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Rip Current Brewing

  • Brewpub
  • San Diego, California

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
1
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2023
Categories Medaled
1
0 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
1.2K

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (brewpub): 1,200 barrels. Estimated total: 1,200 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,200 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Brewpub; 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
$1.5M

1,200 barrels times $1,276 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (brewpub), gives $1,531,200 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,200 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Brewpub; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $184K at 12% (E)
Medals by YearRip Current Brewing, 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
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Silver000001000
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 Rip Current Brewing in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026No Medal0
2025No Medal0
2024No Medal0
2023Medaled1
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
Strong and Barrel-Aged1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
Bock1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
San Marcos1

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 Rip Current Brewing in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2023SilverBreakline Bock6.7%22Bock7023.3San MarcosNot Found

Profile

Type
Brewpub
Headquarters
San Diego, California
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
www.ripcurrentbrewing.comSource: Open Brewery DB
Links
Not Found
Locations
  • Rip Current Brewing North Park: 4101 30th St, San Diego, California, 92104-1905 Map
Known for
Strong and Barrel-Aged

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
1,200

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (brewpub): 1,200 barrels. Estimated total: 1,200 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,200 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Brewpub; 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
37,200 gallons, or 16,533 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 74,400 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 25% packaged) and 223,200 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$1.5M

1,200 barrels times $1,276 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (brewpub), gives $1,531,200 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,200 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Brewpub; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $1.1M to $2.1M, E)
Gross Margin
62%

Annual revenue ($1,531,200) times a 62% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (brewpub), gives $949,344 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 1,200 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Brewpub; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $949K, E)
EBITDA
$184K at 12%

Annual revenue ($1,531,200) times a 12% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (brewpub), gives $183,744. The range uses 8% to 24%, typical for breweries that sell in their own taproom. Inputs: Barrels: 1,200 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Brewpub; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 8% to 24%, $122K to $367K, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$1.3K

Annual revenue ($1,531,200) divided by 1,200 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,200 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Brewpub; 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
$1.5M

Annual revenue ($1,531,200) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 1,200 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Brewpub; 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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