San Juan Island Brewing Co.

What San Juan Island Brewing Co. does

San Juan Island Brewing Co. is a craft brewery and restaurant operating from a single location at 410 A Street in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington. The company was established in 2017 and serves two primary customer segments: San Juan Island residents seeking a community gathering space and tourists and visitors arriving on the island via ferry or plane. It operates a full food menu alongside its beer program and runs a private-events venue service from May through October. The business is privately held and family-operated with a six-person headcount and no disclosed external funding.

The brewing operation is built on a 16-barrel brewhaus producing 500-gallon batches into 30-barrel fermenters, yielding approximately 1,788 barrels (443,424 pints) annually at near-full capacity. In 2024, the brewery produced 31 distinct beer recipes, including six new styles, and brews with water sourced from the Trout Lake Watershed. The core year-round lineup comprises San Juan Pilsner, Outer Island IPA (the highest-volume SKU at roughly 20% of total output), Yachter's Daughter Helles Lager, Power's Out Nitro Stout, Afterglow Golden Lager, Bull Kelp ESB, Quarry No.9 Pale Ale, Black Boar Porter, and Late Boat Czech Dark Lager. Seasonal and special releases extend the portfolio across stouts, porters, dunkels, bocks, pumpkin ales, milds, and barleywines, and the brewery has accumulated multiple Washington Beer Award medals since 2021.

Revenue is generated across four streams: on-site food and beverage sales from the brewpub (open seven days a week, 11am–8pm); retail distribution of cans and kegs through Washington State grocery accounts including Safeway, Trader Joe's, Haggen's, and The Market at Anacortes; direct keg sales to on-premise accounts; and private events (outdoor patio bookings at $2,000–$3,000 site fees plus $8/pint draft service, and full dining room buyouts with a $5,000 minimum spend in the slowest season). The company also sells branded merchandise through an online storefront. Marketing is conducted primarily through an Instagram presence (@sanjuanbrew), a "Beyond the Beer" blog, and an email newsletter, with event-driven community activations such as the annual Ferry Hop collaboration with Kulshan Brewing.

Name

San Juan Island Brewing Co.

Legal name

San Juan Island Brewing Company

Website

https://sanjuanbrew.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

San Juan Island Brewing Co. is a privately held craft brewery and restaurant in Friday Harbor, Washington, producing award-winning beer at a 1,788-barrel annual run rate and serving island residents and tourists through on-site dining, regional grocery retail, keg sales, and private event hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer Brewing

NAICS

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

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA), Beer Brewing & Craft Brewing (AFAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Craft brewery restaurant
• Private event venue
• Retail beer distribution
• Keg sales program

Headquarters

HQ city

Friday Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. On-site Food & Beverage Sales: Revenue from restaurant and bar sales at their Friday Harbor brewery and restaurant location, operating 7 days a week 11am-8pm.
2. Retail Beer Sales: Sale of canned and kegged beer through retail locations including Safeway, Trader Joe's, Haggen's, and The Market at Anacortes in Washington State.
3. Private Events: Revenue from hosting private outdoor patio events (May-October) and full dining room buyouts. Outdoor events range from $2,000-$3,000 site fees plus bar service at $8/pint.
4. Keg Sales: Direct keg sales to retailers and on-premise accounts through their keg sales program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

San Juan Island Brewing Co. operates a craft brewery and full-service restaurant in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, Washington, brewing and serving award-winning craft beer (canned and kegged) on-site and through regional grocery retail. The business also offers a full food menu with dietary accommodations and private event hosting, including outdoor patio buyouts and full dining room buyouts for celebrations from May through October.

