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Short Fuse Brewing Co.

  • Brewpub
  • Schiller Park, Illinois

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
2
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2021
Categories Medaled
2
2 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
3.5K

The midpoint of the Brewery of the Year size bracket it competed in (2,001 to 5,000 barrels): 3,501 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 3,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (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
$4.5M

3,501 barrels times $1,276 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (brewpub), gives $4,467,276 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 3,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (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 $536K at 12% (E)
Medals by YearShort Fuse Brewing Co., 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000000000
Silver000200000
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 Short Fuse Brewing Co. in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026No Medal0
2025No Medal0
2024No Medal0
2023No Medal0
2022No Medal0
2021Medaled2
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
Sour and Wild1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
Experimental Beer1
Fruited American Sour Ale1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Schiller Park2

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 Short Fuse Brewing Co. in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2021SilverVocal JamNot FoundNot FoundExperimental Beer8829.3Schiller ParkNot Found
2021SilverTropical Hurt LockerNot FoundNot FoundFruited American Sour Ale24983.0Schiller ParkNot Found

Profile

Type
Brewpub
Headquarters
Schiller Park, Illinois
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
www.shortfusebrewing.comSource: Open Brewery DB
Links
Not Found
Locations
  • Short Fuse Brewing Company: 5000 River Rd, Schiller Park, Illinois, 60176-1021 Map
Known for
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty, Sour and Wild

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
3,501

The midpoint of the Brewery of the Year size bracket it competed in (2,001 to 5,000 barrels): 3,501 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 3,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (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

(Brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E), Medium Confidence)
Equivalent
108,531 gallons, or 48,236 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 217,062 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 25% packaged) and 651,186 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$4.5M

3,501 barrels times $1,276 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (brewpub), gives $4,467,276 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 3,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (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 $3.1M to $6M, E)
Gross Margin
62%

Annual revenue ($4,467,276) times a 62% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (brewpub), gives $2,769,711 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 3,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (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 $2.8M, E)
EBITDA
$536K at 12%

Annual revenue ($4,467,276) times a 12% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (brewpub), gives $536,073. The range uses 8% to 24%, typical for breweries that sell in their own taproom. Inputs: Barrels: 3,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (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%, $357K to $1.1M, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$1.3K

Annual revenue ($4,467,276) divided by 3,501 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 3,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (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
$4.5M

Annual revenue ($4,467,276) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 3,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (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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