Evil Czech Brewery and Public House

What Evil Czech Brewery and Public House does

Evil Czech Brewery and Public House is a privately held, single-location craft brewery and restaurant operating since 2014 at 3703 N. Main Street in Mishawaka, Indiana, minutes from the University of Notre Dame. The business runs an on-site brewing operation that produces a rotating lineup of house craft beers (including O'Keefe's Irish Ale, Berry V.2, Voodoo, Fly High, Corndance, GG Patton, Static, Czech-Munk, Nefarious, and Old Prague) served on draft in the pub and packaged in cans and growlers for takeaway.

The core offering pairs house-brewed beer with a scratch-made American pub menu covering burgers, shareables, brunch, and the signature Lightnin' Lunch weekday buffet (Mon-Fri 11:30 AM-2 PM, $16.95 adults / $12.95 kids 6-12 / free under 5). The 23-employee operation serves lunch, dinner, brunch, and late-round service from a single site, supplemented by online pickup ordering via the Aloha platform and a third-party gift card program.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the physical brewpub, with off-premise sales limited to on-site packaged beer and food pickup orders. Customer segments are horizontally distributed across local Mishawaka/South Bend residents, a weekday lunch crowd, and Notre Dame visitors; there are no disclosed enterprise, wholesale, or distribution partnerships. The business carries no patents, no disclosed trademarks beyond common-law brand use, no funding history, and no parent company, and operates as a founder/private owner establishment.

Name

Evil Czech Brewery and Public House

Legal name

Evil Czech Brewery and Public House

Website

https://evilczechbrewery.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evil Czech Brewery and Public House is a single-location craft brewery and scratch-made pub in Mishawaka, Indiana, serving local residents and Notre Dame visitors with house-brewed draft and packaged beer, a full food menu, and a weekday lunch buffet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewery and Brewpub

NAICS

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

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), Packaging & Production Breweries (Limited/No On-site Service) (THAFALAB)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Brewpub dining
• House-brewed beer
• Casual pub food
• On-site brewery

Headquarters

HQ city

Mishawaka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. On-site Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from dine-in service including scratch-made food, draft beer, and other beverages consumed at the restaurant/pub location.
2. Off-site Beer Sales: Revenue from selling house-brewed beer in cans and growlers for takeaway consumption.
3. Buffet Service: Weekday Lightnin' Lunch buffet offering at $16.95 for adults, $12.95 for kids aged 6-12, and free for children 5 and under.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Evil Czech Brewery and Public House operates a single brewpub at 3703 N. Main Street in Mishawaka, Indiana, brewing craft beer on-site and serving it alongside a scratch-made American pub food menu for lunch, dinner, and brunch. The brewery produces a rotating lineup of named beers (O'Keefe's Irish Ale, Berry V.2, Voodoo, Fly High, Corndance, GG Patton, Static, Czech-Munk, Nefarious, and Old Prague), available on draft at the bar and packaged in cans or growlers for off-site takeaway. The "Lightnin' Lunch" weekday buffet is a signature add-on offering served Monday through Friday from 11:30 AM to 2 PM.

Product overview

Evil Czech Brewery and Public House is a single-location craft brewery and restaurant in Mishawaka, Indiana. The core offering consists of house-brewed beer produced on-site (available on draft and in cans/growlers) paired with scratch-made food served during lunch, dinner, and brunch. The flagship beer is O'Keefe's Irish Ale, with multiple rotating drafts available. A key service feature is the Lightnin' Lunch weekday buffet. The business operates as a unified hospitality offering rather than a platform-plus-modules software architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• House-Brewed Craft Beer On-site brewed craft beer available on draft at the brewpub bar and packaged in cans or growlers for off-site consumption. Includes a rotating lineup of named beers such as O'Keefe's Irish Ale (5.5% ABV, 23 IBU; pint $7, growler $22). Target audience is adult craft beer drinkers.
• Scratch-Made Pub Food Menu Scratch-made American pub fare served on-site for lunch, dinner, and brunch, including burgers, shareables, and house favorites. Designed for dine-in customers seeking a full hospitality experience alongside house-brewed beer.
• Lightnin' Lunch Weekday Buffet Weekday lunch buffet offered Mon–Fri, 11:30 AM – 2 PM. Pricing is Adults $16.95, Kids 6–12 $12.95, and children 5 and under free. Designed for local residents and workers seeking a fast, affordable weekday lunch.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• HopCat: Regional beer-focused bar and restaurant chain with a strong craft beer list and scratch-made food. Comparable craft-beer-led casual dining concept, though at multi-unit scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Founders Brewing: Grand Rapids, Michigan craft brewery with a taproom and broad distribution. Comparable Midwestern craft competitor targeting overlapping consumer segments, though materially larger and more distribution-focused.
• Bell's Brewery: Michigan-based craft brewery with a brewpub adjacent to its production facility. Comparable brewpub-plus-rotation model, but at much larger scale with national distribution and broader brand recognition.
• Granite City Food & Brewery: Midwestern brewpub chain operating in-house breweries alongside full-service restaurants. Comparable brewpub-plus-scratch-kitchen model, though at multi-unit chain scale rather than single-location.
• Three Floyds Brewing: Northwest Indiana craft brewery with broad distribution and a strong brand following. Overlaps with Evil Czech on Indiana craft beer consumers and styles, but operates at significantly larger scale with national distribution reach.

Direct peers

• Upland Brewing Company: Indiana-based craft brewery and brewpub operator founded in the 1990s with multiple taproom locations and on-site food service. Closely comparable as an Indiana craft brewpub combining house-brewed beer with a scratch-made food program at similar Midwestern scale.
• New Holland Brewing: Michigan craft brewery with a pub/restaurant location and broader distribution. Comparable as a Midwestern craft operation pairing house-brewed beer with a full-service kitchen, with a similar single-region footprint.
• Sun King Brewing: Indianapolis-based craft brewery with taproom locations and rotating beer portfolio distributed across Indiana. Comparable as a regionally focused Indiana craft brand operating taprooms and packaged beer sales, though at larger scale than Evil Czech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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