Talisman Brewing Company

What Talisman Brewing Company does

Talisman Brewing Company is a privately held, small-batch craft brewery founded in 2014 and headquartered at 1258 Gibson Ave, Ogden, Utah. Co-founded and operated by Dusty Williams (Head Brewer) and Joann Williams, the brewery produces hand-crafted artisan ales and lagers using traditional brewing methods and high-quality ingredients. Its product portfolio spans seven flagship beers — Comin In Hop (Session IPA, 55 IBU), Spindrift (Hazy IPA), El Norte (Mexican-style Lager), Kreation (German Hefeweizen), Udder Chaos (Chocolate Milk Stout, available on Nitro), Killer Grove (Blood Orange Honey Wheat), and Uplifted (Export Scottish Ale, 80 Schilling) — alongside a rotating slate of limited specialty releases including Pilsners, Kolsch-style seasonal ales, an American Light Lager, a Triple IPA (Hazards, 11.3% ABV), an Imperial Stout (Gingerbread Stout, 9-10% ABV), the GABF-recognized Funky Sour Series, and the Veterans tribute Patriot IPA.

The company operates an exclusively direct-to-consumer business model with no wholesale or distribution network referenced. Its single 18-handle taproom (5.0% ABV only) sells pints, flights, and pitchers on-site and is dog-friendly and outside-food-friendly. Adjacent to the taproom, a bottle shop retails canned and bottled beer, and the brewery offers to-go fills in 64oz growlers, 32oz grumblers, and 25.5oz crowlers. A merchandise store sells branded swag. Marketing is conducted through a website, an email 'Brewsletters,' social media, brewery tours, and a recurring calendar of live music, trivia, and special events — the latter accessible via integrations with Google Calendar, iCalendar, and Microsoft Outlook.

Talisman serves a single end-customer segment: local craft beer enthusiasts and visitors in the Ogden, Utah market who value variety across multiple beer styles and a cozy, community-oriented taproom experience. The company has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no partnerships or alliances on file. Its primary third-party validation is a Great American Beer Festival award for the Funky Sour Series, with the Comin In Hop and Uplifted recipes also self-described as award-winning. The operating scope is restricted to Utah, USA, with no global footprint claim.

Name

Talisman Brewing Company

Legal name

Talisman Brewing Co.

Website

https://talismanbrewingco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Talisman Brewing Company is a privately held small-batch craft brewery in Ogden, Utah, founded in 2014 by Dusty and Joann Williams. It produces traditional hand-crafted ales and lagers sold exclusively direct-to-consumer through an 18-handle taproom, bottle shop, and to-go growlers/crowlers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Artisan ales and lagers
• Taproom beer sales
• Small batch brewery
• Brewery merchandise

Headquarters

HQ city

Ogden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. On-site taproom sales: Direct sales of draft beer in the taproom including pints, flights, and pitchers. The 18-handle taproom offers a cozy environment for on-premises consumption.
2. Bottle shop and to-go sales: Sales of canned and bottled beer from the bottle shop, plus fill-ups of growlers, grumblers, and crowlers of draft beer (5.0% ABV only) for off-premises consumption.
3. Merchandise sales: Sale of brewery swag and merchandise from the bottle shop location.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Talisman Brewing Company is a small-batch craft brewery that produces and sells hand-crafted artisan ales and lagers, including flagship and limited specialty beers. Products are sold directly to consumers through an 18-handle taproom, a bottle shop offering canned and bottled beer, to-go growler/grumbler/crowler fills, a merchandise store, and brewery tours — all from a single location in Ogden, Utah.

Product overview

Talisman Brewing Company is a small batch craft brewery offering hand-crafted artisan Ales and Lagers from its Ogden, Utah taproom. The brewery produces a portfolio of flagship beers (Session IPA, Hazy IPA, Mexican Lager, Hefeweizen, Chocolate Milk Stout, Honey Wheat, Scottish Ale) and rotating limited specialty releases (Pilsner, Lavender Honey Wheat, Veterans IPA, Light Lager, Kölsch, Sour Series, Imperial Stout, Triple IPA). Products are available for on-premise consumption at the 18-handle taproom and to-go in various formats (bottles, cans, growlers, grumblers, crowlers). Additional services include a bottle shop/retail store, merchandise store, and brewery tours.

