Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery

What Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery does

Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery is a single-location, founder-owned brewpub and restaurant operating in Richland, Washington, since 1997. It was established by Aaron Burks as the Tri-Cities' (Richland, Pasco, Kennewick) first brewpub and features the region's original wood-fired oven, making it a category-defining local establishment tied to the area's Hanford Site nuclear history through a distinctive nuclear-themed branding and product naming convention (e.g., Half-Life Hefeweizen, Orbital Haze IPA, Plutonium Porter, Oppenheimer Oatmeal Stout).

The company's core product offering consists of four flagship "Atomic Ale Big 4" hand-crafted beers brewed on-site, supplemented by seasonal and specialty rotations, alongside a full restaurant menu built around wood-fired artisan pizzas (8" and 12" crusts), sandwiches, burgers, wraps, soups, salads, appetizers, and desserts. Distribution is exclusively through physical dine-in service, online ordering for pickup via Heartland POS, and on-site retail of branded merchandise (T-shirts, hats, glassware, growlers). The operation is supported by a lean team of 9 employees including a General Manager, Head Brewer, Service Manager, Assistant Brewer, and Kitchen Manager, and maintains a cross-promotional relationship with sister establishment Monterosso's Italian Restaurant located across the street.

Revenue is generated entirely through consumer transactions at a single Tri-Cities location serving local residents, beer enthusiasts, and community groups. Pricing is unit-based across food and beverage categories, with value-driven weekly promotional programming (Happy Hour, Me Time Mondays, Teachers Eat Too Tuesdays) and recurring entertainment events (Trivia Saturdays, Musical Bingo Tuesdays) anchoring customer retention. The business is privately-held with no institutional ownership, no public revenue disclosure, and a single operating geography focused on the Tri-Cities, Washington market.

Name

Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery

Legal name

Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery

Website

https://atomicalebrewpub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery is a single-location, founder-owned brewpub and restaurant in Richland, Washington, serving the Tri-Cities community since 1997 with on-site handcrafted beers, wood-fired artisan pizzas, and a full menu in a neighborhood setting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brewpub and Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Wood-fired pizza
• Brewpub dining
• Handcrafted ales
• Restaurant service

Headquarters

HQ city

Richland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food & Beverage Sales: Restaurant and brewpub operating as a dine-in establishment offering a full menu of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, wraps, wood-fired pizzas, and desserts, complemented by an extensive tap list of handcrafted beers, wines, hard ciders, and non-alcoholic beverages. Revenue generated through dine-in service, takeout, and delivery orders.
2. Alcohol Sales (On-Site Brewing): Fresh hand-crafted ales brewed on-site and sold by the pint, crowlers, and growlers. Includes the Atomic Ale Big 4 regular lineup plus seasonal and rotating tap selections.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including T-shirts, hats, metal signs, specialty growlers, and glassware.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery is a single-location brewpub founded in 1997 in Richland, Washington, that brews and serves hand-crafted ales on-site alongside a full food menu anchored by Tri-Cities' original wood-fired oven pizzas. The establishment operates as a dine-in restaurant with table service, complemented by online ordering for takeout and pickup, and on-site retail of growlers, crowlers, and branded merchandise.