Product overview

San Juan Island Brewing Co. operates as a brewery and restaurant with a portfolio of craft beers and event venue services. The core beer lineup includes year-round favorites: San Juan Pilsner (award-winning Czech Pilsner), Outer Island IPA (flagship West Coast IPA), Yachter's Daughter Helles Lager, Power's Out Nitro Stout, Afterglow Golden Lager, and Bull Kelp ESB/Quarry No.9 Pale Ale. Seasonal and special releases include Hunker Down Munich Dunkel, Dunkels Bock Winter Lager, Sundew Ale, Tiger in Paradise Pumpkin Ale, and King Tide Barleywine. The brewery also offers collaboration beers with partners like Larabee Lager and Kulshan Brewing. Beyond beer, the company provides restaurant dining services and private event venue rentals (outdoor patio and full dining room buyouts) at their Friday Harbor location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• San Juan Pilsner
• Outer Island IPA
• Yachter's Daughter Helles Lager
• Power's Out Nitro Stout
• Quarry No.9 Pale Ale
• Bull Kelp ESB
• Afterglow Golden Lager
• Hunker Down Munich Dunkel
• Dunkels Bock Winter Lager
• Sundew Ale
• Tiger in Paradise Pumpkin Ale
• King Tide Barleywine
• Late Boat Czech Dark Lager
• 7 Year West Coast Pilsner
• Patio/Outdoor Event Space
• Dining Room Full Buyout

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,788 BBLS brewed in 2024, equating to 443,424 pints
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Larabee LagerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborated with Larabee Lager to create Squeeze the Day Lemon Radler for Kulshan's annual beer prom fundraiser. A refreshing springtime beer combining Helles lager and lemon juice.
• Kulshan BrewingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Annual Ferry Hop collaboration incorporating activities from both locations - Bellingham and San Juan Islands. Included mountain biking with Dig Deep Tours in Bellingham and kayaking with San Juan Kayaking Expeditions.
• Dig Deep ToursminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Mountain biking tours partner for Ferry Hop collaboration with Kulshan Brewing in Bellingham.
• San Juan Kayaking ExpeditionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Kayaking tours partner for Ferry Hop collaboration with Kulshan Brewing in the San Juan Islands.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Island Hoppin' Brewery: Craft brewery on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands archipelago; nearest geographic peer and direct competitor for island tourist craft beer traffic and on-premise taproom experiences.
• Other Half Brewing: Award-winning craft brewery recognized for hazy IPAs and limited releases, mirroring San Juan Island Brewing's medal-driven, innovation-heavy product strategy.
• Bainbridge Island Brewing: Pacific Northwest island-based craft brewery and taproom with a destination-brewing model and retail distribution model comparable to San Juan Island Brewing's hybrid brewpub-plus-grocery presence.
• Kulshan Brewing: Bellingham-based craft brewery and taproom operator with multiple locations in NW Washington; most direct comparable given the active 'Ferry Hop' collaboration partnership and similar distribution footprint across the same retail chains.

Broad incumbents

• Georgetown Brewing: Established Seattle craft brewery with strong WA grocery and on-premise presence; comparable on wholesale channel strategy and craft-beer consumer positioning.
• Stone Brewing: National craft beer brand with broad grocery distribution and on-premise presence; useful benchmark for the wholesale scale and brand-building trajectory that successful craft breweries can reach beyond their home market.
• Fremont Brewing: Larger Seattle-based craft brewery with broad WA retail distribution and a taproom; represents a scaled regional incumbent whose distribution playbook is the natural expansion benchmark for San Juan Island Brewing.
• Pike Brewing Company: Long-standing Seattle craft brewery combining brewery, restaurant, and retail merchandising; directly comparable hybrid brewpub-plus-wholesale business model.
• Diamond Knot Brewing: Mukilteo-based craft brewery with a taproom and broad regional retail distribution; relevant peer on production scale and packaged beer growth ambitions.

Regional players

• Skagit River Brewing: Mt. Vernon-based craft brewery and restaurant in the same Skagit/NW Washington corridor as San Juan Island Brewing's retail footprint; comparable small-scale brewpub-plus-distribution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sanjuanbrew

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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