What Burley Oak Llc does

Burley Oak Brewing Company (operating as Burley Oak LLC) is a privately held craft brewery founded in 2009 by Bryan Brushmiller in Berlin, Maryland. The company produces a rotating portfolio of craft beers across IPAs, double IPAs, fruited sours (the J.R.E.A.M. Series), lagers, and stouts, alongside an in-house distilled vodka line and ready-to-drink canned craft cocktails. Its flagship differentiators include The Brackish oyster stout (brewed with local Fallen Pine Oyster Farm oysters and rated Top 10 globally by Untapped) and creative fruited sours inspired by Berliner Weisse style.

The business operates a single 10016 Old Ocean City Blvd. location that combines a 22-tap taproom, an outdoor beer garden with live music stage, and The Cellar, a speakeasy-style cocktail bar serving house-distilled vodka and full bar offerings. Revenue is generated primarily through on-site consumption (draft beer, cocktails), supplemented by to-go sales (32oz crowlers, 64oz growlers, cans, bottled spirits, canned cocktails), ticketed events and concerts ($5-$35 per ticket), merchandise via burleyapparel.com, and wholesale distribution to the tri-state region (MD, DE, PA) with occasional releases to other states and countries.

The customer base is consumer-facing and broadly distributed across craft beer enthusiasts, local Berlin/Ocean City residents, tourists visiting the Eastern Shore, live music fans, and cocktail/wine enthusiasts. Go-to-market relies on event-driven demand (concerts, Sourfest, pairing events), complemented by organic social (Instagram, Facebook), email, and community partnerships. Pricing is unit-based with a 4% credit card service charge; the company operates a family-friendly (until 9pm) and pet-friendly atmosphere that anchors its community positioning.

Name

Burley Oak Llc

Legal name

Burley Oak Brewing Company

Website

https://burleyoak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burley Oak Brewing Company is a private craft brewery founded in 2009 in Berlin, Maryland, producing craft beer, in-house vodka, and canned cocktails, and operating a taproom, cocktail bar, and event space serving local residents, tourists, and tri-state wholesale accounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Distilleries (31214), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA), Spirits/Cocktail Bars Operated by Producers (THAFALAJ), Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Alcoholic Beverage Production (Canned Cocktails, Hard Seltzer) (AFAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Canned craft cocktails
• Small batch distillery
• Taproom venue
• Live music events

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. On-site Taproom Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling 22+ beers on tap including IPAs, Double IPAs, fruited sours, stouts, and lagers for on-premise consumption in laid-back taproom setting.
2. Cocktail Bar (The Cellar): Specialty cocktails and classic drinks using in-house Burley Oak vodka and full bar. Cocktails priced $10-15, wines $10-34, espresso martinis $13-15.
3. To-Go Beer and Spirits: All tap beers available to go in 32oz crowlers or 64oz growlers. Select beers in cans. Bottled spirits and premixed canned cocktails available for takeout.
4. Event Tickets and Concert Series: Revenue from ticketed concerts and events ranging from $5-35 per ticket. Summer of Dead Concert Series available as bundle ($85). National acts and local musicians perform regularly.
5. Merchandise: Apparel and gear sold through burleyapparel.com including hats, shirts, accessories. Brand merchandise extends customer relationship beyond beverage purchases.
6. Wholesale Distribution: Sells beer regularly to tri-state area (MD, DE, PA) and occasionally to other states and countries throughout the year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Burley Oak Brewing Company brews and sells craft beer (fruited sours, hazy IPAs, stouts, lagers), in-house distilled vodkas, and ready-to-drink canned craft cocktails. It operates a taproom with 22+ rotating draft beers and The Cellar cocktail bar at its Berlin, Maryland headquarters, supported by a year-round live music and events program and wholesale distribution across the MD/DE/PA tri-state area.

