Big Alice Brewing Company Llc

What Big Alice Brewing Company Llc does

Big Alice Brewing Company LLC is a craft brewery founded in January 2013 by Kyle Hurst and Scott Berger, originally in Long Island City, Queens, New York. The company began on a 10-gallon pilot system and operated taprooms in LIC and Brooklyn before relocating in May 2021 to a 15-barrel production brewery and taproom in Geneva, New York, in the Finger Lakes region. It operates 16 draught lines and holds a New York State Farm Brewery license, anchoring its positioning around locally sourced ingredients and the regional tourism economy. A notable technical asset is the proprietary Big aLICe Astoria Yeast, a house strain derived from Saccharomyces boulardii used across the beer portfolio.

The business runs a direct-to-consumer model exclusively, with revenue generated through on-premise taproom sales, to-go packaged beer (cans), merchandise, and private event rentals. There is no disclosed wholesale or distributor channel, and the brewery remains privately held by its two co-founders with no external funding rounds. The product portfolio spans IPAs, lagers, sours, stouts, and seasonal/specialty farmhouse ales, with continuous specialty and collaboration releases. The company is a member of the Seneca Lake Order of Breweries (SLOBS) and has formal partnerships with regional food trucks and spirits producers for cross-promotion.

The brewery has built brand credibility through industry recognition, including a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival (2020) and Best of Show at the New York State Craft Beer Competition (2020). Operations include a recurring community programming calendar (Live Music Fridays, Trivia Wednesdays, seasonal Oktoberfest celebrations) and a private event rental offering that monetizes the taproom as a multi-use venue. The company's footprint is concentrated at a single Finger Lakes location, with growth since the 2021 relocation driven by capacity utilization, event programming, and specialty product expansion rather than new sites or distribution build-out.

Name

Big Alice Brewing Company Llc

Legal name

Big Alice Brewing Company LLC

Website

https://bigalicebrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Big Alice Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in 2013 by Kyle Hurst and Scott Berger, operating a 15-barrel production facility and taproom in Geneva, New York's Finger Lakes region with a proprietary house yeast strain and direct-to-consumer sales model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (312120), 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 & Craft Brewing (AFAFAAAA), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF), Beer, Brewery & Craft Beverage Tastings (THAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Craft brewery
• Taproom operations
• Farm brewery production
• Craft beer manufacturing
• Private event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

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 Draft Beer Sales: Direct-to-consumer draft beer sales through 16 draught lines featuring full catalog of sours, stouts, IPAs, ales and lagers. On-site consumption with relaxed outdoor environment, firepits, and lawn games.
2. To-Go Beer Sales: Packaged beer sales for off-premise consumption, allowing customers to take beer home or on Finger Lakes adventures.
3. Food Sales: Pizza sales (cheese or pepperoni) and local cheese pairings for taproom customers. Optional add-ons for group tastings.
4. Private Event Rentals: Revenue from private event bookings including wedding welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, birthdays, anniversaries, company gatherings, fundraisers. Event spaces include The Tent (large outdoor weather-proof setting with string lighting) and The Hop Trellis (working hop trellis for photos and small ceremonies).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Big aLICe Brewing operates a New York State Farm Brewery with a 15-barrel brewing system and taproom in Geneva, NY (Finger Lakes), featuring 16 draught lines of house-crafted beers including sours, stouts, IPAs, ales, and lagers brewed with at least 60% NY-grown ingredients. The brewery also offers to-go packaged beer, on-site pizza and local cheese pairings, group tastings and tours, and private event rentals in dedicated spaces including The Tent and The Hop Trellis.

