Boulder Dam Brewing Co.

What Boulder Dam Brewing Co. does

Boulder Dam Brewing Co. is a family-owned and operated brewpub founded by Todd Cook on February 17, 2007, in Boulder City, Nevada, adjacent to the Hoover Dam tourist corridor. The company operates a single location at 453 Nevada Way, featuring eight on-site brewing tanks used to produce up to six house beer styles simultaneously (selected from a historical library of over 40 styles), including Powder Monkey Pilsner, Craythur Irish Red Ale, Hell's Hole Hefeweizen, Ocho Loco IPA, High Scaler Pale Ale, and Vanilla Porter. The venue is themed around 1930s Hoover Dam construction history, displays actual dam-era artifacts, and operates the only dedicated beer garden in Southern Nevada with seating for over 80 guests.

The company's product surface combines hand-crafted beer, a full pub food menu (appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, salads, kids menu, desserts), six blended specialty brews (Shandy, Rattlesnake Bite, Irish Rattler, Black Powder, Golden Cream, Monkey-Lada), and a 'Beer Safari' twelve-tap rotating guest draft program featuring local and worldwide craft breweries plus ciders, hard seltzers, wines, and sangrias. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer only: on-premise dining, growler and half-gallon to-go jug off-premise sales, plus live music and trivia events. Pricing is pay-as-you-go unit pricing (appetizers $9.95-$16.95, burgers $14.95-$20.95, Six-Shooter Sampler $18).

The business serves two primary customer segments — tourists visiting Boulder City and the Hoover Dam, and local Boulder City residents — with revenue entirely concentrated at the single brewpub site. Distribution is restricted to the local Southern Nevada market (the company's stated philosophy being that beer should not be consumed farther than 20 miles from the brewery). Headcount is approximately 11, management is multigenerational family (founder Todd Cook and daughter/co-owner Ashlen Cook), and the company has no external investors, wholesale distribution, mobile app, or digital platform layer.

Name

Boulder Dam Brewing Co.

Legal name

Boulder Dam Brewing Co.

Website

https://boulderdambrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boulder Dam Brewing Co. is a family-owned brewpub in Boulder City, Nevada, founded in 2007, that brews six house craft beers on-site across eight tanks and serves a full food menu to Hoover Dam tourists and local residents via dine-in service, growlers, and a rotating twelve-tap guest draft program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing and Brewpub Hospitality

NAICS

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

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Regional & National Breweries (THAFALAD)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Brewpub dining
• On-site brewing
• Beer garden
• Handcrafted beer

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. On-site Food and Beverage Sales: Direct sales of handcrafted beers and full food menu to dine-in customers at the brewpub location. Includes beer, sangrias, specialty cocktails, wines, hard seltzers, and non-alcoholic beverages.
2. Off-premise Beer Sales: Growler and half-gallon to-go jug sales for customers to enjoy beer off-premise
3. Full Food Menu: Diverse pub food menu including appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, salads, and desserts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Boulder Dam Brewing Co. is a family-owned brewpub that brews and serves handcrafted beer on-site from eight individual brewing tanks, offering six rotating house beers and a twelve-tap rotating guest beer program alongside a full food menu. The brewpub operates from a single location in Boulder City, Nevada, in a 1930s Hoover Dam-era themed setting with the only true outdoor beer garden in Southern Nevada and also sells growlers and half-gallon to-go jugs for off-premise consumption.

