Open Brewery DB Business Intelligence

Extract comprehensive brewery data with AI-powered business viability scoring. Access location information, contact details, and business intelligence for craft breweries, brewpubs, and beer producers worldwide - no API key required.

Features

• AI Business Viability Scoring: Proprietary 0-100 scoring based on business type (30pts), digital presence (25pts), location data quality (25pts), and operational completeness (20pts)
• No API Key Required: Uses Open Brewery DB public API (no authentication needed)
• 20,000+ Breweries: Coverage across United States, Europe, and beyond
• Complete Business Data: Names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, GPS coordinates
• Multiple Brewery Types: Micro, brewpub, regional, contract, proprietor, large-scale
• Geographic Filtering: Search by city, state, or country
• Pay-Per-Event Pricing: $0.00005 actor start + $0.02 per brewery

Use Cases

• Craft Beer Apps: Build brewery finders and beer tourism guides
• Business Development: Identify partnership opportunities with local breweries
• Market Research: Analyze brewery density and craft beer market saturation
• Tourism Platforms: Create brewery tours and tasting room itineraries
• Competitive Intelligence: Track brewery openings and market presence
• Distribution Planning: Map brewery locations for logistics optimization
• Event Organizers: Find breweries for festivals and beer events
• Real Estate: Assess brewery presence in neighborhoods and cities

AI Business Viability Score Algorithm

The business viability score (0-100) evaluates breweries across four dimensions:

1. Business Type (30 points max)

Market positioning and business model:

• Micro (30 points): Craft/artisanal operations, high customer interest, premium pricing
• Brewpub (28 points): Restaurant + brewery combo, dual revenue streams, destination business
• Regional (25 points): Established distribution network, proven market presence
• Contract (20 points): Lower overhead, flexible production, partnerships
• Proprietor (15 points): Small batch, niche market, local focus
• Large/Closed/Planning (10 points): Corporate scale or not currently operating
• Unknown (12 points): Type not specified

2. Digital Presence (25 points max)

Online visibility and accessibility:

• Website + Phone (25 points): Complete digital presence, easy to discover and contact
• Website only (20 points): Online presence but limited direct contact
• Phone only (15 points): Contactable but no online information
• Neither (5 points): Limited discoverability, poor digital strategy

3. Geographic Data Quality (25 points max)

Location verifiability and accuracy:

• Full address + GPS coordinates (25 points): Perfect location data, mappable and verifiable
• Address + partial coordinates (20 points): Good location data
• Address only (15 points): Physical location without precise coordinates
• Partial address (10 points): Incomplete location information
• Poor/missing data (5 points): Difficult to locate

4. Operational Status / Data Completeness (20 points max)

Information quality and business transparency:

• Excellent completeness (20 points): 9+ data fields populated (name, type, address, phone, website, coordinates, etc.)
• Good completeness (15 points): 7-8 fields populated
• Moderate completeness (10 points): 5-6 fields populated
• Poor completeness (5 points): <5 fields populated, limited information available

Input Parameters

Optional Filters

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
city	string	Filter by city name	"San Diego", "Portland"
state	string	Filter by state/province	"California", "CA", "New York"
country	string	Filter by country (lowercase, underscores)	"united_states", "england"
breweryType	string	Type of brewery	"micro", "brewpub", "regional"
perPage	integer	Results per API request (1-200)	50 (default)
maxResults	integer	Maximum breweries to return (1-1000)	100 (default)
includeBusinessScore	boolean	Include AI scoring	true (default)

Output

Each brewery contains:

{
  "brewery_id": "5128df48-79fc-4f0f-8b52-d06be54d0cec",
  "name": "(405) Brewing Co",
  "brewery_type": "micro",
  "address": "1716 Topeka St",
  "address_2": null,
  "address_3": null,
  "city": "Norman",
  "state_province": "Oklahoma",
  "postal_code": "73069-8224",
  "country": "United States",
  "longitude": -97.46818222,
  "latitude": 35.25738891,
  "phone": "4058160490",
  "website_url": "http://www.405brewing.com",
  "street": "1716 Topeka St",
  "business_viability_score": 95
}

Example Inputs

Craft Breweries in California

{
  "state": "California",
  "breweryType": "micro",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "includeBusinessScore": true
}

Brewpubs in Portland

{
  "city": "Portland",
  "breweryType": "brewpub",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "includeBusinessScore": true
}

All Breweries in New York State

{
  "state": "New York",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "includeBusinessScore": true
}

Regional Breweries Nationwide

{
  "country": "united_states",
  "breweryType": "regional",
  "maxResults": 150,
  "includeBusinessScore": true
}

Breweries in Specific City

{
  "city": "Denver",
  "state": "Colorado",
  "maxResults": 75,
  "includeBusinessScore": true
}

Pricing

Pay-Per-Event Model (eligible for Apify $1M Challenge):

• Actor Start: $0.00005 (one-time per run)
• Per Brewery: $0.02 per brewery returned

Examples:

• 50 breweries: $1.00 + $0.00005 = $1.00005
• 100 breweries: $2.00 + $0.00005 = $2.00005
• 500 breweries: $10.00 + $0.00005 = $10.00005
• 1000 breweries: $20.00 + $0.00005 = $20.00005

Data Source

This actor uses Open Brewery DB public API at https://api.openbrewerydb.org. No API key or authentication required.

Open Brewery DB is a free and open-source dataset and API with public information on breweries, cideries, brewpubs, and bottleshops.

Understanding Brewery Types

• Micro: Most craft breweries. Defined as producing less than 15,000 barrels of beer per year with 75% or more sold off-site
• Brewpub: Brewery that sells 25% or more of its beer on-site, typically with a restaurant
• Regional: Independent brewery producing between 15,000 and 6,000,000 barrels of beer annually
• Contract: Brewery hiring another brewery to produce its beer (sometimes called "tenant brewers")
• Proprietor: Brewery where brewer has a significant ownership stake
• Large: Brewery with large production volume, often corporate-owned
• Closed: Brewery that has ceased operations
• Planning: Brewery in planning stages, not yet operational

Supported Countries

Primary coverage includes:

• United States (most comprehensive)
• Canada
• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Ireland
• France
• Austria
• Czech Republic
• Poland
• And many more (check API documentation for full list)

Support

For issues or questions:

• Review Open Brewery DB documentation at https://www.openbrewerydb.org/documentation
• Verify location names match expected format (city/state names, country codes)
• Check actor logs for detailed error messages
• Contact support via Apify platform

Legal

This actor uses Open Brewery DB public data. The database is free to use for both personal and commercial purposes. Please credit Open Brewery DB as the data source. Brewery names and brands remain property of their respective owners.