Interboro
Interboro Spirits & Ales was a Brooklyn-based craft brewery and distillery producing craft beer and malt whiskey, serving direct retail customers through its tasting room and wholesale to NYC restaurants and bars. The company ceased operations in December 2024.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersBrooklyn, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Interboro does
Interboro Spirits & Ales was a Brooklyn-based craft brewery and distillery founded in 2016 (with planning initiated in 2014) at 942 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NYC. It was reportedly the first combined brewery and distillery in Brooklyn, operating a dual-format production model that paired craft beer (including Lifted Hazy IPA and Bushburg Pilsner) with a small-batch malt whiskey program featuring multiple cask finishes — including rum barrel finish (November 2021), port wine barrel finish (December 2023), and a Single Barrel Straight Malt Whiskey (April 2024).
The business generated revenue through two channels: direct retail via an on-site tasting room serving walk-in consumers, and wholesale distribution to NYC-area restaurants and bars. The company was privately held and founder-owned, with no institutional funding rounds disclosed in the available record. Reported headcount was in the 11–50 range, consistent with a single-site craft operation. After navigating the COVID-19 period, the company ceased operations in December 2024, with founders publicly indicating the business "made it through COVID but not surviving" thereafter.
Interboro firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Interboro
- Legal name
- Interboro Spirits & Ales
- Website
- https://interboro.nyc
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Closed
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Interboro Spirits & Ales was a Brooklyn-based craft brewery and distillery producing craft beer and malt whiskey, serving direct retail customers through its tasting room and wholesale to NYC restaurants and bars. The company ceased operations in December 2024.
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Interboro industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Craft Brewery & Distillery
- NAICS
- Distilleries (312140), Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)
- SIC
- Malt Beverages (2082), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180), Beverages (2080)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Spirits/Cocktail Bars Operated by Producers (THAFALAJ)
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Where Interboro is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Brooklyn
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Interboro business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels1 record
Interboro product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Interboro Spirits & Ales is a craft brewery and distillery that produces small-batch craft beer and malt whiskey at a combined facility in Brooklyn, NY. Its beer portfolio includes Lifted Hazy IPA and Bushburg Hoppy Pilsner, while its whiskey lineup centers on twice-distilled copper pot malt whiskey aged in American oak with ex-bourbon, ex-rum, and port wine barrel finishes, plus single-barrel and limited-edition releases.
Product overview
Interboro Spirits and Ales is a Brooklyn-based brewery and distillery producing both beer and spirits. The beer portfolio includes Lifted (a 6% ABV hazy IPA with tropical fruit hop character) and Bushburg (a 5% ABV hoppy Pilsner). The spirits portfolio centers on malt whiskeys, including the core Interboro Straight Malt Whiskey (50% ABV, double distilled), Double Barrel expressions finished in rum or port wine barrels, single barrel releases with unique characteristics, and limited edition offerings. The company describes itself as Brooklyn's first brewery+distillery, opened in September 2016.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Lifted Hazy IPA
Quantifiable outcome
- First brewery+distillery in Brooklyn, operational September 2016 to December 2024
Companies that use Interboro
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Interboro technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Interboro partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights2 records
Interboro competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Other Half Brewing: Brooklyn-based craft brewery famous for hazy IPAs, the same style as Interboro's Lifted. Direct peer in NYC craft beer, competing for tap handles at the same restaurants and bars.
- Threes Brewing: Brooklyn-based brewery with an active spirits/house-distilled program. One of the few NYC peers operating in the same combined brewery+distillery model that Interboro pioneered in Brooklyn.
- Hudson Whiskey: New York-based craft distillery producing small-batch whiskeys with American oak and barrel-finish programs. Direct peer to Interboro's malt whiskey portfolio in craft American whiskey category.
- Grimm Artisanal Ales: Brooklyn craft brewery producing hazy IPAs and hop-forward beers. Direct competitor in the local NYC craft beer market where Interboro's Lifted competed for tap handles and shelf space.
- Kings County Distillery: Brooklyn-based craft distillery producing whiskeys and other spirits. Most direct geographic and category peer to Interboro, sharing the same borough, craft positioning, and small-batch ethos, and competing for the same local on-premise accounts.
- Tuthilltown Spirits: New York craft distillery known for Hudson whiskeys, located in the Hudson Valley. Comparable small-batch craft distiller with a barrel-aging program in the same NY craft spirits category as Interboro.
- Brooklyn Brewery: Iconic Brooklyn craft brewery, the namesake of the borough's craft beverage identity. Direct peer on the beer side, competing for the same local draft accounts, retail shelf space, and NYC cultural cachet that Interboro built its brand on.
- Hillrock Estate Distillery: New York State craft distillery producing estate-grown whiskey with barrel-finish programs. Comparable to Interboro in craft scale, malt whiskey focus, and use of specialty barrel finishes.
Broad incumbents
- Allagash Brewing Company: Well-established craft brewery that has expanded into spirits production. Comparable combined brewery+distillery model, though operating at meaningfully larger scale and broader geographic distribution than Interboro.
- WhistlePig: Large Vermont-based craft rye whiskey producer with extensive barrel-finish portfolio. Comparable craft whiskey category, but operates at significantly greater scale and distribution than Interboro's small-batch malt whiskeys.
Market position
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat2 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Interboro leadership team
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Interboro funding detail
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Funding rounds
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Frequently asked questions about Interboro
What does Interboro do?
Interboro Spirits & Ales is a craft brewery and distillery that produces small-batch craft beer and malt whiskey at a combined facility in Brooklyn, NY. Its beer portfolio includes Lifted Hazy IPA and Bushburg Hoppy Pilsner, while its whiskey lineup centers on twice-distilled copper pot malt whiskey aged in American oak with ex-bourbon, ex-rum, and port wine barrel finishes, plus single-barrel and limited-edition releases.
Is Interboro a public or private company?
Interboro is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently closed.
When was Interboro founded?
Interboro was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Interboro based?
Interboro is headquartered in Brooklyn, United States, in the North America region.
Who are Interboro's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Other Half Brewing, Threes Brewing, Hudson Whiskey, Grimm Artisanal Ales, Kings County Distillery, Tuthilltown Spirits, Brooklyn Brewery and Hillrock Estate Distillery. Broad incumbents are Allagash Brewing Company and WhistlePig.
Does Interboro have an API?
No public API is recorded for Interboro.
What industry is Interboro in?
Interboro's product category is Craft Brewery & Distillery. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRADAIAC, Spirits Distilling & Brands, with a secondary code of THAFALAJ, Spirits/Cocktail Bars Operated by Producers. Its NAICS code is 312140 and its SIC code is 2082.