Who owns BACKPOCKET BREWING?

BACKPOCKET BREWING is independently owned!

BACKPOCKET BREWING
First Brewed

2012

Origin

Iowa, United States

Website

Backpocket Brewing was founded in 2012 in McGregor, Iowa by Jacob Simmons and Dave and Marci Strutt. The Strutts had owned Old Man River Brewpub, where Simmons was head brewer. Simons had previously been a Ph.D. candidate in microbiology, but wanted to pursue a career with more tangibility, so he switched to brewing.

After the three discussed wanting to pursue a brewery business that was more focused on distribution than taproom beer sales, they experimented with beer for distribution, first under the name of Einfach Brewing. Eventully, they set up the Backpocket brewery in Coralville, Iowa. The Strutts later sold Old Man River Brewery in 2018, to Duane and Diana Vorwald, opting to focus their efforts on the opportunities with Backpocket.

In 2016, they opened Backpocket Tap, a 1,600 square foot taproom in Dubuque, Iowa. This was followed by a third location in 2022, a bowling alley, arcade, and taproom in Johnston, Iowa they call Backpocket Pin & Pixel. The brewery now distributes its beer to all 99 of Iowa’s counties, as well as to parts of Illinois.

In 2024, Backpocket joined with Singlespeed Brewing in a shared-service agreement they called Parallel Brewing Collective. However, both breweries retain separate ownership and control.

Popular Beers by this Brand

  • Slingshot Dunkel
  • BuBBA Hazy IPA
  • Murderhorn Belgian Style Golden Ale
  • Gold Coin Helles Blonde Lager
  • Raygun IPA
  • Tipsy In Tijuana Mexican Lager
  • Hawktoberfest Marzen Lager
  • 319 Lager
  • Hazy Forecast A Juicy Hazy IPA
  • Clonefest Festbier
  • Brewing Kitty Lime Pie Gose
  • Saturday Morning Strberry & Bluberry Smthie Sour S
  • Raygun Vol 2 IPA
  • Cat Series
  • Gold Coin Helles Lager
  • Wake Up Iowa Coffee Stout
  • A House Divided Hazy NEIPA
  • Wooden Nickel Scottish Peated Lager
  • Pucker Up Raspberry Berliner Weisse
  • Newbo New Bohemian Lager Citra Pils
  • Saturday Morning Grape & Blueberry Sour
  • Black Cat Cobbler Blackberry Cobbler Pastry Sour A
  • Saturday Morning Blackberry Lemon Smoothie Sour Se
  • Saturday Morning Bld Orange Tangerine & Mangosours

Like what we’re doing here? Donate to help keep the site alive!