Left Hand Brewing Co.
- Regional Brewery
- Longmont, Colorado
- Founded 1993
- Employee Owned
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| Name | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gold | Breakfast in Brussels | Not Found | Not Found | Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine | 60 | 20.0 | Longmont | Not Found |
| 2024 | Bronze | Oktoberfest | 6.6% | 24 | German Maerzen | 195 | 65.0 | Longmont | Not Found |
| 2023 | Gold | Sawtooth Ale | 5.3% | 27 | English Mild or Bitter | 66 | 22.0 | Longmont | Not Found |
| 2022 | Silver | Milk Stout | 6% | 25 | Oatmeal Stout | 66 | 22.0 | Longmont | Not Found |
| 2022 | Bronze | St. Vrain | 9.3% | Not Found | Belgian Strong Specialty Ale | 76 | 25.3 | Longmont | Not Found |
Profile
- Type
- Regional Brewery
- Headquarters
- Longmont, Colorado
- Founded
- 1993
- Employees
- Not Found
- Kitchen
- Not Found
- Website
- www.lefthandbrewing.comSource: Open Brewery DB
- Links
- Not Found
- Locations
- Left Hand Brewing Company: 1265 Boston Ave, Longmont, Colorado, 80501-5809 Map
- Known for
- Fruit, Spice, and Specialty, Stout and Porter, British and Irish
Current Beers
Not Found
Ownership and Investors
- Ownership
- Employee Owned
- Investors
- Employee stock ownership plan
- Stake
- ESOP, 2015
- Independent (Brewers Association Definition)
- Yes
- Status
- active
- Source
- ESOP announced 2015Curated from public announcements; not checked against a primary source.
Distribution
Not Found
Estimated Scale
- Barrels per Year
- 57,501 (Brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E), Medium Confidence)
The midpoint of the Brewery of the Year size bracket it competed in (15,001 to 100,000 barrels): 57,501 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Equivalent
- 1,782,531 gallons, or 792,236 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 11,408,198 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 80% packaged) and 2,852,050 pints on draft.
- Revenue (ARR)
- $34.6M (range $24.2M to $46.7M, E)
57,501 barrels times $602 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $34,615,602 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Gross Margin
- 42% (gross profit $14.5M, E)
Annual revenue ($34,615,602) times a 42% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $14,538,553 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- EBITDA
- $2.1M at 6% (range 5% to 11%, $1.7M to $3.8M, E)
Annual revenue ($34,615,602) times a 6% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $2,076,936. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Revenue per Barrel
- $602 (cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Annual revenue ($34,615,602) divided by 57,501 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Revenue per Location
- $34.6M for its one location, E
Annual revenue ($34,615,602) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.