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Breakside Brewery & Taproom

  • Milwaukie, OR
  • 5 Year Medal Streak

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
12
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2022
Categories Medaled
9
3 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
58K

The midpoint of the Brewery of the Year size bracket it competed in (15,000 to 100,000 barrels): 57,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 57,500 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; 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
$51.8M

57,500 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $51,750,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 57,500 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $4.1M at 8% (E)
Medals by YearBreakside Brewery & Taproom, 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000001003
Silver000011101
Bronze000000022

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 Breakside Brewery & Taproom in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled6
2025Medaled2
2024Medaled1
2023Medaled2
2022Medaled1
2021No Medal0
2020Results Not LoadedNot FoundNot Found
2019Partial Year0
2018Partial Year0
Medals by Style Family
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Medals by Style Family
Style FamilyMedals
IPA3
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty2
Pale Ale2
Pilsner2
Lager1
Smoke and Wood1
Wheat1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
American India Pale Ale3
International Pale Ale2
Belgian Witbier1
Hoppy Lager1
International Pilsener1
Other Strong Beer1
Specialty Berliner Weisse1
West Coast Pilsener1
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Milwaukie12

Hops in These Medal Beers

Each variety links to its page, with the farms that grow it.

Hops in the medal beers of Breakside Brewery & Taproom.
Amarillo1
Cascade1
Chinook1
Citra1
Columbus1
Falconer's Flight1
Galaxy1
Hersbrucker1
Lorien1
Rakau1
Riwaka1
Simcoe1

Hop Farms Reached Through These Hops

A farm the brewery named is a direct statement in a beer profile. A farm that grows one of these hops is published as growing it, and it does not mean the beer used hops from that farm.

Brewery Named This Farm

No beer profile of this brewery names a farm.

Grown by

Hop farms published as growing a hop that Breakside Brewery & Taproom uses.
Hops
B&D FarmsCascade
CLS FarmsCitra
Coleman AgricultureCascade, Citra, Simcoe
Goschie FarmsCascade
Perrault FarmsSimcoe

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 Breakside Brewery & Taproom in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026GoldBreakside Summer Classic6%Not FoundWest Coast Pilsener9732.3MilwaukieFull Profile
2026GoldBreakside Hello My Alien6.5%Not FoundInternational Pale Ale5317.7MilwaukieFull Profile
2026GoldBreakside IPA6.8%62American India Pale Ale16555.0MilwaukieFull Profile
2026SilverBreakside Lunch Break ISA4.7%31International Pale Ale5317.7MilwaukieFull Profile
2026BronzeBreakside The Sublime5.2%18International Pilsener7926.3MilwaukieFull Profile
2026BronzeBreakside WanderjackNot FoundNot FoundHoppy Lager5719.0MilwaukieFull Profile
2025BronzeBreakside La Maison du Bang!14.6%22Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout8929.7MilwaukieNot Found
2025BronzeBreakside IPA6.8%62American India Pale Ale16655.3MilwaukieNot Found
2024SilverBreakside White5.2%11Belgian Witbier5719.0MilwaukieNot Found
2023GoldBreakside LIFENot FoundNot FoundOther Strong Beer3311.0MilwaukieNot Found
2023SilverBreakside IPA6.8%62American India Pale Ale20668.7MilwaukieNot Found
2022SilverBreakside Passionfruit Sour AleNot FoundNot FoundSpecialty Berliner Weisse6822.7MilwaukieNot Found

2026 Medal Beers

Gold in International Pale Ale

Breakside Hello My Alien

Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR

Category
International Pale Ale
Entries
53
ABV
6.5%
IBU
Not Found
Style
West Coast IPA
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Tasting Notes

tangerine, stonefruit, diesel

Source: breakside.com

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Gold in American India Pale Ale

Breakside IPA

Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR

Category
American India Pale Ale
Entries
165
ABV
6.8%
IBU
62
Style
India Pale Ale
Malts
2-row malt, Caramel 20 malt, Caramel 40 malt, Munich malt
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Tasting Notes

This light copper beer has huge citrus and tropical fruit aromas, with hints of perfume and pine. Flavors like apricot, guava, and orange hit the tongue…

Source: breakside.com

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Gold in West Coast Pilsener

Breakside Summer Classic

Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR

Category
West Coast Pilsener
Entries
97
ABV
6%
IBU
Not Found
Style
West Coast-Style Pilsener
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Not Found

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Silver in International Pale Ale

Breakside Lunch Break ISA

Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR

Category
International Pale Ale
Entries
53
ABV
4.7%
IBU
31
Style
ISA: India Session Ale / Session IPA
Malts
Light Crystal malt, Munich malt, Two Row malt
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Tasting Notes

full of juicy, classic hop flavor with just enough malt backbone to keep things in balance ... the aroma a heady mix of orange marmalade, grapefruit, and resin…

Source: breakside.com

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Bronze in International Pilsener

Breakside The Sublime

Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR

Category
International Pilsener
Entries
79
ABV
5.2%
IBU
18
Style
Bavarian-style Helles lager
Malts
German Pilsner malt
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Tasting Notes

FLAVOR PROFILE: sweet herbs, soft, baguette

Source: breakside.com

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Bronze in Hoppy Lager

Breakside Wanderjack

Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR

Category
Hoppy Lager
Entries
57
ABV
Not Found
IBU
Not Found
Style
Hoppy Lager
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Not Found

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Profile

Type
Not Found
Headquarters
Milwaukie, OR
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
breakside.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Links
InstagramChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Locations
1 location in the results. Address: Not Found.
Known for
IPA, Fruit, Spice, and Specialty, Pilsner

Current Beers

Not Found

Ownership and Investors

Not Found

Breweries without ownership research are not counted as independent.

Distribution

Not Found

Estimated Scale

No brewery type was found, so these estimates use an assumed generic type.

Barrels per Year
57,500

The midpoint of the Brewery of the Year size bracket it competed in (15,000 to 100,000 barrels): 57,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 57,500 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(Brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E), Medium Confidence)
Equivalent
1,782,500 gallons, or 792,222 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 5,704,000 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 40% packaged) and 8,556,000 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$51.8M

57,500 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $51,750,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 57,500 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $36.2M to $69.9M, E)
Gross Margin
50%

Annual revenue ($51,750,000) times a 50% gross margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $25,875,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 57,500 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $25.9M, E)
EBITDA
$4.1M at 8%

Annual revenue ($51,750,000) times a 8% EBITDA margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $4,140,000. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 57,500 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; 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%, $2.6M to $5.7M, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$900

Annual revenue ($51,750,000) divided by 57,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 57,500 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; 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
$51.8M

Annual revenue ($51,750,000) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 57,500 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; 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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