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Great Basin Brewing Co.

  • Microbrewery
  • Reno, Nevada
  • 3 Year Medal Streak

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
3
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2024
Categories Medaled
3
2 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
3.1K

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (microbrewery): 2,500 barrels. Each location after the first adds 600 barrels, and this brewery has 1 more. Estimated total: 3,100 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 3,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

Estimate (E)
Estimated ARR
$2.8M

3,100 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (microbrewery), gives $2,790,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 3,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $223K at 8% (E)
Medals by YearGreat Basin Brewing Co., 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000000010
Silver000000101
Bronze000000000

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 Great Basin Brewing Co. in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled1
2025Medaled1
2024Medaled1
2023No Medal0
2022No Medal0
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
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty2
Sour and Wild1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
American Sour Ale1
Herb and Spice Beer1
Specialty Berliner Weisse1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Sparks2
Reno1

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 Great Basin Brewing Co. in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026SilverMystic Voyage5.5%15American Sour Ale11137.0SparksFull Profile
2025GoldRed Nose Holiday WassailNot FoundNot FoundHerb and Spice Beer5919.7SparksNot Found
2024SilverRazzle fo' ShazzleNot FoundNot FoundSpecialty Berliner Weisse5418.0RenoNot Found

2026 Medal Beers

Silver in American Sour Ale

Mystic Voyage

Great Basin Brewing Co., Sparks, NV

Category
American Sour Ale
Entries
111
ABV
5.5%
IBU
15
Style
Blueberry + Lemon Sour Ale
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Blueberry, Lactose, Lemon

Hops

Not Found

Tasting Notes

We also add a touch of milk sugar to give it a complex fruitiness that dances on the palate, with a tart finish.

Source: ediblerenotahoe.com

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Profile

Type
Microbrewery
Headquarters
Reno, Nevada
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
www.greatbasinbrewingco.comSource: Open Brewery DB
Links
Not Found
Locations
  • Great Basin Brewing Co - Production Facility: 1155 S Rock Blvd Ste 490, Reno, Nevada, 89502-7174 Map
Known for
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty, Sour and Wild

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
3,100

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (microbrewery): 2,500 barrels. Each location after the first adds 600 barrels, and this brewery has 1 more. Estimated total: 3,100 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 3,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 2; 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
96,100 gallons, or 42,711 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 422,840 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 55% packaged) and 345,960 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$2.8M

3,100 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (microbrewery), gives $2,790,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 3,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $2M to $3.8M, E)
Gross Margin
50%

Annual revenue ($2,790,000) times a 50% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (microbrewery), gives $1,395,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 3,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $1.4M, E)
EBITDA
$223K at 8%

Annual revenue ($2,790,000) times a 8% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (microbrewery), gives $223,200. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 3,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 5% to 11%, $140K to $307K, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$900

Annual revenue ($2,790,000) divided by 3,100 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 3,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 2; 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 ($2,790,000) divided by the number of locations (2). Inputs: Barrels: 3,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

across 2 locations, E

How These Estimates Are Made

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