Name

Bandit Brewery

Legal name

Bandit Brewery

Website

https://banditbrewery.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Craft Beer Retail & Bottle Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAC)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Microbrewery operations
• Brewpub dining
• Barrel-aged beer
• Craft beer retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Brewpub/Dine-in: On-site food and beverage consumption at the Toronto brewpub location with full bar service including craft beer, cider, wine, and non-alcoholic options.
2. Bottleshop Sales: Off-site retail sales of canned and bottled beer from their bottleshop location, open daily 11am-11pm.
3. Online Beer Sales: Direct-to-consumer online sales with local Toronto delivery and Ontario-wide shipping via Canada Post.
4. Merchandise Sales: Branded merchandise including apparel, glassware, accessories, and gift boxes sold through both in-person and online channels.
5. Venue Rental/Events: Partial and full venue rentals for private events including weddings, with minimum spend requirements varying by date and time.
6. Gift Cards: Gift cards available for both in-brewery use (Brewpub and Bottleshop) and online store purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bandit Brewery is a 10BBL micro-brewery and brewpub in Toronto's Roncesvalles neighborhood that brews and sells craft beer (New England IPAs, dry-hopped sours, barrel-aged farmhouse ales, German Pilsners, coffee stouts, and non-alcoholic beer), operates a bottleshop for off-premise retail sales, serves a full food menu on-site, offers gift bundles and branded merchandise, and hosts private events through venue rental.

