Spyglass Brewing Company

What Spyglass Brewing Company does

Spyglass Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in 2018 in Nashua, New Hampshire, operating a ~300-seat taproom with 32 taps and a full food menu. The company serves both on-premise consumers at the taproom and wholesale accounts across New Hampshire and Massachusetts, with roughly 20+ NH draft accounts, 30+ MA draft accounts, and 15+ MA can shop placements. Beyond core beer, the product surface includes hard seltzers, food-to-go, and private event programming.

The business generates revenue through four streams: on-premise taproom pours and food ($3-$9.50 per beer, $6-$20 per food item), packaged retail sales ($3-$5.50 per can), kegs sold to both wholesale accounts and direct-to-consumer personal keg orders ($120-$150 per keg), and private event bookings. Specialty offerings include hazy New England IPAs and recurring Detroit-style pizza programming, supplemented by collaboration brews with regional peers Proclamation, Epigram, and Lost Shoe.

The company is privately held and founder-owned, with four co-founders drawn from tech and engineering backgrounds and an operating team of approximately eight employees. There is no disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or AI/automation capability. Pricing is small-ticket and consumer-facing, with no enterprise or recurring contract customers visible in the input.

Name

Spyglass Brewing Company

Legal name

Spyglass Brewing Company

Website

https://spyglassbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spyglass Brewing Company is a founder-owned craft brewery in Nashua, NH, operating a 32-tap, ~300-seat taproom with a full food menu and distributing to ~50+ draft accounts and 15+ can shops across New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (312120), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Hazy ipa production
• Taproom restaurant
• Craft beer distribution
• Private event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Beer Sales: On-site draft beer sales from 32 taps featuring a variety of styles including IPAs, Lagers, Sours, and Hard Seltzers. Also serves wine and Sangria Spritzers for non-beer drinkers.
2. Food Service: Full kitchen offering appetizers, salads, sandwiches, smash burgers, tacos, Detroit-style pan pizzas (Tuesdays only), and weekly W.T.F lunch specials (Wednesday-Friday).
3. Packaged Beer (Cans): Individual cans sold from the Can Shop for off-premises consumption. Wide variety of IPAs, Lagers, Stouts, Sours, and Seltzers available.
4. Personal Kegs: 5.1 gallon kegs sold for personal use, available in various beer styles including IPAs and Lagers. $50 refundable deposit on kegs.
5. Non-Alcoholic Options: GO Brewing Non-Alcoholic beers (Hazy Tropical IPA and Sunbeam Pilsner), plus soft drinks and juices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spyglass Brewing Company brews craft beer on premise on its production floor in Nashua, NH, specializing in Hazy New England IPAs alongside crispy Lagers, Pilsners, Ales, Sours, and gluten-free Hard Seltzers. The company operates a 300-seat taproom with 32 taps, a full scratch kitchen, and three configurable private event spaces. Distribution is conducted through draft accounts across New Hampshire and Massachusetts, a network of NH can shops, and direct personal keg sales.

Product overview

Spyglass Brewing Company is a craft brewery offering a diverse portfolio of in-house brewed beers and hard seltzers. The core offerings include on-tap beers (32 taps) featuring their specialty Hazy New England IPAs, along with lagers, pilsners, sours, stouts, and gluten-free hard seltzers. Products are sold through multiple channels: draft service at the taproom, individual cans to-go, and personal 5.1-gallon kegs. Distribution extends to retail can shops and on-tap accounts across New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The company also operates a full-service kitchen (excluding Mondays and pizza-only Tuesdays) and offers private event space rental in three configurable areas (Full Mezzanine, Half Mezzanine, and Cellar) accommodating groups of 50-120 people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft Beer (On Tap)
• Gluten-Free Hard Seltzers

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Proclamation Ale CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Optical Delusions, an 8.3% Double IPA hopped with Citra and Rakau hops. Sold on tap and in cans.
• Epigram Brew Co.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Cross Border Haze, an 8% hazy DIPA hopped with Citra, Citra Cryo, Zumo, and Freestyle Nelson cold pressed hop juice.
• Lost Shoe BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Light Lode, a 4.6% traditional Belgian style Grisette with spelt and Triticale.
• Beveridge Taproom & SoaperyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWolfeboro, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• Biederman's Deli & PubminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlymouth, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• Flatbread CompanyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPortsmouth, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• Hop + GrindminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDurham, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• The Hop KnotminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManchester, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft at 1000 Elm Street.
• Kinsley House of PizzaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNashua, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• Lab 'n LagerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKeene, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• Moxy RestaurantminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDowntown Portsmouth, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• The Railpenny TavernminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEpping, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• Smokehaus BarbecueminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDublin, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• The Tuckaway Tavern and ButcheryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRaymond, NH establishment featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• The Thirsty Moose TaphouseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-location NH establishment with locations in Dover, Manchester, Merrimack, and Portsmouth featuring Spyglass beer on draft.
• Massachusetts Draft PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 30 Massachusetts establishments featuring Spyglass beer on draft including Great American Beer Hall, The Hidden Pig, Depot St. Tavern, Maggie's Farm, Public Kitchen (Wakefield), Redbones Barbecue, Otto, Area Four, Brewers Tap & Table, and others.
• New Hampshire Can Shop PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 15 retail locations across NH selling Spyglass canned beer including Flying Butcher (Amherst), Capitol Beverages (Concord), Greg and Jane's (Epping), The Beer Store (Nashua/Salem), The City (Portsmouth/Plaistow/Seabrook), and others.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aeronaut Brewing Company: Massachusetts craft brewery with a large taproom and a strong events/community programming culture. Highly comparable to Spyglass in combining a destination taproom with a community-event-driven DTC model.
• Stoneface Brewing Company: New Hampshire craft brewery with a taproom and wholesale distribution in NH and MA. Closely comparable to Spyglass in geographic footprint, scale, and craft-brewery-taproom operating model.
• Great North Aleworks: New Hampshire craft brewery operating a taproom with distribution across NH and northern New England. Similar mid-sized craft brewery with taproom anchor and wholesale draft and can distribution.
• Lithermans Limited Brewery: New Hampshire-based craft brewery with a community-focused taproom. Comparable in scale, regional footprint, and emphasis on community events as a traffic driver.
• Bissell Brothers Brewing: Portland, Maine-based craft brewery specializing in Hazy IPAs with a flagship taproom and regional distribution. Directly comparable to Spyglass as a New England IPA-focused, founder-led craft brewery with taproom and wholesale distribution.
• Proclamation Ale Company: Rhode Island craft brewery specializing in IPAs and DIPAs with a taproom and regional distribution. Active collaboration partner with Spyglass and directly comparable in style focus and mid-sized craft brewery scale.
• Deciduous Brewing Company: New Hampshire craft brewery with a taproom and packaged distribution. Comparable in both product mix (IPAs, lagers, pilsners) and regional distribution strategy to Spyglass.

Broad incumbents

• Trillium Brewing Company: Larger New England craft brewery with multiple taprooms and Hazy IPA expertise. Comparable category overlap (Hazy NE IPAs) but operates at materially larger scale and brand recognition than Spyglass.
• Tree House Brewing Company: Massachusetts craft brewery widely regarded as a Hazy NE IPA originator with destination taprooms. Operates in the same product category and geography as Spyglass but at significantly larger scale and cult-brand status.

Emerging players

• GO Brewing: Non-alcoholic craft brewery partner that supplies NA beer to Spyglass's taproom. Comparable in craft-brewing roots but positioned in the NA category, which is a growing adjacency to Spyglass's core offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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