Bronze in Coffee Beer
Cuppa Joe
Kulshan Brewing Co., Bellingham, WA
- Category
- Coffee Beer
- Entries
- 40
- ABV
- 4.2%
- IBU
- Not Found
- Style
- Coffee Brown Ale
- Malts
- Not Found
- Yeast
- Not Found
- Adjuncts
- Coffee
Hops
Not Found
Not Found
Kulshan Brewing Co.
- Microbrewery
- Bellingham, Washington
Table view
| Name | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Medal History
Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.
| Beer Profile | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bronze | Cuppa Joe | 4.2% | Not Found | Coffee Beer | 40 | 13.3 | Bellingham | Full Profile |
| 2024 | Bronze | Gose | Not Found | Not Found | German Sour Ale | 37 | 12.3 | K2 | Not Found |
| 2023 | Gold | Cuppa Joe Coffee Brown Ale | Not Found | Not Found | Coffee Beer | 69 | 23.0 | Bellingham | Not Found |
| 2023 | Silver | Kulshan Hefeweizen | Not Found | Not Found | South German Hefeweizen | 158 | 52.7 | K2 | Not Found |
| 2022 | Gold | Gose | Not Found | Not Found | German Sour Ale | 33 | 11.0 | Trackside | Not Found |
| 2022 | Gold | Transporter | 5.1% | 18 | Brown Porter | 56 | 18.7 | Bellingham | Not Found |
| 2021 | Silver | Gose | Not Found | Not Found | German Sour Ale | 47 | 15.7 | K2 | Not Found |
| 2021 | Bronze | Helles | 5% | 15 | Munich Helles | 203 | 67.7 | Bellingham | Not Found |
2026 Medal Beers
Profile
- Type
- Microbrewery
- Headquarters
- Bellingham, Washington
- Founded
- Not Found
- Employees
- Not Found
- Kitchen
- Not Found
- Website
- kulshanbrewing.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
- Links
- InstagramChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
- Locations
- Known for
- Sour and Wild, Fruit, Spice, and Specialty, Lager
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
- 2,500 (Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (microbrewery): 2,500 barrels. Estimated total: 2,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 2,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Equivalent
- 77,500 gallons, or 34,444 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 341,000 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 55% packaged) and 279,000 pints on draft.
- Revenue (ARR)
- $2.3M (range $1.6M to $3M, E)
2,500 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (microbrewery), gives $2,250,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 2,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Gross Margin
- 50% (gross profit $1.1M, E)
Annual revenue ($2,250,000) times a 50% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (microbrewery), gives $1,125,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 2,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- EBITDA
- $180K at 8% (range 5% to 11%, $113K to $248K, E)
Annual revenue ($2,250,000) times a 8% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (microbrewery), gives $180,000. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 2,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Revenue per Barrel
- $900 (cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Annual revenue ($2,250,000) divided by 2,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 2,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Revenue per Location
- $2.3M for its one location, E
Annual revenue ($2,250,000) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 2,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Microbrewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.