Raquette River Brewing

What Raquette River Brewing does

Raquette River Brewing is a privately held craft brewery founded in 2013 in Tupper Lake, New York, by Mark Jessie and Joe Hockey. The company operates on a 10 barrel brewhouse producing small-batch Adirondack-themed ales across an extensive portfolio of 35+ recipes spanning IPAs, New England IPAs, Kolsch, sour ales, porters, lagers, and seasonal offerings. Its main facility is a 3,072 sq. ft. beer hall at 11 Balsam Street, Tupper Lake, featuring 24 taps of house brews plus guest New York State hard ciders, a fireplace, and a seasonal outdoor patio with food truck alley hosting three independent operators (LJ Food Truck, The Marketplace, and PorkBusters BBQ). In November 2023, the company expanded with a satellite tasting room in the Alpine Mall in Lake Placid, offering pours, flights, cans to go, and a large merchandise store.

The company serves two primary customer segments: local Adirondack residents and tourists visiting Tupper Lake and Lake Placid, who consume on-premise at the taprooms; and wholesale accounts across New York State, including bottle shops, bars, restaurants, and hospitality venues such as the Whiteface Lodge & Resort and Great Adirondack Hotel, totaling over 100 listed accounts. Revenue is generated through direct on-site taproom and beer hall sales, growler/crowler/can to-go sales, merchandise, and wholesale keg and can distribution throughout New York State. There is no publicly disclosed pricing model, and the company is bootstrapped with no external institutional funding.

Raquette River Brewing emphasizes community integration as a core operating principle, hosting year-round live music, dance lessons, charitable donations, and seasonal events. The company is founder-owned and family-operated, with a 1-10 person team that includes the co-owners, a head brewer, a brewer, front-of-house and tasting room managers, a beertender handling wholesale and event planning, a bookkeeper, and a label artist/marketing lead. Marketing is centered on Instagram, Facebook, an email newsletter, and the company's website, which serves as a central hub for events, beer listings, and the Find Our Beer wholesale locator.

Name

Raquette River Brewing

Legal name

Raquette River Brewing

Website

https://raquetteriverbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Raquette River Brewing is a privately held, founder-owned craft brewery founded in 2013 in Tupper Lake, NY, producing small-batch Adirondack ales across 35+ recipes and selling through a main brewery, a Lake Placid tasting room, and wholesale distribution to 100+ New York State retailers and restaurants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

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

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA), Packaging & Production Breweries (Limited/No On-site Service) (THAFALAB), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF), Beer, Brewery & Craft Beverage Tastings (THAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Small-batch brewery
• Adirondack craft ales
• Brewpub taproom services
• Craft beer distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Tupper Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. On-site Taproom Sales: Direct beer sales to consumers at two locations: the main Tupper Lake brewery/beer hall and Lake Placid tasting room. Also offers on-site food from multiple food trucks.
2. Wholesale/Distribution: Distribution of canned and kegged beer throughout New York State to retailers and restaurants. At Tupper Lake, offers growlers, crowlers, and cans to go. Lake Placid location offers merchandise and cans to go.
3. Merchandise: Sale of branded merchandise including apparel and accessories. Lake Placid location features a large merchandise store.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Raquette River Brewing is a craft brewery that brews small-batch Adirondack ales on a 10 bbl brewhouse and serves them through its own taproom locations (Tupper Lake main brewery/beer hall and Lake Placid tasting room). It also distributes canned and kegged beer to retailers, restaurants, bars, and hospitality venues throughout New York State, sells branded merchandise, and operates an on-site food truck alley.

Product overview

Raquette River Brewing is a small-batch craft brewery founded in 2013 in Tupper Lake, NY, operating a single core product line of Adirondack ales brewed in a 10 bbl brewhouse. The company offers its beers through multiple channels: a 3,072 sq. ft. main beer hall in Tupper Lake with 24 taps (44 total including guest ciders), a satellite tasting room in Lake Placid opened in November 2023, an on-site food truck alley, and wholesale distribution throughout New York State. The company also hosts year-round events including live music, dance lessons, and special beer release parties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft Beer (Various Styles) Small-batch Adirondack ales brewed on a 10 bbl brewhouse in Tupper Lake, NY, spanning IPAs, New England IPAs, Kolsch, Sour Ales, Porters, Lagers, and seasonal offerings, available on draft, in cans, growlers, and crowlers.
• Tupper Lake Beer Hall and Brewery Main brewery and 3,072 sq. ft. beer hall at 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, with 24 taps of house brews plus guest NYS ciders, a fireplace, seasonal outdoor patio, and food truck alley; family- and dog-friendly on-premise taproom service offering full pours, flights, growlers, crowlers, and cans to go.
• Lake Placid Tasting Room Satellite tasting room in the Alpine Mall at 2527 Main St., Lake Placid, offering full pours, small pours, flights, cans to go, branded merchandise, and snacks in a Lake Placid tourist setting.
• Events and Live Music Programming Year-round live music calendar featuring local and regional performers, dance lessons, cornhole tournaments, and special events such as beer release parties and seasonal festivals, hosted at the Tupper Lake beer hall.
• Branded Merchandise Branded merchandise including apparel and accessories available at both the Tupper Lake and Lake Placid locations, with a large merchandise store at the Lake Placid tasting room.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Franklin County Tourism Small Business Grant ProgramminorOthers · 1 January 2025Grant program that helped fund patio improvements including a large covered area with new picnic tables, tables, and chairs. The brewery publicly acknowledges this partnership in marketing materials.
• Big Slide BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative brewing partnership producing 'Connected By Trail, United By Ale' - a 5.5% ABV, 45 IBU beer created jointly by the two Adirondack breweries.
• Rustic Mountain SwingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDance organization that hosts free Western Swing dancing lessons every other Monday at the brewery. This partnership brings regular weekly programming and attracts new customers to the venue.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Big Slide Brewery: Adirondack craft brewery based in Lake Placid, NY. Direct peer operating in the same regional market with similar craft beer portfolio and taproom model; has an active co-brewing partnership with Raquette River Brewing.
• Community Beer Works: Buffalo, NY craft brewery with taproom and wholesale distribution. Comparable scale independent craft brewery operating in New York State with similar direct-to-consumer and wholesale GTM.
• Lake Placid Pub & Brewery: Established brewpub in Lake Placid, NY with on-site brewing and food service. Direct competitor in the Adirondack tourism market, serving similar craft beer and pub food customers.
• North County Brewing Company: Independent craft brewery in New York's North Country region. Comparable small-batch operations with taproom and regional wholesale distribution model.
• Ausable Brewing Company: Small craft brewery in Keene Valley, NY, in the Adirondack region. Operates a similar tasting room and small-batch brewing model targeting the same regional craft beer consumer.

Broad incumbents

• Saranac Brewery (Matt Brewing Company): Established legacy New York brewery based in Utica, NY with broad distribution across NYS. Larger competitor with overlapping draft and packaged beer distribution channels but at much larger scale.
• Brown's Brewing Company: Established upstate New York craft brewery with taprooms and wholesale distribution. Larger regional player with similar craft beer portfolio and multi-location model.

Emerging players

• Yellow Deli / Two Hound Brewing: Independent microbrewery in upstate New York with on-site taproom. Similar family-owned operational model targeting craft beer enthusiasts in rural New York.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RaquetteRiverBrewing
• Instagraminstagram.com/raquetteriverbrewing
• Xx.com/RaquetteRiver
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raquette-river-brewing

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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