination taproom model. Comparable portfolio emphasis and Northeast distribution, with a more developed taproom experience that represents a benchmark for Radiant Pig's planned NYC expansion.
• Trillium Brewing: Massachusetts-based craft brewery specializing in hazy IPAs, pilsners, and farmhouse ales with a comparable hop-forward portfolio and New England distribution. Operates taprooms and shares Radiant Pig's regional Northeast footprint.
• Finback Brewery: Queens-based craft brewery producing IPAs, lagers, and barrel-aged stouts for the NYC market. Comparable in size, geographic focus, and product mix to Radiant Pig.
• Bronx Brewery: NYC-based craft brewery with art-inspired branding and a portfolio spanning IPAs, pale ales, and lagers. Comparable in urban Northeast focus, brand-story emphasis, and on-premise distribution.
• Grimm Artisanal Ales: NYC-based craft brewery with an art-driven brand identity and focus on hazy IPAs, sours, and saisons. Most directly comparable peer in terms of art-positioned branding, Brooklyn origin, and small-batch craft ethos.
• Tired Hands Brewing: Pennsylvania craft brewery with art-driven branding, hazy IPAs, saisons, and farmhouse ales. Comparable in brand personality, small-batch production philosophy, and taproom-forward go-to-market.

Regional players

• Notch Brewing: Massachusetts craft brewery focused on sessionable, lower-ABV craft lagers and pilsners. Comparable in regional Northeast positioning but differentiates with a deliberate non-IPA focus, contrasting with Radiant Pig's hop-forward mix.

Broad incumbents

• Brooklyn Brewery: Iconic Brooklyn-based craft brewery with national and international distribution across a wide portfolio of lagers, IPAs, and seasonal beers. Relevant as a Brooklyn-anchored incumbent that defines the category in Radiant Pig's home market.

Others

• Newport Craft Brewing + Distilling Co: Rhode Island-based production partner of Radiant Pig. Functions as contract brewer and distribution ally rather than direct competitor, but operates in adjacent craft beer space and shares Radiant Pig's Newport/RI operational base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/radiantpigbeer
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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