Little Toad Creek Brewery

What Little Toad Creek Brewery does

Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery is a privately held craft beverage producer and taproom operator headquartered in Silver City, New Mexico, with a second taproom in Las Cruces. Founded in 2012 by Dave and Teresa as a remote inn and tavern near Lake Roberts, the company relocated to Silver City in 2013 and subsequently restored a 1940s warehouse into a production facility housing a 15 BBL brewhouse and 300 gallon still, enabling in-house brewing and distilling. The business operates a vertically integrated model combining on-premise hospitality with packaged retail distribution.

The company's product portfolio spans three core lines: house-brewed craft beer (including offerings like Hop-a-long Pale Ale made with wild-harvested Neomexicana hops), the Mixed-Up Cocktails ready-to-drink canned cocktail line (Classic 10% ABV and Smash 6% ABV) produced through a joint venture, and the Five Ducks Agave Spirits sub-brand featuring 100% Jalisco Blue Agave Silver and Reposado expressions. Ancillary offerings include a pub food menu and a $50/year Mug Club subscription providing perpetual happy hour pricing.

Go-to-market is predominantly direct-to-consumer through the two owned taprooms, supplemented by an online store for Mixed-Up Cocktails and merchandise, plus select regional retail distribution throughout New Mexico. The company also sources guest spirits, wines, and coffee from a network of New Mexico beverage suppliers (Dry Point Distillers, Santa Fe Spirits, Rolling Still, St. Clair Winery, Noisy Water Winery, Picacho Coffee Roasters, among others) to round out its taproom beverage menu. Marketing emphasizes community engagement through live music, trivia, karaoke, festival participation, and social media presence.

Name

Little Toad Creek Brewery

Legal name

Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery

Website

https://littletoadcreek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery is a New Mexico craft brewery and distillery operating two taprooms in Silver City and Las Cruces, producing house-brewed beer, Five Ducks agave spirits, and Mixed-Up Cocktails canned RTD cocktails for local consumers and regional retail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewery & Distillery

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Distilleries (312140), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & National Breweries (THAFALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distilleries (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAG), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF), Liquor Stores (Off-Premise Spirits Retail) (CRANABAA)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Distilled spirits production
• Canned craft cocktails
• Taproom hospitality
• Pub food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Silver City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Sales: On-site sales of craft beer, cocktails, spirits, and food at two locations in Silver City and Las Cruces, NM. Revenue from dine-in service, draft beer, and made-to-order cocktails.
2. Packaged Beverages: Sale of canned Mixed-Up Cocktails (Classic 10% ABV and Smash 6% ABV lines) and Five Ducks spirits (Silver Agave and Reposado) through taprooms, online store, and retail locations.
3. Food Service: Revenue from full pub food menu including appetizers, salads, pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, and desserts at both taproom locations.
4. Mug Club Membership: Annual membership program ($50/year) providing members with perpetual happy hour pricing and a commemorative 20oz mason jar.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery produces and sells craft beer, distilled agave spirits (Five Ducks Agave Spirits), and ready-to-drink canned craft cocktails (Mixed-Up Cocktails) through two company-owned taprooms in Silver City and Las Cruces, New Mexico, alongside a packaged retail and online channel. The company also operates a full pub food menu at both taproom locations and offers a Mug Club annual membership program.

Product overview

Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery is a Southern New Mexico craft brewery and distillery with taprooms in Silver City and Las Cruces. The company operates as a unified hospitality business offering house-brewed craft beers, distilled spirits under the Five Ducks brand, and the Mixed-Up Cocktails ready-to-drink canned cocktail line. Food service and Mug Club membership are supplementary offerings. Originally founded in 2012 as an inn and tavern near Lake Roberts, the company relocated and expanded to its current Silver City location in 2013 and opened a second Las Cruces taproom in 2018.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mixed-Up Cocktails: Craft premium cocktails in a can made with quality booze, real fruit juice, and agave nectar. All-natural, gluten-free, vegan. Available at taprooms, in stores, and online.
• Five Ducks Agave Spirits

