Popular Craft Beer and Cocktail Bar

HOOD RIVER, Oregon

Asking Price	$225,000	Year Established	2015
Annual Revenue	$370,053	Reason for Selling	Retiring
Annual P/L	$0	Attention	Dan J
Annual Cash Flow	$45,548	Listing Number	1009426
# of Employees	6	Business Category	Food & Beverage: Bars, Clubs, Nightspots

Business Overview:

Popular craft beer and cocktail bar in high traffic location

This establishment is a casual, adult-focused taproom and bar built around a broad selection of rotating craft beers, wines, ciders, and a growing cocktail program. Its value proposition centers on variety (over 30 taps), approachable pricing, and a relaxed, locals-first environment that also appeals to visiting beer tourists in a high-traffic destination. The business operates primarily as an on-premise beverage venue with a kitchen for pizza, brats, wings and similar food items. They have a notable ToGo business and have the ability to can anything they have on draft. Six months of the year, the business sets up outdoor seating which makes this a fun destination in the community.

Property Features and Assets:

<p>The concept launched as a dedicated taproom with a catchy brand and name and has since evolved into a broader taphouse and bar identity with 32 rotating taps, reflecting a strategic shift toward both draft selection and full bar service. Over time it has added a lounge that functions as a secondary experience within the same footprint, providing a more intimate craft-cocktail–driven environment and expanding the addressable customer base beyond beer enthusiasts. The brand has established itself as a long-standing downtown player, integrated with a multi-tenant building that includes retail, and has benefited from steady tourism growth and the region’s reputation as a craft-beer hub. Adding food items gives this business the opportunity to have patrons enjoy socializing in the space longer, which increases overall consumption of food and drink.<br></p>

Market Competition and Expansion:

<p>Competition includes other taprooms, breweries, and beer-focused venues in the area offering on-site consumption, such as popular brewery taprooms and bottle shops in town and nearby towns. Many of these locations are production breweries with strong destination draw, larger food menus, and outdoor seating. This business differentiates itself more squarely as a local hangout with a breadth of guest taps, wines, ciders cocktails, and downtown convenience. There are also neighborhood bars, hotel bars, and retail bottle shops. This business has a strong local and community vibe, which makes it a local favorite. The overall draw remains buoyed by tourism, outdoor recreation traffic, and the region’s reputation for premium craft beer, even as the broader beer category faces slower national growth.<br></p><p><br></p><p>Key upside lies in further monetizing the existing footprint through higher-margin cocktails, curated flights, and branded events (jam nights, live music, themed tap takeovers) that drive repeat traffic midweek and shoulder seasons. There is additional opportunity in formalizing partnerships with nearby restaurants and food vendors, packaging the taphouse as the preferred pre- and post-dining or après-outdoor-activity stop for tourists and locals. Longer term, the business could explore expanding merchandise, growing retail beer-to-go, corporate or private event bookings in the downstairs lounge, and enhanced digital marketing to better capture visiting craft-beer travelers researching Gorge destinations in advance.<br></p>

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