Map Brewing Company, Llc

What Map Brewing Company, Llc does

Map Brewing Company, LLC is an independent craft brewery and taproom founded on October 25, 2015, and headquartered at 510 Manley Rd., Bozeman, Montana. The company brews an award-winning lineup of craft beers on premises — including IPAs, lagers, sours, stouts, porters, and seasonals — and sells them via its taproom, patio, and newly expanded outdoor beer garden, open seven days a week from 11:30 AM to 8 PM, with patio operations typically running May 1 to October 1. Underlying service capability is anchored by a deep Cicerone bench, including one of the world's 28 Master Cicerones based in Bozeman and the only Level 3 Advanced Cicerone in Montana, supporting both product quality and an educational "Beer School" blog.

The business operates a multi-stream revenue model: on-premise taproom beer and food sales (with a locally sourced menu and a new summer menu), self-distributed keg sales (half-barrel and sixth-barrel with $100 keg deposits) and canned beer to on-premise and off-premise retail accounts across Gallatin, Madison, and Park Counties in Montana, branded merchandise through an online storefront, and community programming including weekly live music and recurring nonprofit pint nights (e.g., with the Bozeman Art Museum). Distribution is exclusively self-managed and capped at three Montana counties, and Montana state law limits taproom beer service to 48 oz (3 pints) per person per day, structurally constraining on-premise beer throughput.

Customer segments span local Bozeman residents and visitors to the taproom, on-premise accounts (bars and restaurants), and off-premise retail (grocery and convenience stores) across the three-county Montana footprint. The company is privately held as a Montana LLC with no disclosed institutional investment or outside ownership, and its scale is small (1–10 employees), bootstrapped, and oriented toward sustainable local-market operation rather than rapid expansion.

Name

Map Brewing Company, Llc

Legal name

Map Brewing Company, LLC

Website

https://mapbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Map Brewing Company is a Bozeman, Montana craft brewery founded in 2015 that brews and serves award-winning beers at its taproom, self-distributes kegs and cans to local accounts across three Montana counties, and pairs the offering with a locally sourced food menu, merchandise, and community events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (312120), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Craft Beer Retail & Bottle Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAC), Packaging & Production Breweries (Limited/No On-site Service) (THAFALAB)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Brewery taproom service
• Craft beer distribution
• Craft beer keg sales
• Local food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Bozeman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taproom Beer Sales: On-premise beer sales at the taproom. Montana state law limits service to 48oz (3 pints) per person per day. Only MAP beers brewed on premises can be served.
2. Food Service: Full menu served on patio and indoor dining. Expanded outdoor space with new beer garden and outdoor bar during summer months.
3. Keg Distribution: Self-distributing brewery selling half barrel (15.5 gallons) and sixth barrel (5.13 gallons) kegs to establishments. Requires 24hr notice for orders. $100 deposit per keg, $50 deposit per pump.
4. Can/Package Sales: Selling canned beer to retail establishments in Gallatin, Madison, and Park Counties. Contact for sales: [email protected].
5. Merchandise: Online shop selling branded merchandise including apparel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Map Brewing Company is a craft brewery and taproom in Bozeman, Montana that brews and serves award-winning craft beer across multiple styles, complemented by a locally sourced food menu. The company also self-distributes kegs and cans to bars, restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores across three Montana counties, and sells branded merchandise online.

Product overview

MAP Brewing Company is a craft brewery and taproom in Bozeman, Montana, founded in 2015. The company operates a unified offering centered on brewing and serving award-winning craft beers at its taproom, with distribution of canned and kegged beer to local establishments. Supporting offerings include a locally-sourced food menu, branded merchandise, and community events featuring live music and nonprofit partnerships. The company is a self-distributing brewery serving Gallatin, Madison, and Park Counties in Montana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft Beers (On Tap) Award-winning craft beers brewed on premises in styles including IPAs, lagers, sours, stouts, porters, and specialty seasonals, sold by the pint, flight, or growler at the Bozeman taproom and distributed to local establishments.
• Keg Sales Self-distributed half-barrel (15.5 gallons / 124 pints) and sixth-barrel (5.13 gallons / 41 pints) kegs of MAP beer sold to restaurants, bars, convenience stores, and grocery stores across Gallatin, Madison, and Park Counties in Montana. Requires 24-hour order notice; $100 keg deposit and $50 pump deposit apply.
• Canned Beer Canned MAP craft beer packaged for retail sale at grocery stores and convenience stores in Gallatin, Madison, and Park Counties in Montana.
• Food Menu Locally sourced food menu served in the MAP taproom and on the outdoor patio, including summer offerings such as burgers, sandwiches, and fried chicken; full menu available on the patio during summer season.
• Taproom & Patio Brewery taproom with mountain views at 510 Manley Rd., Bozeman, MT, open 7 days a week from 11:30 AM to 8 PM, offering indoor seating plus a seasonal outdoor patio (typically May 1 - Oct 1) and a new beer garden with outdoor bar.
• MAP Branded Merchandise Branded MAP Brewing apparel and accessories sold through the company's online merchandise shop.
• The Lozar English Porter Limited-edition English porter brewed entirely with ingredients sourced within Montana.

Quantifiable outcome

• Limited-edition Montana-sourced beer releases (e.g., 'The Lozar' English porter for 406 Day)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bozeman Art MuseumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026MAP Brewing Co. partners with Bozeman Art Museum for community pint nights. MAP donates $0.50 of every pint sold during pint nights (4:00-8:00pm) to support the museum. The partnership includes table tents with BAM information at the taproom.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• New Belgium Brewing: Nationally distributed craft brewery known for tying brewery identity to local community and sustainability. Comparable to Map insofar as both build brand around a regional/lifestyle identity rather than just product, though at vastly different scale.
• Deschutes Brewery: Large Oregon craft brewery with brewery-taproom hybrid model, self-distribution, and broad draft/can business. Useful comparable for brewpub-plus-self-distribution economics at a more mature scale than Map.
• Kettle House Brewing Company: Missoula-based Montana craft brewery with taprooms and self-distribution footprint much wider than Map's. Same brewery-taproom hybrid model but at significantly larger scale.
• Big Sky Brewing Company: Larger, established Montana craft brewery (Missoula-based) with statewide distribution. Overlaps with Map's packaged and on-premise channels but operates at much greater scale and broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Lewis & Clark Brewing Company: Helena, MT craft brewery with taproom and regional distribution. Comparable model (brewery + taproom + local wholesale) but operating in a separate Montana market rather than directly competing with Map in Bozeman.

Direct peers

• Outlier Brewing: Bozeman craft brewery and taproom. Same geography, similar size band, and overlapping on-premise and packaged beer channels as Map.
• Bridger Brewing: Bozeman-based craft brewery with a taproom and self-distribution across Gallatin Valley. Competes head-to-head for local draft/can accounts and visit-in traffic against Map.
• Madison River Brewing Company: Craft brewery based in Belgrade, MT (Madison County), one of the three counties Map self-distributes into. Direct overlap on taproom and wholesale channels.
• Blackfoot River Brewing: Montana craft brewery and taproom; comparable scale, brewery-taproom hybrid model, and regional wholesale reach to the same on/off-premise customers as Map.
• Bozeman Brewing Company: Craft brewery and taproom operating in Bozeman, MT, overlapping directly with Map's downtown/regional taproom plus local wholesale customer base and similar Southwest Montana distribution footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MapBrewing
• Instagraminstagram.com/mapbrewing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/map-brewing-co

Compliance4 records

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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