Product overview

Bandit Brewery is a small 10BBL micro-brewery and brewpub located in Toronto's Roncesvalles neighborhood. The company operates a brewpub offering on-site dining alongside a bottleshop for online beer and merchandise purchases. Core offerings include a rotating selection of craft beers including New England IPAs, dry-hopped sours, barrel-aged farmhouse ales, German Pilsners, coffee stouts, and non-alcoholic options. The product portfolio includes flagship beers (CLYDE DIPA, ALPHA CENTAURI, HOPPELGANGER, SOLSTICE, VIZCAYA, MR. PINK, JUICEBOX, ETHIOPIA, HIBERNATOR), the WIZARD OF GOSE fruited gose series, and THE GREAT ESCAPE non-alcoholic IPA. Complementing the beer selection are gift bundles (The Winter Bandit, The Summer Bandit), branded merchandise (apparel, glassware, accessories), and a full food menu. Distribution includes same-day Toronto delivery and Ontario/Canada-wide shipping via Canada Post.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CLYDE Double IPA A Triple-Hop Double IPA featuring Galaxy, Citra and Strata hops with tropical flavors, big citrus, and notes of ripe fruit. ABV 8.2%, available in 355ml cans and kegs for craft beer enthusiasts.
• ALPHA CENTAURI Double Dry Hopped IPA A Double Dry Hopped IPA double dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Strata hops, featuring juicy flavors of white grapes and red berries with soft diesel notes. ABV 6.5%, available in 355ml cans.
• HOPPELGANGER German Pilsner A classic German Pilsner brewed with 100% German malts and a Munich-origin yeast strain, with minimum 6 weeks of ice cold lagering. Crisp and refreshing with subtle floral hop notes. ABV 5.0%.
• SOLSTICE DDH Sour Ale A raw sour beer inspired by traditional Berliner Weisse style, dry hopped with a trio of T90, Cryo and hop terpenes. Features notes of citrus and delicate peach-like sweetness. ABV 5.5%.
• WIZARD OF GOSE Fruited Gose Series A rotating series of fruited goses (Sour Cherry, Grapefruit & Tangerine, Grapefruit & Hibiscus) brewed with house lactic bacteria, coriander and sea salt, featuring refreshing tartness. Available in 355ml cans and kegs.
• THE GREAT ESCAPE Non-Alcoholic IPA Bandit's first non-alcoholic beer, recreating the IPA experience with Talus, Citra and Nectaron hops. 0.5% ABV, for consumers seeking craft beer flavor without alcohol.
• VIZCAYA IPA An IPA dry-hopped with Dolcita and Motueka hops featuring notes of candy peaches, stonefruit, and coconut.
• MR. PINK Watermelon and Hibiscus Pale Ale A light, floral pink pale ale with watermelon, hibiscus and orange peel, featuring a pleasant aroma with clean finish. ABV 5%, available in 355ml cans.
• JUICEBOX Pale Ale A New England Pale Ale featuring Sabro and Mosaic hops with hazy appearance and juicy tropical aromas, big coconut flavors with sweet citrus and tropical fruit.
• ETHIOPIA Coffee Stout A full bodied stout brewed with dark roasted Ethiopian coffee beans from The Library Specialty Coffee, featuring notes of mixed berries, cloves and hints of black tea. ABV 6%.
• HIBERNATOR Barrel-Aged Golden Sour Ale A Sour Golden Ale aged in Sauvignon Blanc wine barrels for 35 months with ginger, fresh lime zest and toasted black peppercorn. ABV 7%, 750ml bottle.
• Brewpub & Bottleshop Bandit Brewery's physical operations including a brewpub with full-service restaurant and bar for on-site dining and an on-site bottleshop for off-premise retail beer and merchandise purchases. Located at 2125 Dundas Street West, Toronto.
• Brewpub Food Menu Full food service offering at the brewpub featuring shareables, salads, sandwiches, mains, and desserts made with local ingredients including Gunn's Hill cheese curds and Mabel's Bakery sourdough. Accommodates gluten-free and vegetarian dietary restrictions.
• Bandit Branded Merchandise Branded merchandise including apparel (hoodies, pullovers, toques, scarves, caps, t-shirts, onesies), glassware (pint, Teku, stemless), accessories (mugs, keychains, stickers, magnets, tote bags), artisanal soaps, and gift cards.
• Gift Bundles (Winter Bandit & Summer Bandit) Curated seasonal gift bundles combining craft beer cans with branded merchandise items. The Winter Bandit bundle ($56) contains 4x355ml mainstay beer cans plus a toque or scarf; The Summer Bandit bundle contains a Bandit Hat, Pint Glass, and Label Art Magnet.
• Venue Rental & Private Events Partial and full venue rentals for private events including weddings and corporate gatherings, available for groups larger than 24 people with minimum spend requirements varying by date and time requested.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Library Specialty CoffeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToronto-based specialty coffee roaster that freshly roasts Ethiopian coffee beans for Bandit's Ethiopia Coffee Stout. This is a key ingredient partnership for one of their flagship specialty beers.
• Do Not Eat (Artisanal Soap)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtisanal soap producer that creates custom soap bars from Bandit Brewery's own beer batches. Produces three varieties: Fly Half Sport Soap, Wizard of Gose Clementine & Pineapple Soap, and Ethiopia Gently Exfoliating Soap.
• Gunn's Hill Cheese CurdsminorOthersLocal Ontario cheese supplier providing cheese curds for Bandit's Beer Batter Cheese Curds menu item.
• Mabel's BakeryminorOthersLocal Toronto bakery supplying sourdough and baguette for Bandit's food menu items including Moules a la Provencale and Bang Bang Tuna dish.
• Hardboiled (Apparel)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian apparel manufacturer that produces Bandit's seasonal scarves, embroidered with Bandit branding and made in Canada.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Indie Alehouse: Toronto craft brewery and taproom operating with a brewpub-style format and focus on rotating, hop-forward, and specialty beers. Directly comparable in scale, Toronto location, and craft consumer target.
• Bellwoods Brewery: Toronto craft brewery operating a brewpub, retail shop, and wholesale distribution with a similar focus on hazy IPAs, sours, and farmhouse ales. Closest direct competitor in size, style portfolio, and brewpub-driven DTC model within the same city.
• Left Field Brewery: Toronto craft microbrewery selling beer through its own taproom and online store, with comparable production scale and a similarly diversified portfolio of IPAs, sours, and seasonal releases.
• Henderson Brewing Co. Toronto-based craft brewery with a comparable neighbourhood brewpub and bottle retail presence, focused on rotating craft styles. Operates at similar scale with the same brewpub + retail + DTC distribution mix.
• Folly Brewpub: Toronto brewpub combining on-site brewing with a full food program and curated craft beer list. Comparable small-scale brewpub operating model in the same city with a similar dine-in + packaged retail footprint.
• Collective Arts Brewing: Ontario craft brewery pairing art-forward branding with a broad portfolio of IPAs, sours, and limited releases sold through taproom and broad distribution. Comparable on craft style mix and Ontario-wide DTC/wholesale ambitions.

Regional players

• Wellington Brewery: Ontario craft brewery (Guelph-based) with broad retail distribution and a seasonal taproom. Comparable on craft beer portfolio and Ontario-wide distribution reach but operates outside Toronto with a different geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Mill Street Brewery: Established Toronto craft brewery with multiple locations, a brewpub experience, and broad Ontario distribution. Overlaps with Bandit on brewpub + retail model but is materially larger and more diversified across product lines.
• Amsterdam Brewing: Larger, longer-established Toronto craft brewery with a brewpub, restaurant, and broad retail/wholesale distribution. Comparable on brewpub + retail + wholesale model but operates at significantly greater scale and brand awareness.
• Steam Whistle Brewing: Toronto-based craft brewer operating a large-scale pilsner-focused facility with a hospitality venue and broad Ontario/national distribution. Comparable Toronto craft heritage and DTC heritage, but at a substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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