Product overview

Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery is a single-location brewpub offering a unified dining experience centered on hand-crafted beers brewed on-site and wood-fired cuisine. The core product portfolio consists of four flagship beers (Half-Life Hefeweizen, Atomic Amber, Orbital Haze IPA, and Plutonium Porter) plus rotating seasonal and specialty brews, complemented by a wood-fired pizza program with multiple varieties and a full menu of sandwiches, burgers, wraps, appetizers, soups, salads, and desserts. The establishment also retails logo merchandise including growlers, glassware, apparel, and signage. Founded in 1997, the brewpub operates from Richland, Washington, as the Tri-Cities' first brewpub, with a sister restaurant (Monterosso's Italian Restaurant) located across the street.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hand-Crafted Ales (Brewed On-Site) A portfolio of hand-crafted ales brewed on-site, anchored by the Atomic Ale Big 4 flagship lineup (Half-Life Hefeweizen, Atomic Amber, Orbital Haze IPA, Plutonium Porter) and supplemented by seasonal and rotating specialty brews. Served by the pint on tap, with crowlers and growlers available for off-premise consumption.
• Wood-Fired Pizzas Thin crust pizzas baked in Tri-Cities' original wood-fired oven, available in 8\" or 12\" sizes with a 10\" gluten-free crust option. Varieties include The Godfather, Four Kings, Manhattan Project, Bangkok Chicken, Big Bang BBQ, Portabella Road, and others.
• Sandwiches, Burgers & Wraps Hot and cold sandwiches (Atomic Grinder, French Dip, Beta Blocker Brisket, Cherenkov Cheesesteak, BLTA), pretzel-bun burgers (Base Load Burger, Hot Spot Burger, Subatomic Particle Burger), and flour tortilla wraps (Isotope Italiano, Los Alamos, Fallout). Served with choice of soup, salad, or chips.
• Appetizers, Soups & Salads Starters including B House Breadsticks, Atomic Soft Pretzel Bites, Roasted Poblano Queso Dip, Melt Down Pizza Dip, and Wood Fired Cheese Quesadilla; soups including Atomic Ale'd Red Potato Soup made with Half-Life Hefeweizen; salads including House, Caesar, Cobb, Southwest, and Mediterranean Chop.
• Specialty Entrees & Desserts Specialty entrees including Fusion Four Cheese Mac, Beef Stroganoff, Spicy Nuclear Fettuccine, and Veggie Bake. Desserts including Blackberry Cobbler with vanilla ice cream, Sticky Toffee Butter Cake, and B-Reactor Brownie drizzled with Plutonium Porter chocolate sauce.
• Wine, Hard Cider & Hard Seltzer Beverage program featuring regional white and red wines (Goose Ridge G3 Chardonnay, Barnard Griffin Pinot Gris, Kiona Riesling and others ranging $9-$30), hard ciders (Yonder Blackberry Sage, One Tree Huckleberry), and hard seltzers.
• Non-Alcoholic Beverages Flavored lemonades (blueberry, lavender, strawberry), Italian sodas, fountain sodas, infused Red Bulls, coffee, hot tea, hot cocoa, and milk beverages served in-house.
• Branded Merchandise Logo-branded merchandise including T-shirts, hats, metal signs, specialty growlers, and glassware, available for purchase at the brewpub.
• Weekly Events and Entertainment Recurring in-house entertainment including Musical Bingo every Tuesday 5-8pm (free, all ages) and Trivia every Saturday 5-7pm (free, all ages, teams of 2-6, with gift card prizes).

Quantifiable outcome

• 25+ years of continuous operation as Tri-Cities' first brewpub
• +1 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

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Monterosso's Italian RestaurantminorOthersSister establishment located across the street from Atomic Ale Brewpub. Situated in a 1947 Northern Pacific Pullman dining car rescued from a scrap yard in Minneapolis/St Paul and relocated to the Tri-Cities. The train car originally housed a tailor's shop before being restored to recreate the elegance of original diners with tapestry drapes and stained glass. Cross-promotional relationship encouraging customers to visit both establishments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Deschutes Brewery: Large Oregon-based craft brewery with brewpub operations and broad regional distribution; comparable to Atomic Ale as a Pacific Northwest craft beer operator with on-premise taproom service, but at much greater scale.
• BJ's Restaurant Brewhouse: National casual-dining chain with in-house brewing and broad menu including pizzas, burgers, and beer — directly mirrors Atomic Ale's brewpub + full-menu value proposition but at chain scale.
• Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: Multi-unit brewpub concept pairing on-site brewing with full-service dining; comparable to Atomic Ale's combined brewing + restaurant format, though at chain breadth rather than single-site scale.
• Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant: Multi-unit brewpub chain combining on-site brewing with a full food menu; comparable to Atomic Ale in core brewpub format and food-plus-beer model, though operating as a chain concept.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Nationally distributed craft brewery with taproom/brewpub experiences, sharing the on-site brewing + dine-in format with Atomic Ale but operating at a national scale with packaged distribution.

Direct peers

• White Bluffs Brewing: Craft brewery operating in Richland, WA, offering on-site pints and food with the same Hanford-area heritage positioning as Atomic Ale, making it a head-to-head local peer.
• Ice Harbor Brewing Company: Kennewick, WA-based craft brewery and pub with taproom service, comparable to Atomic Ale as a Tri-Cities brewpub competitor serving similar local diners and craft beer enthusiasts.
• Bombing Range Brewing Company: Independent craft brewery and taproom also based in Richland, WA, directly competing with Atomic Ale for Tri-Cities craft beer and dine-in occasions. Closest geographic and category competitor.

Regional players

• Snipes Mountain Brewing Company: Independently operated Washington State craft brewery and taproom based in Sunnyside; comparable to Atomic Ale as a Pacific Northwest craft brewery with on-site beer service and food.
• Bale Breaker Brewing Company: Family-run craft brewery in Yakima Valley, WA, producing hop-forward ales with a taproom — comparable to Atomic Ale as a Washington craft brewery with on-site brewing and consumer-facing beer sales.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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