What Brassneck Brewery does

Brassneck Brewery is a privately held, founder-owned craft brewery founded in October 2013 by head brewer Conrad Gmoser and partners, operating from a single location at 2148 Main Street in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. The business runs a 10 hectoliter brewing system paired with a 4 hectoliter nano system for experimental batches and 14 fermenters including an oak Foudre, enabling continuous rotation across more than 120 distinct recipes since inception. Flagship and rotating offerings include Passive Aggressive (dry-hopped pale ale), Umlaut (Bavarian wheat), Klutz! (Kölsch), Blacklight (black altbier), Whirley Whirley (hazy IPA), Rosé Changeling (tart barrel-aged fruit beer), Raspberry Changeling, Bananas in Pajamas (imperial milkshake stout), and Imposter Syndrome (foudre-aged saison with spruce tips), alongside seasonal fresh-hopped beers sourced from BC farms.

The company operates an entirely direct-to-consumer model. All revenue is generated on-site through a tasting room with approximately 12 rotating taps, an adjacent growler shop with a custom Blichmann Gun fill system featuring oxygen purging, and canned 4-packs sold via in-house refrigeration and a web shop. Distribution is intentionally constrained: no bottles are sold to liquor stores, and reach extends only marginally beyond the brewery through same-day Greater Vancouver delivery via beervan.ca (orders over $40) and Canada Post shipping. Food service is supplied by The Magnet, a sister restaurant in Gastown, which also provides cross-promotion. Pricing is per-unit, pay-as-you-go, with happy hour pricing during off-peak windows and free delivery above the $40 threshold.

Brassneck's customer base is an anonymous long tail of local craft beer enthusiasts and collectors in the Mount Pleasant and broader Vancouver area, supplemented by a steady stream of collaboration partners across the BC and Pacific Northwest craft scene (including Luppolo, Dageraad, Field House, Gladstone, Four Winds, Parallel 49, Steamworks, Superflux, and Breakside). The business is small — approximately 7 employees — and has no disclosed external funding, no expansion plans beyond modest delivery extensions, and no digital or AI capabilities, positioning it as a deliberately boutique, scarcity-led neighbourhood brewery rather than a scaling operation.

Name

Brassneck Brewery

Legal name

Brassneck Brewery

Website

https://brassneck.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brassneck Brewery is a Vancouver craft brewery founded in 2013 operating a 10 hectoliter system and on-site tasting room. It sells fresh, experimental beer directly to consumers via growler fills, cans, and limited local delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer / Small-Batch Brewery

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Beer Brewing & Craft Brewing (AFAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Craft brewery
• Small-batch brewing
• Tasting room
• Growler fills
• Specialty beer

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Beer Sales: On-site sales of draft beer in tasting room and packaged beer (growlers and cans) from growler shop. Beer sold directly from conditioning tanks ensuring maximum freshness. Primary revenue stream through retail storefront at 2148 Main Street Vancouver.
2. Growler Filling Service: Growler filling service for customer's bottles plus pre-sale of branded growler bottles in three sizes (473ml, 1 litre, 1.9 litre). Fill prices vary by beer. Also fills growlers from other breweries.
3. Food & Snacks: Revenue from food sales at tasting room including snacks and heat-and-eat items prepared at sister restaurant The Magnet. Menu includes bar nuts, pickles, sausages, warm baguettes, charcuterie, and frozen prepared foods.
4. Delivery & Shipping: Same-day delivery service in Vancouver area via beervan.ca for orders over $40. Canada Post shipping available for orders outside Vancouver area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brassneck Brewery is a small craft brewery that brews over 120 different experimental and traditional beer styles on a 10 HL brewing system (with a 4 HL nano system) and serves them fresh, direct from conditioning tanks, through an on-site tasting room, a growler fill shop, and limited canned-beer sales. The brewery emphasizes variety, freshness, and small-batch experimentation, with very limited distribution beyond the brewery walls.

