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We’ve ranked the top 18 Craft Beer companies in San Francisco, California. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Craft Beer Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
Partender
We help over 15,000 bar and restaurant operators do inventory, ordering, & accounting in 15 min (down from 6 hrs) using patented technology.
Founder(s): Anjali Kundra, Brian Sunter, Chris Cordle, Ishan Kulkarni, Nikhil Kundra, Spencer Ellinor
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Accounting, Consulting, Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Logistics, Productivity Tools, Restaurants, SaaS, Wine And Spirits
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Dokkaebier
Asian inspired craft beer brand
Founder(s): Youngwon Lee
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Restaurants
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Mission Bay Wine & Cheese
Mission Bay Wine & Cheese offers a carefully curated selection of wine, beer, cheese, and spirits.
Founder(s): Debbie Zachareas, Peter Granoff
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Retail, Wine And Spirits
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Magnolia Brewing
Magnolia Brewing operates as a brewery company that specializes in craft beers.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer
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GoGoGuest, Inc.
An intuitive guest intelligence platform that empowers restaurants to effortlessly strengthen guest relationships.
Founder(s): Chris O’Connor, Jessica Valenzuela
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Coffee, Craft Beer, Marketing, Restaurants, Software
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Ficks Beverage Co
Ficks Beverage Co manufactures a line of better-for-you bar products, including real fruit hard seltzers and premium cocktail mixers
Founder(s): Ron Alvarado
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Consumer Goods, Craft Beer, Distillery, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Sufferfest Beer Company
Sufferfest Beer Company is a craft brewing company.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Craft Beer, Food and Beverage
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Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery
Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery is makes whiskey from craft beer.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage
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Anchor Brewing
Brewing is a handcrafted beers in San Francisco since 1896.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer
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Beer Citizen
Beer Citizen is a social beer review app that allows its users to discover, review, and share new brews.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Apps, Craft Beer, iOS, Mobile
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Dolo Distribution
Virtual distributor for small batch craft brewers
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Software
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Black Hammer Brewing
Black Hammer Brewing will brew and serve the best European Ales and Lagers in Northern California in San Francisco.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer, Food and Beverage
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California-China Wine Trading
California-China Wine Trading, Inc. is the only exporter of premium California wine focused exclusively on selling in Mainland China.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer
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calenBAR.com
calenBAR.com is an online platform that enables individuals to find bars located in their localities.
Founder(s): Andrew Hollander, Bobby Stern
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, E-Commerce, Events, Hospitality, Nightlife, Search Engine, Wine And Spirits
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CrowdBrewed.com LLC
Financing and fundraising options for the craft beer industry and its affiliates
Founder(s): Travis Benoit
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing
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Noe Valley Wine & Spirits
Noe Valley Wine & Spirits serves wines, spirits and beers.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Wine And Spirits
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Brew Review
Brew Review is an iOS app that allows to keep track of beer reviews in a personal beer journal.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Consumer Electronics, Craft Beer, iOS, Journalism, Mobile
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Hop Juice Snobs
Affiliate marketing company focusing on the craft beer lifestyle market.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Retail
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