Lost Forty Brewing

What Lost Forty Brewing does

Lost Forty Brewing is a craft microbrewery founded in 2014 and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. It produces a portfolio of year-round, seasonal, and limited-release beers, and as of May 2024 has expanded into ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails including canned margaritas produced in partnership with Rock Town Distillery. The company operates a taproom, offers event catering, and sells branded merchandise. Its brand narrative is built around the "Lost Forty" — a protected tract of old-growth forest in Arkansas — and it has been recognized as Arkansas's largest craft brewery.

Distribution is restricted to the state of Arkansas, served through wholesale to retail and on-premise accounts, direct taproom sales, and catering. The product line spans lagers, IPAs, sours, and barrel-aged offerings, with SKU rotation driven by limited releases such as TWIG Solera Table Bier (2026 World Beer Cup Silver) and the reintroduced Bare Bones Pilsner (April 2026). Revenue is generated across packaged wholesale, draft, taproom, RTD, catering, and merchandise. The business is privately held with a headcount in the 11–50 range.

Commercially, Lost Forty competes in the mid-tier of the U.S. craft segment. Its single-state distribution footprint caps total addressable market but supports dense local shelf and tap presence and brand affinity. Third-party validation comes from medals at the World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival across multiple years (2017–2026), providing quality signal at the wholesale and on-premise buyer level.

Name

Lost Forty Brewing

Legal name

Lost Forty Brewing

Website

https://lost40brewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lost Forty Brewing is a craft microbrewery based in Little Rock, Arkansas, producing year-round, seasonal, and limited-release beers alongside RTD canned cocktails. Founded in 2014, it operates as Arkansas's largest craft brewery with distribution limited to in-state wholesale, taproom, and catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Alcoholic Beverage Production (Canned Cocktails, Hard Seltzer) (AFAFAAAE), Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Alcoholic Beverages & Brands (Canned Cocktails, Hard Seltzer) (CRADAIAD)

Keywords

• Craft beer production
• Microbrewery operations
• Barrel aged ales
• Ready to drink cocktails
• Taproom hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Sales: Direct beer, food, and beverage sales at the taproom location in downtown Little Rock. Open 7 days a week with varying hours. Offers brunch on Sundays.
2. Retail Beer Distribution: Canned and bottled beer distributed to grocery stores and package retailers throughout Arkansas. Beer finder tool helps locate retail partners.
3. Catering Services: Catering menu featuring boxed lunches, smoked meats, pretzels, starters, salads, and beer for events. Available for pickup, delivery, or full-service.
4. Merchandise Sales: Seasonal apparel, accessories, glassware, and gift cards sold through online store and taproom.
5. Ready-To-Drink Cocktails: Canned margaritas and other RTD cocktails distributed to liquor/package retailers throughout Arkansas, launched in 2024.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lost Forty Brewing is a production craft microbrewery that brews, cans, and distributes a portfolio of year-round, seasonal, and limited-release craft beers, plus ready-to-drink cocktails and hard seltzer, exclusively within Arkansas. The brewery operates a public taproom in downtown Little Rock offering food, drink, and tours, and provides catering services and private party hosting for events.

Product overview

Lost Forty Brewing is a production craft microbrewery offering a portfolio of beer products and hospitality services. The core product lineup consists of 9 year-round beers including Love Honey Bock, Rockhound IPA, 2nd Rodeo Light Beer, Day Drinker Belgian Blonde, Easy Tiger Mexican-Style Lager, Rooster Illusion Hazy IPA, Juicy Details Hazy IPA, Arkansas Marg RTD cocktail, and Punchy Tiger's Blood hard seltzer. This is supplemented by seasonal offerings (spring/summer and fall/winter) such as Bare Bones Pilsner, Tropical Confusion Tangerine IPA, Puffy Jacket Baltic Porter, and Nighty Night Imperial Stout, plus limited releases including Squirrel Sailor Hazy IPA, Trash Panda IPA, and Snake Party Double IPA. The company also offers hospitality services including a taproom in downtown Little Rock, catering for events, private party hosting, and merchandise (apparel, accessories, glassware). All beer products are made and distributed only in Arkansas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Love Honey Bock Year-round full-bodied lager naturally sweetened with Arkansas honey, featuring toasted bread and caramel notes, sold to Arkansas consumers through retail and taproom.
• Rockhound IPA Year-round citrusy, resinous, aromatic IPA with tropical fruit, grapefruit, and pineapple notes for craft beer drinkers in Arkansas.
• 2nd Rodeo Light Beer Year-round easy-drinking premium light beer brewed with pure Arkansas water and homegrown Arkansas rice, light and crisp with low alcohol.
• Day Drinker Belgian Blonde Year-round hazy, straw-colored blonde ale with orange zest aromas, banana notes, and Belgian sweetness with a dry finish; flagship wood- and barrel-aged variant earned 2020 GABF Gold.
• Easy Tiger Mexican-Style Lager Year-round crisp lager with toasted malt and citrus aromas; 2017 GABF Silver Medal winner.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2026 World Beer Cup Silver Medal - TWIG Solera Table Bier in Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer category (competed against 8,166 beers from 1,644 breweries in 50 countries)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rock Town Distillery (Arkansas)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024Partnership for canned margarita production. Rock Town Distillery supplies their handcrafted triple sec, combined with Lost Forty's fresh lime juice and Reposado tequila to create the canned margarita RTD product. This local Arkansas partnership exemplifies Lost Forty's commitment to incorporating Arkansas flavors and supporting local producers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Allagash Brewing Company: Maine-based craft brewery with strong barrel-aged and wild fermentation program, multiple GABF and World Beer Cup medals. Closest analog for Lost Forty's wild yeast, foeder aging, and solera-driven barrel-aged specialty.
• Stone's Throw Brewing: Little Rock-based craft microbrewery operating a taproom and distributing within Arkansas. Direct geographic peer with similar production microbrewery model competing for the same Arkansas craft beer consumer.
• Firestone Walker Brewing Company: Mid-size California craft brewery known for award-winning barrel-aged programs (Parabola, Pappy Van Winkle collaboration). Highly comparable on product differentiation strategy and competition pedigree, though at significantly larger scale.
• Russian River Brewing Company: California craft brewery renowned for barrel-aged sours and limited releases with intense cult following. Comparable on the limited-release wild/foeder-aged specialty that drives Lost Forty's TWIG Solera Table Bier.
• Core Brewing & Distilling Co. Springdale, Arkansas-based craft brewer and distiller with taproom. Direct Arkansas craft peer operating production brewery and on-premise hospitality in same state.
• Diamond Bear Brewing Co. Little Rock-based craft brewery with taproom and Arkansas retail distribution, founded in the same era. Direct geographic peer sharing the central Arkansas craft beer consumer base.
• Flyway Brewing: North Little Rock craft brewery with taproom and Arkansas retail distribution. Directly comparable Arkansas craft competitor in the same geography and scale tier.
• Ozark Beer Company: Rogers, Arkansas craft brewery with taproom and statewide distribution. Comparable Northwest Arkansas craft competitor at similar production scale and distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• New Belgium Brewing Company: Established mid-to-large craft brewery with taproom model, broad portfolio of year-round and seasonal beers, and award-winning barrel-aged program (Sour series, wood-aged). Comparable on hybrid taproom/distribution model and category-leading sustainability positioning.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Pioneering mid-size craft brewery with taproom, broad distribution, and consistent GABF/World Beer Cup awards. Comparable on taproom-plus-distribution hybrid model and competition pedigree, though at much larger national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lost-40-brewery-llc

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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