Product overview

Brassneck Brewery is a small craft brewery in Vancouver BC operating a 10 hectoliter system with a nano system for smaller batches, featuring 14 fermenters including a Foudre oak fermenter. The brewery produces over 120 different beers since 2013, including flagship beers like Passive Aggressive (dry hopped pale ale) and Brassneck Ale (pale ale), along with rotating seasonal and experimental offerings such as hazy IPAs (Whirley Whirley, Willful Suspension), barrel-aged beers (Rosé Changeling, Imposter Syndrome), stouts (Bananas in Pajamas), and traditional styles (Umlaut, Klutz!, Blacklight). The brewery operates a Growler Shop for retail fills, a Tasting Room serving 12 rotating taps, and sells canned beer. Food is provided by sister restaurant The Magnet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Passive Aggressive Flagship Dry Hopped Pale Ale (7.0% ABV) for craft beer drinkers; a bright pale ale with a strong hop backbone and slightly sweet malt character.
• Brassneck Ale No Nonsense Pale Ale built with English malts and Cascade hops, intended as an accessible everyday pale ale.
• Umlaut Traditional Bavarian Hefeweizen (5.0% ABV) with notes of banana, clove, and cinnamon.
• Klutz! Kölsch (5.0% ABV) brewed lager-style with ale yeast for a thirst-quenching, low-complexity profile.
• Blacklight Black Altbier (5.5% ABV) brewed predominantly with German malts and hops for a roasty but easy-drinking dark lager-style ale.
• Whirley Whirley Hazy IPA (7.0% ABV) hopped with Vic Secret and Galaxy, with rye in the mash for spice.
• Rosé Changeling Tart Barrel Aged Fruit Beer (6.0% ABV) brewed with Cabernet Franc pomace from Bella Wines as part of the Brassneck Twang Changeling sour series.
• Raspberry Changeling Tart Fruit Beer (6.5% ABV) brewed with Fraser Valley raspberries using the Brassneck Twang kettle-souring technique.
• Bananas in Pajamas Chocolate Banana Imperial Milkshake Stout (11.0% ABV) containing lactose, blending dessert stout sweetness with chocolate and banana character.
• Imposter Syndrome Foudre Aged Saison (6.0% ABV) conditioned in the oak foudre with fresh spruce tips.
• Retrofuturism Classic West Coast IPA (7.0% ABV) in the traditional clear, bitter West Coast style.
• Willful Suspension Hazy IPA (6.5% ABV) part of the brewery's rotating hazy IPA lineup.
• Brassneck Tasting Room On-site taproom serving ~12 rotating taps of fresh, draft beer in a standing, communal-table environment for walk-in customers. Includes food prepared at sister restaurant The Magnet.
• Brassneck Growler Shop Retail growler fill service selling 473ml, 1L, and 1.9L fills taken directly from conditioning tanks via a custom Blichmann Gun with oxygen purge; also fills customers' growlers from other breweries.
• Brassneck Canned Beer Canned craft beer (mix-and-match 4-packs) packaged on-site using a Wild Goose mini canning line and sold through the brewery's online and on-site shop.
• Food by Magnet at Brassneck Snack and ready-to-heat food menu at the Brassneck tasting room, with all items prepared at sister restaurant The Magnet.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120+ unique beers brewed since 2013
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