Products and services

• Craft Beer House-brewed craft beers crafted at the downtown Silver City brewery on a 15 BBL brewhouse, available on tap at both taproom locations. Includes styles such as pale ales, porters, lagers, and blondes. Notable is the Hop-a-long Pale Ale using wild-harvested Neomexicana hops from the Gila River with rye in the grain bill.
• Mixed-Up Cocktails Ready-to-drink canned craft cocktails made with quality spirits, real fruit juice, and agave nectar. Available in Classic (10% ABV) and Smash (6% ABV) lines, all-natural with no additives, gluten-free, and vegan. Sold at taprooms, online, and in retail stores.
• Five Ducks Agave Spirits House-distilled agave spirits including Five Ducks Silver Agave Spirit made from 100% Jalisco Blue Agave and Five Ducks Reposado aged six months in in-house-charged white oak barrels. Craft distilled in small batches in southwest New Mexico using a 300 gallon still.
• Mug Club Membership Annual membership program at $50/year offering permanent happy hour pricing on drinks at the taprooms plus a commemorative 20oz Little Toad mason jar to keep at year end. Drives loyalty and word-of-mouth referrals.
• Pub Food Menu Food menu featuring appetizers ($8–$14), salads ($9.50–$14.75), pizzas ($10–$18, with gluten-free cauliflower crust), sandwiches ($11.50–$18.25), burgers, and desserts served at both taproom locations in Silver City and Las Cruces.

Segments2 records

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

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mixed-Up Cocktail Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture producing the Mixed-Up Cocktails brand - craft premium cocktails in a can. Available at Little Toad Creek taprooms, online, and in stores. Focuses on all-natural ingredients with no additives.
• Rolling Still Vodkas (Taos)minorOthersSupplier of specialty vodkas including Lavender Vodka and Green Chile Vodka featured at Little Toad Creek taprooms.
• Santa Fe SpiritsminorOthersSupplier of Wheeler's Gin and Santa Fe Mesquite Whiskey served at Little Toad Creek locations.
• Dry Point DistillersminorOthersSupplier of Six-Shooter Rye (officially licensed by NMSU), Mezcal, Dry Spell Bourbon, and Aztec Spirits Bourbon.
• Red River DistilleryminorOthersSupplier of Sotol and Jacks and Sixes Spiced Rum.
• Teller VodkasminorOthersSupplier of Blueberry Lavender Vodka and Green Chile Vodka.
• Picacho Coffee RoastersminorOthersLocal coffee roaster supplying freshly roasted coffee for espresso drinks and other coffee beverages at the taprooms.
• St. Clair (Deming, NM)minorOthersLocal winery from Deming, NM supplying wines including Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Cabernet, Merlot, Mimbres Red, and sparkling options.
• Noisy Water Winery (Ruidoso, NM)minorOthersWinery from Ruidoso, NM supplying wines including Moscato, Tightey Whitey, and Demigod Cabernet.
• Luna Rossa (Deming, NM)minorOthersWinery from Deming, NM supplying wines including Pinot Grigio, Dry Reisling, and Nini.
• As Above, So BelowminorOthersSupplier of Absinthe served at Little Toad Creek taprooms.
• Elephant RanchminorOthersSupplier of La Brujita 100% Maguay sotol.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Marble Brewery: Established Albuquerque craft brewery with taproom and statewide distribution of packaged craft beers. Comparable as NM craft brewer with both on-premise and retail channels.
• Noisy Water Winery: Ruidoso, NM-based New Mexico winery with multiple tasting rooms. Direct comparable as a small New Mexico alcoholic beverage producer with a multi-location on-premise/tasting room model and retail distribution.
• Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. Albuquerque-based craft brewery emphasizing local ingredients and a taproom-forward model. Highly comparable on craft-brewery scale, NM geography, and local-terroir positioning.
• Sierra Blanca Brewing Company: Southern New Mexico (Ruidoso-area) craft brewery with packaged distribution and taproom. Direct comparable as another Southern NM craft brewery targeting similar regional customer base.
• Tractor Brewing Company: Albuquerque-based NM craft brewery with multiple taprooms and a packaged product line. Closely comparable in business model: small-to-mid scale NM brewery combining taproom experience with packaged beer sales.
• Red River Distillery: Taos-based New Mexico craft distillery producing sotol, spiced rum, and other spirits; listed as a Little Toad Creek supplier. Comparable as a small NM craft distillery with overlapping product portfolio.
• Santa Fe Brewing Company: One of New Mexico's largest and oldest craft breweries, operating taprooms and distributing statewide. Most direct regional comparable: NM craft brewery with multi-location taproom model and packaged beer distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Cutwater Spirits: One of the largest US craft RTD canned cocktail producers (now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev). Comparable as the scaled category leader whose trajectory defines the opportunity set for Little Toad Creek's Mixed-Up Cocktails line.

Direct peers

• Santa Fe Spirits: New Mexico craft distillery producing artisanal spirits. Listed as a supplier to Little Toad Creek's taprooms; directly comparable as a small NM craft distillery with branded retail spirits.
• Dry Point Distillers: Las Cruces-area NM distillery producing bourbon, rye, and mezcal. Direct peer: another small NM craft distillery that is simultaneously a beverage supplier to Little Toad Creek, making it a neighbor-competitor in both wholesale and on-premise channels.

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

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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