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Masthead Brewing Co.

  • Cleveland, OH

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
4
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 an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found: 1,500 barrels. Estimated total: 1,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (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
$1.4M

1,500 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, 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: 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 $108K at 8% (E)
Medals by YearMasthead Brewing Co., 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000000002
Silver000100000
Bronze000000100

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 Masthead Brewing Co. in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled2
2025No Medal0
2024Medaled1
2023No Medal0
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
Lager2
IPA1
Strong and Barrel-Aged1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
American Lager1
Rice Lager1
Strong Red Ale1
West Coast IPA1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Cleveland4

Hops in These Medal Beers

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

Hops in the medal beers of Masthead Brewing Co..
Callista1
Hallertau Blanc1

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

No farm is published as growing a hop this brewery uses.

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 Masthead Brewing Co. in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026GoldShower Beer5.1%Not FoundAmerican Lager9431.3ClevelandFull Profile
2026GoldOni Giri4.5%Not FoundRice Lager11036.7ClevelandFull Profile
2024BronzeIPA for AliensNot FoundNot FoundWest Coast IPA29297.3ClevelandNot Found
2021SilverMidwest Red IPA6.3%60Strong Red Ale5016.7ClevelandNot Found

2026 Medal Beers

Gold in Rice Lager

Oni Giri

Masthead Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH

Category
Rice Lager
Entries
110
ABV
4.5%
IBU
Not Found
Style
Lager, Japanese Rice
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Flaked rice

Hops

Not Found

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Gold in American Lager

Shower Beer

Masthead Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH

Category
American Lager
Entries
94
ABV
5.1%
IBU
Not Found
Style
Canadian Style Lager
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Tasting Notes

Shower Beer is as crisp and refreshing as the Canadian Rockies.

Source: beermenus.com

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Profile

Type
Not Found
Headquarters
Cleveland, OH
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
mastheadbrewingco.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
Lager, Strong and Barrel-Aged, IPA

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
1,500

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found: 1,500 barrels. Estimated total: 1,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (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

(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 an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, 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: 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 $945K to $1.8M, E)
Gross Margin
50%

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) times a 50% gross margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $675,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (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 $675K, E)
EBITDA
$108K at 8%

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) times a 8% EBITDA margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, 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: 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%, $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: 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
$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: 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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