Contract Brewing

What is Contract Brewing?

Contract brewing (in this case) is when a licensed manufacturer of alcoholic beverages with extra capacity-produces beer for third-party entrepreneurs, beer enthusiasts, beverage companies (they do not have their own manufacturing license (i.e. un-licensed), or other licensed breweries looking to expand their production.

Who needs Contract Brewing?

Contract Brewing is an excellent alternative for:

  • start-ups beverage and beer companies,
  • brew-pubs or micros looking to expand branding or distribution without the need for space or high start-up costs.
  • Larger breweries that are behind on production, or perhaps looking to do off-site new brand development

Why spend a ton of capital building out your own facility, buying expensive equipment, deal with municipal permitting- not to mention the time investment, licensing etc. when contact brewing can provide an economical solution that allows you to focus on building your brand awareness?

Why Contract Brewing?

Contract Brewing offers a lot of key advantages, such as:

  • Speed to Market: Contract Brewing provides the ability to begin brewing or expand production without the burden of building and maintaining your own facility.
  • Economical: Contract Brewing saves the capital costs of buying equipment and building out your own brewery or winery. You pay only for the services you need.
  • Brand Development: With the cost savings of Contract Brewing, you can spend your investment on marketing and selling your product.
  • Accessibility: Contract Brewing provides access to established, well-equipped breweries with quality equipment and packing options, industry know-how, and economies of scale that would normally not be available to start-up, or smaller brewing and beverage companies.
  • Production Flexibility: Contract Brewing allows you to grow your brand quickly, with flexible production options depending on whether you are scaling up, or simply doing market testing with a new brand roll-out.
  • Minimizes Environmental Impact: Existing facilities in centralized locations increase shipping efficiencies.

Advantages of working with Dogwood Brewing & Winery:

Our brewery/winery is fully licensed, and fully-equipped to handle small or large-batch contact brewing services for a variety of beer and beverage companies, licensed breweries, and wineries.

  • We have the capacity to brew small or large batches with a variety of 20HL and 40Hl tanks.
  • We facility is large, and we can add tanks as needed to increase production capacity
  • We have a 6-head in-house canning line suitable for 355ml and 473ml cans
  • Kegging services
  • We have available storage space, including palette-racking and forklift.
  • We have additional cooler space.
  • Professional, award-winning brew team.
  • We are CFIA registered and approved for export
  • We are FDA registered for Export sales into the US
  • We are environmentally friendly.
  • We have an in-house 70-seat tasting room (perfect for event launches, product tasting etc.)
  • Location, location, location- we are close to major brewery distribution and supplier vendors- not to mention our facility provides easy access to major shipping ports (for export purposes).
  • Group buying plans (for raw materials and packaging supplies)

We maximize efficiency, while minimizing capital- and reducing environmental impact

Products:

We can contract brew the following for you/your company in 355ml or 473ml sizes:

  • Beer
  • Organic Beer
  • Gluten-free Organic Beer
  • Hard Seltzer
  • Organic Hard Seltzers
  • Cider
  • Organic Cider
  • Organic Non-alcoholic Juice/sodas/seltzers

Please contact us to find out more whether Contract Brewing is right for you and your business.