Product overview

Big aLICe Brewing is a craft brewery with a unified taproom and events business. The core offering centers on the Finger Lakes taproom and production brewery (15-barrel system) featuring 16 draught lines of house-crafted beers including sours, stouts, IPAs, ales, and lagers. Their proprietary Big aLICe Astoria Yeast, harvested from a Queens fig tree and banked with Omega Yeast Labs, forms the backbone of their farmhouse beer program. Named beers like Ravenswood (Belgian Strong Ale), Sweet Potato Farmhouse, Rule of Honor (Barrel-Aged Sour), and Oktoberfest represent their product portfolio. The business also offers event hosting through dedicated outdoor spaces (The Tent, The Hop Trellis) and on-site pizza service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ravenswood

Quantifiable outcome

• Best of Show at NYS Governor's Excelsior Craft Beer Cup 2020 (The Many Lives of Our Lives)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Taste of Soul Food TruckminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 May 2026Food truck partner for special events. Featured during 5-Year Anniversary celebration serving food at the taproom event.
• Black Button DistillingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 May 2026Featured spirits partner for Kentucky Derby Party event. Provided mint juleps featuring their spirits for the anniversary celebration.
• Omega Yeast LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationLaboratory partnership for yeast strain identification and banking. Omega Yeast Labs identified the Big aLICe Astoria Yeast strain (Saccharomyces boulardii) and banks the proprietary strain for exclusive use by the brewery.
• Seneca Lake Wine TrailminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-promotional partnership with the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, a major wine tourism destination in the Finger Lakes. Recommended to visitors as a companion destination for their regional tours.
• Seneca Lake Order of Breweries (SLOBS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Seneca Lake Order of Breweries (SLOBS), a collaborative organization of breweries in the region working together to promote Finger Lakes craft beer tourism.
• NY State Hop-Growers and MaltsterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with New York State hop-growers and maltsters as part of NY State Farm Brewery license requirements. At least 60% of hops and 60% of other ingredients must come from within NY State.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• War Horse Brewing Company: Craft brewery and taproom also based in Geneva, NY in the Finger Lakes. Directly comparable in scale, location, and DTC taproom-led model, and a head-to-head competitor for the same local and tourist customer base.
• Climbing Bines Hop Farm and Brewery: Penn Yan, NY farm brewery combining on-site hop farming with a craft brewery and taproom. Highly comparable operating model to Big aLICe: estate-grown ingredients, taproom-centric DTC sales, and Finger Lakes location.
• Other Half Brewing Company: Brooklyn-origin NY craft brewery known for hop-forward, award-winning beers and taproom experiences. Comparable as a NY craft brand with strong IPAs, stouts, and sours and taproom-centric DTC model, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader distribution.
• Hopshire Farm and Brewery: Dryden, NY farm brewery with on-site hop yard, brewery, and taproom. Directly analogous to Big aLICe's NY State Farm Brewery positioning, with comparable ingredient sourcing constraints and taproom-led revenue model.
• Ithaca Beer Company: Long-established Finger Lakes craft brewery with taproom and broader distribution. Comparable NY craft identity, Finger Lakes catchment, and farm-adjacent ingredient sourcing, though operating at a larger scale than Big aLICe.
• Captain Lawrence Brewing Company: Elmsford, NY craft brewery with taproom and regional distribution. Comparable as a New York craft brewery competing for similar Northeast craft consumers, with a similar mix of flagship and barrel-aged specialty releases.
• Two Roads Brewing Company: Connecticut craft brewery with a flagship taproom and diversified production. Comparable in combining a strong taproom/experience venue with broader craft distribution and a similar award-driven specialty portfolio.
• Keuka Brewing Company: Brewery and taproom in Hammondsport, NY on Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes. Comparable in size and DTC taproom model, serving overlapping tourist traffic on the Finger Lakes beverage trail.

Broad incumbents

• Brewery Ommegang: Cooperstown, NY Belgian-style craft brewery and a flagship of the NY craft segment. Comparable as a NY-based award-winning craft producer with taproom experience, but at substantially larger scale and broader national distribution.
• Brooklyn Brewery: Iconic Brooklyn-based craft brewery with national and international reach. Comparable through shared NYC origins and a portfolio overlap (sours, IPAs, lagers), but operates at vastly larger scale and as a broad craft incumbent rather than a single-site farm brewery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Bigalicebrewingflx
• Instagraminstagram.com/bigalicebrewingflx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-alice-brewing

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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