43 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The MagnetcoreOthersSister restaurant located at 309 West Pender Street in Gastown. Provides all food for Brassneck tasting room including snacks and heat-and-eat items. Also sells refrigerated and frozen prepared foods for home. Cross-promotional relationship.
• ComominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMediterranean Lager collaboration. FOMO beer created in collaboration with Como.
• Gladstone BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations including Taktical Fom (New Zealand Cold IPA), Quantum Fom (New Zealand Sushi Rice Pilsner with Land & Sea), and ROBO-GOSE (Sushi Rice Gose).
• Field House BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCryo Wheat Lager collaboration. Also collaborated on Such A Character (Cold Pale Ale) and Sparkle Party (Pale Ale).
• Steel & Oak Brewing Co.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTen Bob Premium English Pale Ale collaboration.
• Luppolo BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations including FOMCONIA, I'm All Ears (Corn Lager), Grainwave (Rustic Multigrain Lager), You're Amazing No You're Amazing (Tart Wild Ale), Sign the Wafer (Imperial Pastry Stout), You Scratch My Back (California IPA), and collaboration brewing program.
• BevaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOMCONIA collaboration with Beva & Luppolo Brewing. Also collaborated on Anything You Can Do I Can Do Beva (Red IPA).
• Dageraad BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations including Dinkelfreude (Vienna Lager with Spelt), Pinky Promise (Saison with Sumac & Pink Peppercorns), Rocket Surgery (Belgian Tripel with Brett), Same Brain (Belgian Blonde), and Over the Edge of Belligerence (Very Large Stout).
• Four Winds BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoneymoon Baby collaboration (Tropical Saison with Rice and Coconut).
• Parallel 49 BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntermittent Blasting West Coast IPA collaboration. Also MConrad vs Cowboy Dan fresh hopped Belgian Pale Ale with Cowboy Dan from Parallel 49.
• Steamworks BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung Bastard English Mild collaboration with Takeshi. Fire Walker smoked porter with Caelen.
• Superflux BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFresh Foam collaboration lager and Dreams hazy IPA collaboration.
• Main St. BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBETTER OVER SEAS Dark London Lager collaboration.
• Alibi RoomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnitard West Coast IPA for 3-year anniversary collaboration. Massive Aggressive for Alibi Room's 600th beer list.
• Angry Hen BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMardy Pants West Coast Pale Ale collaboration.
• Changing ColoursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMr. Motivator double dry hopped hazy pale ale collaboration.
• WoodcuttersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunny Fellers old school IPA collaboration.
• Beere BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBig Whoop double IPA collaboration. Don't Do Anything I Wouldn't Do Pink IPA collaboration with Luppolo.
• Brasserie Isle De GardeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIÈRE DE QUAFF English Style Pale Ale collaboration.
• Moon Under Water BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTHE TALLMAN hazy IPA collaboration.
• Rewind Beer CominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScantron super dry rice saison collaboration.
• Bells & WhistlesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrange You Glad festive pale ale collaboration.
• Slow Hand Beer CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOOO COLD Cold IPA collaboration.
• Studio BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbstract Hyperbole Kellerpils with Nelson Sauvin hops collaboration.
• Ile SauvageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe La Twang dry-hopped sour collaboration using Ile Sauvage lacto.
• Breakside BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThumb War Belgian Golden Ale with west coast hops collaboration with Portland's Breakside Brewing.
• Machine AlesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFu-Manchu Saison hopped with Sorachi Ace collaboration.
• Gigantic BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAttention Seeker session CDA collaboration with Ben Love of Gigantic Brewing.
• Bows & Arrows Coffee RoastersminorOthersCoffee supplier for Magic Beans beer. Located in Victoria BC. Multiple batches used their beans.
• JJ Bean Coffee RoastersminorOthersCoffee supplier for Magic Beans Batch 5 and Big Business Bourbon Barrel Aged Brown Ale with Kenya AA coffee beans.
• Modus CoffeeminorOthersCoffee roaster for original Magic Beans batch using Guatemalan Natural Borboncito.
• Anchored CoffeeminorOthersCoffee supplier for Magic Beans Batch 2 from Nova Scotia.
• Revolver CoffeeminorOthersCold brew provider for Magic Beans Batch 2 from Vancouver.
• Elysian CoffeeminorOthersCoffee collaborator for Magic Beans Batch 3.
• Kafka's CafeminorOthersPartner in Fantasmagoria Horchata Cold Brew Coffee creation along with Sal Y Limon.
• Sal Y LimonminorOthersPartner in Fantasmagoria Horchata Cold Brew Coffee creation along with Kafka's Cafe.
• Myrtle Meadows FarmminorOthersHop farm supplier for Chinook and Cascade hops. Source for Employee of the Month single-hopped pale ale and multiple fresh-hopped beers including C-What We Did There, Employee of the Month, Fundoshi Fresh, and Die Frische.
• Bredenhof Hop FarmsminorOthersHop farm near Abbotsford supplying Centennial hops for Ten Times Ten and Sterling hops for Fresh Hopped Die Frische.
• Topp's Hop FarmminorOthersSupplier of fresh Mt. Hood hops for DIE FRISCHE Pilsner.
• Bella WinesminorOthersSupplier of Cabernet Franc pomace for Rosé Changeling tart barrel aged fruit beer.
• Pacific RhythmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRice World ultra light rice lager collaboration.
• Brew HallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLemon Dreamsicle lemon vanilla sour collaboration.
• beervan.caminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery partner for same-day delivery service in Vancouver area on orders over $40.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Main St. Brewing: Vancouver craft brewery with a tasting room and broader wholesale distribution, producing IPAs, lagers, and seasonal styles. Comparable Vancouver customer base and documented collaboration with Brassneck (BETTER OVER SEAS Dark London Lager).
• Four Winds Brewing: BC craft brewery (Fraser Valley) with a strong reputation for saisons, IPAs, and barrel-aged sours. Direct stylistic overlap with Brassneck's experimental range and a documented collaboration (Honeymoon Baby), serving a similar craft enthusiast customer.
• Steamworks Brewing: Long-established Vancouver craft brewery operating a brewpub alongside broader distribution. Comparable target market of Vancouver craft beer drinkers, with overlapping portfolio of IPAs and traditional styles and a documented collaboration with Brassneck (Young Bastard).
• Field House Brewing: BC craft brewery producing lagers and IPAs with broad regional distribution. Direct product overlap (Cryo Wheat Lager, Cold Pale Ale, Pale Ale) and documented collaborations with Brassneck, serving a similar craft enthusiast audience.
• Steel & Oak Brewing Co. BC craft brewery with a similar experimental small-batch focus and a documented collaboration (Ten Bob Premium English Pale Ale). Comparable scale and craft enthusiast target market.
• Superflux Brewing: Vancouver craft brewery focused on hazy IPAs and lagers with broad Vancouver distribution. Direct competitive overlap with Brassneck's hazy IPA offerings (Willful Suspension) and a documented collaboration (Fresh Foam, Dreams).
• Gladstone Brewing: BC craft brewery producing hop-forward IPAs and lagers with documented collaborations with Brassneck (Taktical Fom, Quantum Fom, ROBO-GOSE). Overlapping style portfolio and customer base in the regional craft market.
• Luppolo Brewing: Vancouver craft brewery producing lagers, sours, and IPAs in small batches. Multiple documented collaborations with Brassneck (FOMCONIA, Grainwave, You're Amazing No You're Amazing, etc.), indicating direct overlap in style, scale, and customer base.
• Dageraad Brewing: Vancouver-based craft brewery with a similar small-batch, Belgian-and-experimental-focused portfolio and frequent collaborations with Brassneck. Comparable scale, on-premise model, and target customer of craft beer enthusiasts in the same Vancouver market.
• Parallel 49 Brewing: One of Vancouver's largest craft brewers, producing IPAs, lagers, and sours for both on-site and wholesale channels. Direct overlap in target customer (Vancouver craft drinkers) and several documented collaborations with Brassneck (Intermittent Blasting, MConrad vs Cowboy Dan).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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