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Bear Chase Brewing Co.

  • In Planning
  • Bluemont, Virginia

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
5
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2021
Categories Medaled
4
0 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
1.5K

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (in Planning): 1,500 barrels. Estimated total: 1,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: In Planning; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

Estimate (E)
Estimated ARR
$1.4M

1,500 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (in Planning), gives $1,350,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: In Planning; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $108K at 8% (E)
Medals by YearBear Chase Brewing Co., 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000101000
Silver000000100
Bronze000001100

Ten Year Trend

Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.

Medals and status of Bear Chase Brewing Co. in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026No Medal0
2025No Medal0
2024Medaled2
2023Medaled2
2022No Medal0
2021Medaled1
2020Results Not LoadedNot FoundNot Found
2019Partial Year0
2018Partial Year0
Medals by Style Family
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Medals by Style Family
Style FamilyMedals
Stout and Porter3
German Ale1
Lager1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
Oatmeal Stout2
German Koelsch1
German Maerzen1
Strong Porter1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Bluemont5

Medal History

Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.

Every Great American Beer Festival medal of Bear Chase Brewing Co. in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2024SilverButtons the Bear6%8Oatmeal Stout5618.7BluemontNot Found
2024BronzeBaltic PorterNot FoundNot FoundStrong Porter4314.3BluemontNot Found
2023GoldKodiak KolschNot FoundNot FoundGerman Koelsch19565.0BluemontNot Found
2023BronzeButtons the Bear6%8Oatmeal Stout4816.0BluemontNot Found
2021GoldOktoberfestNot FoundNot FoundGerman Maerzen8026.7BluemontNot Found

Profile

Type
In Planning
Headquarters
Bluemont, Virginia
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
bearchasebrew.comSource: official site found by web search; home page names the brewery and city
Links
Not Found
Locations
  • Bear Chase Brewing Company: Bluemont, Virginia, 20135 Map
Known for
Stout and Porter, Lager, German Ale

Current Beers

Not Found

Ownership and Investors

Not Found

Breweries without ownership research are not counted as independent.

Distribution

Not Found

Estimated Scale

Barrels per Year
1,500

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (in Planning): 1,500 barrels. Estimated total: 1,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: In Planning; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
Equivalent
46,500 gallons, or 20,667 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 148,800 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 40% packaged) and 223,200 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$1.4M

1,500 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (in Planning), gives $1,350,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: In Planning; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $945K to $1.8M, E)
Gross Margin
50%

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) times a 50% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (in Planning), gives $675,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: In Planning; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $675K, E)
EBITDA
$108K at 8%

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) times a 8% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (in Planning), gives $108,000. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: In Planning; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 5% to 11%, $68K to $149K, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$900

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) divided by 1,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: In Planning; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Revenue per Location
$1.4M

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: In Planning; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

for its one location, E

How These Estimates Are Made

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