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Verboten Brewing

  • Microbrewery
  • Loveland, Colorado

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
3
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2024
Categories Medaled
3
1 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
2.5K

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.

How These Estimates Are Made

Estimate (E)
Estimated ARR
$2.3M

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.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $180K at 8% (E)
Medals by YearVerboten Brewing, 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000000001
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 Verboten Brewing in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled2
2025No Medal0
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 Specialty1
Strong and Barrel-Aged1
Wheat1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
Barley Wine or Wheat Wine1
Field Beer1
Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Loveland3

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 Verboten Brewing in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026GoldGrow Old With You13.5%Not FoundBarley Wine or Wheat Wine289.3LovelandFull Profile
2026SilverCoconut GONot FoundNot FoundField Beer3411.3LovelandFull Profile
2024SilverGrow Old With YouNot FoundNot FoundOld Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine6220.7LovelandNot Found

2026 Medal Beers

Gold in Barley Wine or Wheat Wine

Grow Old With You

Verboten Brewing, Loveland, CO

Category
Barley Wine or Wheat Wine
Entries
28
ABV
13.5%
IBU
Not Found
Style
English-Style Barleywine
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Not Found

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Silver in Field Beer

Coconut GO

Verboten Brewing, Loveland, CO

Category
Field Beer
Entries
34
ABV
Not Found
IBU
Not Found
Style
Field Beer
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Not Found

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Profile

Type
Microbrewery
Headquarters
Loveland, Colorado
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
verbotenbrewing.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website; Untappd brewery page name and city match
Links
InstagramUntappdChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website; Untappd brewery page name and city match
Locations
  • Verboten Brewing: 127 E 5th St, Loveland, Colorado, 80537-5503 Map
Known for
Strong and Barrel-Aged, Fruit, Spice, and Specialty, Wheat

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

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.

How These Estimates Are Made

(Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
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

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.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $1.6M to $3M, E)
Gross Margin
50%

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.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $1.1M, E)
EBITDA
$180K at 8%

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.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 5% to 11%, $113K to $248K, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$900

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.

How These Estimates Are Made

(cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Revenue per Location
$2.3M

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.

How These Estimates Are Made

for its one location, E

How These Estimates Are Made

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