Palisade Brewing Company, LLC

What Palisade Brewing Company, LLC does

Palisade Brewing Company, LLC is a craft brewery and restaurant operating from a single location at 200 Peach Avenue in Palisade, Colorado. The company brews American-style craft beer on-site while emphasizing traditional European brewing fundamentals, and pairs its beer program with a kitchen focused on daily-smoked meats, BBQ, bistro burgers, tacos, and wings. Its offering is rounded out by cocktails, wine, cider, and non-alcoholic beverages, supported by a daily happy hour from 4:30 to 6:30 and a recurring events program including weekly live music and seasonal celebrations.

The business model is primarily direct-to-consumer through an on-premise taproom and restaurant, with kitchen and bar hours running seven days a week. Off-premise beer distribution is handled by a dedicated internal sales contact (Brett Zahrte), providing a secondary wholesale channel into the regional Colorado market. Marketing is conducted through a WordPress website and organic social channels (Facebook and Instagram), used principally for event promotion and community engagement rather than performance-driven acquisition.

The company is structured as a Colorado LLC, privately held with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity. It employs approximately 10 people and operates without any disclosed technology platform, mobile app, AI/ML capability, or third-party integrations beyond standard social media and web presence. Its commercial identity is rooted in its wine-country location and a hospitality-led, community-engaged brewpub concept rather than a scalable, technology-enabled business model.

Name

Palisade Brewing Company, LLC

Legal name

Palisade Brewing Company, LLC

Website

https://palisadebrewingcompany.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Palisade Brewing Company is a craft brewery and restaurant in Palisade, Colorado, serving on-site brewed American-style craft beer, daily-smoked meats, and a full bar. It serves local residents and Colorado wine country visitors through its taproom, restaurant, weekly events, and off-premise distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewery & Restaurant

NAICS

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

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Craft Brewing (AFAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Smoked meats barbecue
• Taproom restaurant
• Craft brewery hospitality
• Beer distribution sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Palisade

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Beer Sales: On-premise taproom sales of craft beers, including seasonal and innovative American style offerings. Also serves cocktails, wine, cider, and non-alcoholic drinks.
2. Food Sales: Restaurant and food menu sales including smoked meats, BBQ, bistro burgers, tacos, and wings. Kitchen operates with specific hours separate from bar.
3. Distribution & Sales: Off-premise beer distribution through dedicated sales representative Brett Zahrte.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Palisade Brewing Company is a craft brewery and restaurant operating in Palisade, Colorado. The company brews innovative American-style craft beers on-site while respecting traditional European craft brewing fundamentals, and pairs them with a full food menu of smoked meats and BBQ prepared fresh daily. Operations combine an on-premise taproom and restaurant with off-premise distribution of their beer products.

Product overview

Palisade Brewing Company, LLC is a craft brewery and restaurant operating in Palisade, Colorado. The company offers a unified hospitality experience combining on-site brewed craft beers (Beer & Drink Menu), a full food menu featuring smoked meats and barbecue (Food Menu), and venue events/entertainment (Events & Entertainment). Distribution and sales services are also provided for their beer products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beer & Drink Menu
• Food Menu

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Breckenridge Brewery: Colorado craft brewery with a taproom and full-service restaurant in Littleton, CO. Highly comparable as a Colorado-based craft brewer combining on-premise dining with off-premise distribution of its own beer brands.
• Bell's Brewery: Michigan-based craft brewery combining brewing, a brewpub restaurant, and broad regional distribution. Closely comparable integrated craft model of on-premise dining plus off-premise beer sales.
• Bristol Brewing Company: Colorado Springs-based craft brewer operating a taproom/restaurant with strong community programming. Directly comparable business model of craft brewing plus on-premise food and event-driven traffic.
• Left Hand Brewing Company: Longmont, CO craft brewer with a taproom and distribution. Comparable as a Colorado craft brewery pairing on-premise experience with regional wholesale.
• Ska Brewing: Durango, CO craft brewery with a taproom and regional distribution. Comparable Colorado craft profile with on-premise hospitality and broader wholesale presence.
• Telluride Brewing Company: Small craft brewery located in Telluride, CO—a mountain tourist town. Closely comparable to Palisade's profile: small footprint, tourism-dependent, craft-focused, on-premise emphasis.
• Odell Brewing Company: Fort Collins, CO craft brewery with taproom experience and regional distribution. Comparable as a Colorado craft brewer combining on-premise hospitality with broader beer distribution.
• Avery Brewing Company: Boulder, CO craft brewery operating a taproom/restaurant alongside wholesale distribution. Comparable Colorado craft business combining brewing, hospitality, and distribution.
• Great Divide Brewing Company: Denver-based craft brewery with a taproom and regional beer distribution. Comparable Colorado craft brewer pairing on-premise experience with off-premise sales channels.

Broad incumbents

• New Belgium Brewing: Fort Collins, CO-based large craft brewer (now owned by Kirin) operating a taproom plus extensive national distribution. Comparable product category but operates at a vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Palisade.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/palisadebrewingco
• Instagraminstagram.com/palisadebrewing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/palisade-brewing-company-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

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