Product overview

Boulder Dam Brewing Co. is a family-owned brewpub offering a portfolio of hand-crafted beers brewed on-site using local and world-renowned hops, served alongside a full food menu. The core product consists of six signature house beers (Powder Monkey Pilsner, Craythur Irish Red Ale, Hell's Hole Hefeweizen, Ocho Loco IPA, High Scaler Pale Ale, and Vanilla Porter) brewed in eight individual tanks, complemented by six blended brews (Shandy, Rattlesnake Bite, Irish Rattler, Black Powder, Golden Cream, and Monkey-Lada). The Beer Safari program adds a twelve-tap rotating guest selection featuring local and worldwide craft beers, ciders, hard seltzers, wines, and housemade sangrias. Beer is available by the pint, half-pint, pitcher, or growler, with a Six-Shooter Sampler offering all six current brews. The brewpub also features a beer garden with live music, and the only true beer garden in Southern Nevada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Powder Monkey Pilsner A flavorful Pilsner brewed with Pilsen and Carapils malts, balanced with Northern Brewer, Tettnanger, and Styrian Goldings hops (ABV 4.7%, IBU 31), for adult craft beer patrons at the brewpub.
• Craythur Irish Red Ale An Irish Red Ale brewed with 2-row brewers, caramel, and Munich malts, balanced with East Kent Goldings hops and conditioned with Glendalough Irish whiskey-infused oak (ABV 5.5%, IBU 38).
• Hell's Hole Hefeweizen A Bavarian-style hefeweizen made with 2-row brewers and white wheat malts, hopped with Herschbrucker, Perle, and Spalt, with banana and clove notes from German yeast (ABV 4.8%, IBU 16).
• Ocho Loco IPA A tropical and moderately bitter IPA hopped with Chinook and Mosaic (ABV 6.0%, IBU 42), first released for the brewpub's 8th anniversary in 2015.
• High Scaler Pale Ale An American Pale Ale brewed with 2-row brewers, Pilsen, and Carapils malts, heavily hopped with German Perle, Summit, Chinook, and Cascade plus additional Cascade in the fermenter (ABV 5.5%, IBU 32).
• Vanilla Porter A ruby-black brew made with four malts (2-row brewers, Munich, caramel, black), molasses, lactose, European hops, and finished with Madagascar bourbon vanilla bean (ABV 5.6%, IBU 49).
• Blended Brews Collection (Shandy, Rattlesnake Bite, Irish Rattler, Black Powder, Golden Cream, Monkey-Lada) A collection of six signature blended drinks including Shandy (Pilsner + lemonade), Rattlesnake Bite (Pilsner + hard cider), Irish Rattler (hard cider + Dam stout), Black Powder (Pilsner + stout layered), Golden Cream (stout + vanilla ice cream float), and Monkey-Lada (Pilsner michelada with Tajin rim).
• Beer Safari A twelve-tap rotating guest draft program featuring ambers, IPAs, pales, stouts, ciders, hard seltzers, wines, and specialty cocktails from local and worldwide brewers, expanding the brewpub's pour list beyond house beers.
• Six-Shooter Sampler A $18 flight of all six current house-brewed beers offered to allow customers to sample the full lineup of dam brews in one order, available at the brewpub.
• Growlers and Half-Gallon To-Go Jugs Take-home beer containers (growlers and half-gallon to-go jugs) available for purchase so customers can enjoy house-brewed beer off premises.
• Pub Food Menu A diverse pub food menu featuring appetizers ($9.95-$16.95), burgers ($14.95-$20.95), sandwiches and entrees ($15.95-$19.95), salads ($7.95-$16.95), a $8.95 kids menu, and desserts ($5.95-$11.95), served alongside craft beer for dine-in brewpub customers.
• Housemade Sangrias Housemade sangrias crafted with fresh citrus fruits, various liqueurs, and smooth wines, served as an alternative to beer for brewpub customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Best Microbrewery recognition from Las Vegas Review-Journal Poll 2009
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Showtime Photo BoothminorOthersPhoto booth rental company providing photo booth services for future events at the brewpub. Operating since 2013 in Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Miami markets. Provides photo booth rental for corporate and private occasions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Able Baker Brewing: Independently owned Las Vegas craft brewery with on-site taproom and food service. Closely comparable as a small-batch, locally branded brewery-bar hybrid targeting locals and tourists in the same Southern Nevada market.
• Joseph James Brewing Company: One of the oldest operating craft breweries in the Las Vegas valley with a taproom. Comparable craft-beer production scale and on-premise taproom model serving the same Southern Nevada consumer base.
• CraftHaus Brewery: Henderson, Nevada-based craft brewery and taproom operating in the Las Vegas metro. Direct regional peer operating a similar craft-beer-first model with on-site tasting room; competes with Boulder Dam Brewing for Southern Nevada craft beer share.
• 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Multi-location craft brewpub chain (now under Anheuser-Busch InBev) combining on-site brewing with full-service food and large outdoor beer gardens. Highly comparable brewpub-plus-beer-garden operating model and brand-positioning playbook.
• Lovelady Brewing Company: Henderson, Nevada nano-brewery with on-site taproom. Similar family/small-team operating profile and craft-focused model serving the Las Vegas metro market.
• Big Dog's Brewing Company: Las Vegas brewpub combining on-site brewing with a large food menu and family-friendly atmosphere. Closely comparable operating model to Boulder Dam Brewing's brewpub-plus-restaurant positioning.

Broad incumbents

• BJ's Restaurant Brewhouse: National chain of brewpubs with on-site beer production and large casual dining menu. Overlaps operationally as a brewpub-restaurant competitor but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Stone Brewing Co. Large established craft brewery operating brewery-cafés with full food service. Overlaps in the on-site brewing plus food service category but competes primarily at wholesale/regional scale rather than single brewpub.
• Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant: National brewpub chain brewing German-style lagers on-site with full restaurant service. Comparable brewpub-plus-restaurant model but as part of a larger multi-unit portfolio rather than a single independent location.

Emerging players

• Hop Valley Brewing Co. Pacific Northwest craft brewery with taproom concepts adjacent to outdoor recreation destinations. Comparable as a craft brewer leveraging tourism/lifestyle positioning, though operating at a different regional geography.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/boulderdambrew
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boulder-dam-brewing-co.

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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