Beers Of The World

What Beers Of The World does

Beers of the World is a privately held beverage retailer and wholesaler operating as a doing-business-as of Angotti Beverage Corporation, headquartered in Rochester, New York. The company sells imported and domestic beers and other beverages at two physical retail locations in Henrietta and Batavia, NY, and pioneered the sale of single bottles of beer in Upstate New York. Its primary customer base is local walk-in consumers seeking a curated selection that includes hard-to-find or specialty SKUs, with the broader catalog of cases and gift baskets supplementing single-bottle sales.

The business combines retail and wholesale beverage distribution under the Angotti corporate umbrella, sourcing imported and domestic product through wholesale relationships that also feed the retail storefronts. Revenue mechanics consist of direct consumer transactions across the two stores plus e-commerce sales through an Ecwid-powered online storefront; gift baskets provide a higher-margin, seasonal product line. The company is family-owned and operated by the Angotti and Clapper families, has a small staff of seven employees, and has received local press recognition including a City News Best Beer Selection (Store) award.

The operating model is that of a small, owner-operated specialty retailer with a narrow geographic footprint. There is no disclosed funding, no patent or proprietary technology stack beyond the off-the-shelf Ecwid e-commerce platform, no app, and no enterprise or B2B customer relationships described in the source material. Strategic optionality appears limited to incremental channel extensions (e-commerce, gift baskets) within the existing two-store footprint.

Name

Beers Of The World

Legal name

Angotti Beverage Corporation

Website

https://mybeersoftheworld.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beers of the World is a Rochester, NY-based beverage retailer and wholesaler (a dba of Angotti Beverage Corporation) operating two specialty stores in Henrietta and Batavia that pioneered single-bottle beer sales in Upstate New York, serving local walk-in consumers via in-store and Ecwid e-commerce channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Beverage Retail

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532), Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (424810)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Retail (Bottle Shops & Beer Merchants) (CRANABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Retail & Bottle Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAC), Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAA)

Keywords

• Imported beer retail
• Single bottle beer sales
• Craft beer store
• Beverage wholesaler
• Beer gift baskets

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Beverage Sales: Revenue is generated through direct retail sales of imported and domestic beers to consumers at physical store locations. The company also operates as a wholesaler, supplying beverages to other retailers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Beers of the World is a wholesaler and retailer of imported and domestic beers from countries around the globe, operated through two physical retail locations in Henrietta and Batavia, New York, and an Ecwid-powered e-commerce storefront. The company pioneered single bottle sales in Upstate New York, allowing customers to mix and match individual beers without committing to full six-packs or cases, and also offers beer gift baskets and a gift card program.

Product overview

Beers of the World operates as a beer and beverage retailer and wholesaler, offering a portfolio of imported and domestic beverages. The core offering centers on single bottle sales of beers from countries around the world, allowing customers to mix and match selections. The company also offers traditional six-pack and case purchases, beer gift baskets, and maintains retail locations in Henrietta and Batavia, New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Imported and Domestic Beer Retail Retail sale of imported and domestic beers spanning multiple countries, offered through single bottle purchases as well as six-packs and cases at two Upstate New York store locations.
• Beer Gift Baskets Customizable gift baskets of curated imported and domestic beers, ordered by phone from the Henrietta or Batavia stores for gifting occasions.
• Wholesale Beverage Distribution Bulk distribution of imported and domestic beverages to other retailers in the Upstate New York region.
• Gift Cards Store gift cards available for purchase, used to drive customer acquisition and repeat sales across the Beers of the World retail locations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Total Wine & More: Largest US specialty off-premise chain for beer, wine, and spirits. Comparable to Beers of the World as a multi-category, high-SKU alcohol retailer, but operates at national scale versus Beers of the World's two-store Upstate NY footprint.
• Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods: Large regional beer/wine/spirits chain based in Texas. Comparable assortment-led specialty off-premise model, though geographically distinct and operating at substantially larger scale than Beers of the World.
• ABC Fine Wine & Spirits: Florida-based specialty wine, beer, and spirits retailer. Comparable family-grown multi-store off-premise model with deep assortment emphasis, but operating in a different region and at much larger scale.
• BevMo!: Specialty beer/wine/spirits retailer with strong California presence. Shares the broad assortment-and-discovery positioning of Beers of the World, but at much larger scale and with a more developed e-commerce platform.
• Wegmans: Rochester-based regional grocery chain with an industry-leading beer assortment. The most directly relevant local competitive threat to Beers of the World, given overlapping geography and growing premium/craft selection.

Direct peers

• Bottle King: Multi-store beer/wine/liquor specialty retailer in New Jersey and New York. Closest direct analog to Beers of the World in terms of family-operated, multi-store specialty off-premise beer retail with strong import and craft selection.
• Liquor Barn: Multi-store beer, wine, and spirits retailer in Kentucky. Shares Beers of the World's specialty off-premise, wide-selection, and event-driven retail approach, though operating in a different geographic region.
• Craft Beer Cellar: Specialty craft beer bottle shop and taproom franchise. Highly comparable to Beers of the World on the single-bottle / curated-craft-discovery proposition, though distributed across multiple states rather than concentrated in Upstate NY.

Others

• Drizly: Online alcohol delivery marketplace aggregating local retailers. Increasingly competing with Beers of the World for incremental occasions, particularly younger consumers whose first purchase path is digital rather than in-store.

Regional players

• Kappy's Fine Wine & Spirits: Family-owned multi-store beer/wine/liquor retailer in Massachusetts. Comparable family-operated, multi-store specialty off-premise model with strong import and craft skew, but operating in New England rather than Upstate NY.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/angottibeverage
• Facebookfacebook.com/angottisbotw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beers-of-the-world

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Beers Of The World