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Products and services

• Comin In Hop Award-winning session IPA brewed with wheat base, featuring triple dry hopping for big citrus, pine, and tropical fruit aroma and flavor. 55 IBU.
• Spindrift Hazy India Pale Ale double dry hopped with Simcoe and Mosaic hops, featuring huge tropical fruit, citrus, and berry aromatics with juicy flavors.
• El Norte Mexican Style Lager brewed with traditional malts and flaked corn, offering bright, crisp, and refreshing taste with cereal notes and citrus-forward hops.
• The Kreation Traditional German Hefeweizen driven by yeast esters providing subtle banana and clove hints, with wheat cracker and slight citrus acidity on finish.
• Udder Chaos Chocolate Milk Stout with generous amounts of real cacao nibs, featuring smooth, sweet notes of chocolate, coffee, and cream. Available on Nitro.
• Killer Grove American Wheat Ale brewed with honey wheat malt and real blood orange puree, balancing honey sweetness with tart blood orange zest.
• Uplifted Award-winning Export Scottish Style Ale (80 Schilling), malt forward with toasted bread, subtle toffee, and faint smokiness. Lighter bodied than Scotch Ale.
• Berry Salty Raspberry Gose Contemporary Gose (sour ale) brewed with fresh raspberries and salt, with harmoniously fresh raspberry flavor, mild salinity and a thirst-quenching effervescent finish.
• Kingslayer Czech-style Pilsner with malty backbone, clean and refreshing finish with slight dry and mild lingering bitterness.
• Hot Girl Summer Honey Wheat Ale brewed with fresh locally sourced lavender from Ogden Valley, balancing honey malt sweetness with fresh lavender notes.
• The Patriot IPA American IPA brewed in honor of Veterans using a proprietary hop blend from YCH hop farms, featuring malt backbone with assertive hop flavors and bitterness.
• American Light Lager Traditional Light Lager designed for crushability, light, clean, and refreshing gateway beer for non-craft drinkers.
• Witches Brew German Kolsch brewed with fall spices, orange zest, and cranberries. Limited release available around Halloween. ABV 5-6.5%.
• Funky Sour Series Various sour beer styles inoculated with Brettanomyces strains and/or Lactobacillus/Pediococcus. Released randomly throughout the year. Won GABF award.
• Gingerbread Stout Imperial Stout brewed with ginger, fall spices, and vanilla. Limited release starting in December each year. ABV 9-10%.
• Hazards Triple IPA inspired by Hazards Canyon surf spot, featuring big tropical, citrus aroma and flavor. ABV 11.3%, IBU 120.
• The Dagda India Pale Ale named after the Celtic god, balancing malty sweetness with hop flavor and aroma. ABV 6.5%, IBU 65.
• Iron Age Full-bodied Oatmeal Stout with roasted flavors, coffee and chocolate notes, ending with silky finish. ABV 6%, IBU 35.
• Bel's Fury Irish Red Ale named after Celtic Sun God Bel, featuring slightly sweet well-balanced malt with caramel and toasted notes. ABV 6.2%.
• Taproom 18-handle on-premises taproom offering pints, flights, and pitchers of craft beer, plus to-go growler, grumbler, and crowler fills. Dog-friendly, food-friendly venue at the Ogden, Utah location.
• Bottle Shop / Beer Store Retail bottle shop at the Ogden location, stocked with canned and bottled beers for to-go purchases, plus crowler, grumbler, and growler fills of draft beers (5.0% ABV only).
• Brewery Tours Guided tours of the brewery allowing visitors to see the brewing process and sample products.
• Merchandise Store Sale of brewery branded swag and merchandise from the in-house bottle shop location.

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Technology focussed No

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Customer concentration

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Investors

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