Product overview

Burley Oak Brewing Company operates as a craft brewery with multiple product lines and service venues. The core products include: the J.R.E.A.M. Fruited Sours series featuring creative lactose sour ales with fruit and dessert flavors; a full IPA lineup ranging from flagship Lost IPA to triple dry-hopped double IPAs (100 series); core staple beers including lagers, stouts, and specialty ales; in-house distilled vodkas in flavored and unflavored varieties; and ready-to-drink canned craft cocktails. The company operates two primary venues: the Taproom with 22 rotating beers on draft, and The Cellar Cocktail Bar offering handcrafted cocktails with house-distilled spirits. Additionally, Burley Oak hosts a robust events program featuring live music concerts, seasonal festivals, and themed tasting events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• J.R.E.A.M. Fruited Sours Series

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 10 Oyster Stout globally (Untapped)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fallen Pine Oyster FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for The Brackish oyster stout, rated Top 10 in the world by Untapped. Fallen Pine provides local oysters from the Eastern Shore that lend subtle minerality and silky smooth body to the beer. They participate in annual release parties at Burley Oak with raw oysters on site.
• Dark Seas DivisionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Dark Seas Division on The Brackish oyster stout and Sea Heathen pilsner finished with lime. Partnership creates unique co-branded beers unavailable elsewhere.
• Freestyle HopsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Zealand hop breeding company partnered on The Haka lager. Brewed with Pecharine hops from Freestyle's hop breeding program, lending very floral aroma and notes of street fruit and lime zest.
• Dolle's CandyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChocolate pairing events featuring hand-selected chocolates from Dolle's Candy in Ocean City. Burley Oak beer flights or martinis are paired with decadent chocolates for curated tasting experiences.
• Viking Tree Trading Co.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal Berlin, MD partner with cross-promotional relationship. Logo appears on Burley Oak website footer indicating collaborative/local business partnership.
• Loakal Branch BrewingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal Berlin, MD brewery partner. Logo featured on Burley Oak website footer indicating collaborative relationship among local craft beverage makers.
• Coastal CateringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary food truck partner providing food service at taproom events and private rentals. Regular presence at events including live music nights and holiday celebrations.
• BadfishminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts sip-and-shop pop-up events. Badfish merchandise brand appears at Burley Oak for special shopping experiences.
• Flamingo Road Cookie CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCookie decorating classes taught by Flamingo Road Cookie Company at The Cellar for special events like Easter cookie decorating.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heavy Seas Beer: Maryland-based craft brewery headquartered in Baltimore with a taproom, distribution across the Mid-Atlantic, and a comparable portfolio of IPAs, stouts, and seasonal releases. Most directly comparable in-state peer for Burley Oak given overlapping taproom-plus-distribution business model.
• Cape May Brewing Company: Cape May, NJ craft brewery with a taproom, restaurant, events programming, and regional distribution. Comparable in that it combines a coastal tourist draw with craft beer production, a similar events-plus-beverage business model, and a comparable size category.
• Evolution Craft Brewing: Salisbury, MD-based craft brewery on Maryland's Eastern Shore with a taproom and regional distribution. Comparable in scale and Mid-Atlantic positioning, serving a similar customer demographic and competing for shelf and tap space in the same tri-state footprint.
• Assateague Brewing Company: Berlin/Ocean City, MD area craft brewery directly competing for the same local and tourist customer base as Burley Oak. Highly relevant local peer given shared geography, similar craft beer focus, and overlapping tourist traffic.
• Tall Tales Brewing Company: Berlin, MD craft brewery operating in the same town as Burley Oak, directly competing for local foot traffic and the same tourist segment. Closest possible geographic and product peer.
• Dogfish Head Brewing: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware craft brewery (now part of Boston Beer) with a coastal tourism-driven taproom, wide distribution, and a similarly experimental, high-ABV product style. Strong comparable due to shared Delaware/Maryland beach geography and craft brewery + destination experience model.
• Dewey Beer Co. Dewey Beach, Delaware craft brewery serving the same beach-tourist customer base that Burley Oak explicitly targets (customers cite travel between Dewey Beach and Outer Banks). Comparable coastal craft beer + destination taproom model.

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. National craft brewery with broad distribution, multiple taprooms, and a portfolio spanning IPAs, stouts, and sours. Comparable as a benchmark for where Burley Oak's category-defining IPAs and sours sit in the broader craft landscape.
• Stone Brewing Co. Large established craft brewery with multiple taproom venues, broad distribution, and an experimental product program. Comparable in that its IPAs and limited-release offerings compete for the same craft enthusiast dollars as Burley Oak's specialty releases.
• Flying Dog Brewery: Frederick, MD craft brewery with broader regional and national distribution and a larger, more established brand. Overlaps with Burley Oak in IPAs and stouts but operates at a much larger scale across more markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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