25 Awesome Craft Beer Startups That Will Take 2021 By Storm

December 27, 2020

This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best Craft Beer startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the Craft Beer industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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1. Dokkaebier

The idea behind this startup: Asian inspired craft beer brand

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage

Founders: Youngwon Lee

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2. Future/Proof

The idea behind this startup: Future/Proof develops beverage brands for millennial customers.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Brand Marketing, Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Personal Branding, Sales

Founders: Aimy Steadman, Brad Schultz, Justin Fenchel

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3. Shotgun Seltzer

The idea behind this startup: Shotgun Seltzer delivers a craft quality and crisp taste that’s completely unique classic cocktails.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage

Founders: Unknown

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4. MOON-X

The idea behind this startup: Moon-X is a beer manufacturing company.

Headquarters: Kami-meguro, Tokyo, Japan

Industries: Craft Beer, Manufacturing

Founders: Unknown

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5. Esoteric Brewing

The idea behind this startup: Esoteric Brewing will be taproom experience of sophistication & enlightenment.

Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer

Founders: Unknown

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6. Outbound Brewing

The idea behind this startup: Outbound Brewing offers high-quality CBD infused nonalcoholic beverages.

Headquarters: San Diego, California, United States

Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits

Founders: Unknown

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7. Cerveza Mascleta

The idea behind this startup: Cerveza Mascleta is handcrafted beer, only with natural and 100% organic products.

Headquarters: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage

Founders: Jose Antonio Diaz

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8. BRU BRANDS

The idea behind this startup: BRU BRANDS is an influencer backed beer brand that produces a new kind of alcohol that targets Gen Z.

Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Industries: Brewing, Consumer Goods, Craft Beer

Founders: Connor Blakley

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9. Sellar

The idea behind this startup: Sellar is the new trade ordering experience for breweries selling beer directly to trade customers.

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer, Hospitality, Marketplace, Online Portals, Supply Chain Management, Trading Platform, Web Apps

Founders: James Powell, Julian Bourne, Matt Pritchard

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10. BrewLogix

The idea behind this startup: IOT, Revolutionary Insights for Kegged Inventory,

Headquarters: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Software

Founders: Unknown

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11. BrewStubs

The idea behind this startup: BrewStubsâ„¢ enables craft breweries and event organizers to attract, engage, and build ongoing relationships with beer lovers.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Craft Beer, Events, Food and Beverage, Internet, Software, Ticketing

Founders: Unknown

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12. Kadak

The idea behind this startup: Indian Craft Beer from Mumbai

Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Industries: Craft Beer

Founders: Ishan Grover

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13. Kegstand

The idea behind this startup: Lightweight Beer Kegs

Headquarters: Boulder, Colorado, United States

Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Logistics, Transportation

Founders: Ashton Wagner, Daniel Strangfeld, Eli Dzurino, Jimmie Hinkle

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14. Little Rick

The idea behind this startup: Drinks Manufacturer using cannabinoids rather than Alcohol.

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing

Founders: Norman Kremer

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15. biermi

The idea behind this startup: biermi is the first Direct-To-Consumer multi-maker marketplace for the craft beverage industry.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Craft Beer

Founders: Bailey O’Leary, Brendan O’Leary, Brian O’Connor

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16. Alternative Medicine Brewing

The idea behind this startup: Alternative Medicine Brewing specializes in the science and art of combining malted barley, hops, water, and yeast.

Headquarters: Mount Vernon, New York, United States

Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer, Medical

Founders: Unknown

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17. OrderSimply

The idea behind this startup: Online B2B Sales and Marketing Platform for Craft Beverage Industry

Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Industries: Craft Beer, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Marketing, Sales

Founders: Thomas Robson

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18. PRÃœF creative

The idea behind this startup: PRÃœF are digital designers and strategists who custom-build websites for restaurant and craft beverage entrepreneurs.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Brand Marketing, Craft Beer, Distillery, Food and Beverage, Graphic Design, Marketing, Restaurants, Web Design, Wine And Spirits, Winery

Founders: Thomas Finley

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19. GastroPark

The idea behind this startup: GastroPark provides an experiential dining concept that features a food truck park, bar, yard game area, and event venue.

Headquarters: West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Industries: Craft Beer, Events, Food and Beverage, Food Trucks

Founders: Unknown

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20. Beer Crush

The idea behind this startup: Florian launched beercrush.be in October 2020 after running the www.brusselsbeerbox.come-commerce for 3 years.

Headquarters: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium

Industries: Craft Beer, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage

Founders: Unknown

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21. Beer Broadcast

The idea behind this startup: All-in-one online platform built for breweries. Beer releases, event tickets, menus, reservations, reviews and so much more!

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Craft Beer

Founders: Colin Keany, John Crepezzi

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22. Beer Asia

The idea behind this startup: Our ambition is to be the leading brand & digital strategy consulting firm for Asia’s beer industry.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Brewing, Consulting, Craft Beer, E-Commerce, Information Services

Founders: Oliver Woods

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23. Na Brews Corp

The idea behind this startup: Non-Alcoholic Beverage Company

Headquarters: Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Wine And Spirits

Founders: Ezra Bleau

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24. Unrefined Brewing

The idea behind this startup: Unrefined Brewing develops and brews beer with the finest available ingredients.

Headquarters: Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States

Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer, Food and Beverage

Founders: Tommy Scott, Gordon Scott (Head Brewer), Allen King, Tony Pautaurous, Ed St John

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25. Brouwerij Loon

The idea behind this startup: Brouwerij Loon is an e-commerce shop for the beer.

Headquarters: Loon, Drenthe, The Netherlands

Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer, E-Commerce

Founders: Unknown

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