Bowigens Beer Company

What Bowigens Beer Company does

Bowigens Beer Company is an American craft brewery founded in 2015 by Bobby Bowen and Kevin Wigen, both longtime friends who transitioned from the east coast music scene into brewing. The company operates from Casselberry, Florida, where it runs its original 3-barrel pilot brewhouse and a roughly 60-seat taproom. A second production facility in Longwood, opened in late 2019, houses a 2-vessel Alpha Brewing brewhouse producing 7 to 30 barrel batches; combined capacity across both sites is over 2,000 barrels annually. A canning line added in 2020 enabled packaged distribution, and a second taproom was opened in fall 2021 inside the 6,000 sq ft Marketplace at Avalon Park in Orlando.

The product portfolio is broad and award-laden, spanning German-style Pilsners (407 Pils), milk and oatmeal stouts (7 Layer Stout), West Coast and hazy IPAs (1967 IPA, Hope Without the E), amber ales (Avalon Park Amber), wheat ales (Daydream Tangerine), barrel-aged stouts and barleywines (Theogenes, BBA GCC, Zombie Breakfast), sours (Sirius Black Currant), Scotch ales (Wee Do What Wee Want), and a non-alcoholic hop seltzer (Havoc Hop Water). The company has accumulated dozens of medals across the Great American Beer Festival, US Beer Open, Best of Florida Beer Championships, Best Florida Beer, and Best Craft Beer Awards.

Bowigens generates revenue through three primary streams: direct draft and package sales at its two taprooms (Casselberry and Avalon Park), wholesale distribution of packaged beer across Florida through a beer finder network of retailers, and packaged can sales for off-premise consumption. Pricing is pay-as-you-go at taprooms, with takeaway 6-packs and 4-packs (e.g., $10 / $18 promotional pricing). Distribution is single-state and regional, and the company is privately held by its two founders. The company is currently funding a taproom and kitchen expansion through a small debt offering on Honeycomb Credit.

Name

Bowigens Beer Company

Legal name

Bowigens Beer Company

Website

https://bowigens.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bowigens Beer Company is a privately held Florida craft brewery, founded in 2015 by Bobby Bowen and Kevin Wigen, operating two taprooms (Casselberry, Avalon Park) and a production facility in Longwood with over 2,000 barrels of annual capacity, selling award-winning draft and canned beer directly to consumers and across Florida retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Casselberry

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Sales: Direct beer sales to consumers at taproom locations. Casselberry taproom offers 21+ craft beers and seltzers. Avalon Park taproom features over 20 beers on tap.
2. Package Sales (Cans): Canned beer products sold for off-premise consumption. Longwood facility added canning line in 2020 enabling take-anywhere can format distribution.
3. Wholesale Distribution: Distribution of packaged beer to retailers throughout the state of Florida via beer finder network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bowigens Beer Company is a Florida craft brewery that brews, packages, and sells a portfolio of award-winning craft beers across multiple styles (IPAs, stouts, pilsners, ambers, sours, barleywines, and Scotch ales) plus a non-alcoholic hop water seltzer. Products are sold direct to consumers through two Florida taprooms (Casselberry and Avalon Park) and distributed in cans to retailers across the state of Florida.

Product overview

Bowigens Beer Company is a Florida craft brewery offering a portfolio of award-winning beers across core, seasonal, and specialty categories. The core beer lineup includes 407 Pils (German-style Pilsner), 7 Layer Stout (Milk Stout), 1967 IPA, Avalon Park Amber, Daydream Tangerine (Wheat Ale), and Hope Without the E (Hazy IPA). Specialty and seasonal offerings include barrel-aged stouts, barleywines, Scotch ales, pumpkin ales, and sours. The company also produces Havoc Hop Water, a non-alcoholic hop water seltzer. All products are brewed at the company's facilities in Casselberry (pilot system) and Longwood (main production), with distribution throughout Florida and availability at their taprooms in Casselberry and Avalon Park.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 407 Pils

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• HopsteinerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHop supplier collaboration for running trials on hop profiles. Bowigens is testing new hop varieties and profiles in collaboration with Hopsteiner and other partners.
• River Bend MaltminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalt supplier collaboration for brewing trials. Working with River Bend Malt as part of hop profile trials collaboration.
• White Labs YeastminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYeast supplier collaboration for brewing trials. Partnering with White Labs Yeast as part of new beer development trials.
• Crafted CultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal brewing collaborator on hop profile trials. Partnership with Crafted Culture for running trials on hop profiles.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Coppertail Brewing Co. Coppertail is a Florida craft brewery with statewide distribution and taproom experiences, directly comparable in business model and channel mix to Bowigens.
• Crooked Can Brewing Company: Crooked Can is a Central Florida craft brewery with a taproom and similar scale, competing for the same Orlando-area craft enthusiast consumer and Florida shelf space as Bowigens.
• Deviance Wicks Brewing: Deviance Wicks is a Central Florida craft brewery with a taproom and similar scale, operating in the same regional craft beer market as Bowigens.
• Persimmon Hollow Brewing Co. Persimmon Hollow is a Florida craft brewery with a taproom-driven model and similar product portfolio, competing for the same craft enthusiast and Florida distribution channel.
• Ten 10 Brewing Company: Ten 10 is a Central Florida craft brewery and taproom comparable in scale and model to Bowigens, targeting the same Orlando-area craft beer consumers.
• 3 Daughters Brewing: 3 Daughters is a Florida craft brewery with a taproom and statewide distribution footprint that overlaps with Bowigens, competing on Florida retail shelves and on-premise accounts.
• Sideward Brewing Co. Sideward is an Orlando-area craft brewery with a taproom model, similar product mix, and overlapping customer base with Bowigens in Central Florida.
• Orlando Brewing: Orlando Brewing is a local craft brewery and taproom in the same Central Florida market, offering a comparable direct-to-consumer experience and competing for the same regional craft beer drinker.

Broad incumbents

• Funky Buddha Brewery: Funky Buddha is a well-established Florida craft brewery (acquired by Constellation Brands) operating at a much larger scale and broader distribution footprint across Florida, comparable in category but materially larger than Bowigens.
• Cigar City Brewing: Cigar City is a larger, established Florida craft brewery (now under AB InBev's Craft Brew Alliance) that competes on the same Florida retail shelves and on-premise accounts but at significantly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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