Who Owns Garage Beer?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Garage Beer. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Garage Beer
Garage Beer is an independent U.S. light lager brand based in Columbus, Ohio, best known for its small-batch classic and lime “beer flavored beer” at 4% ABV and 95 calories.
Starts at $8.99 / 6-pack
Garage Beer appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Garage Beer
Garage Beer is an independent U.S. light lager brand based in Columbus, Ohio, best known for its small-batch classic and lime “beer flavored beer” at 4% ABV and 95 calories.
Starts at $8.99 / 6-pack
Garage Beer appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Garage Beer
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Jason & Travis Kelce (Kelce brothers) Widely reported and described by the company as the largest investors and significant owners/operators of Garage Beer after their June 2024 investment; they continue as operators and significant shareholders following the September 2025 Durational Capital Management deal. | Family | — | Sep 2025 |
Durational Capital Management, LP New York–based private equity firm that provided a strategic growth investment in September 2025 and, per the company, became a large shareholder of Garage Beer alongside the Kelce brothers and Andy Sauer. Exact stake size is not disclosed. | Institutional | — | Sep 2025 |
Andrew (Andy) Sauer Brand investor and entrepreneur who purchased the Garage Beer brand/spun it out of Braxton Brewing in 2023 and was described as president and primary owner at that time; he is now CEO and remains an operator and significant shareholder after the 2025 Durational Capital investment. | Founder | — | Sep 2025 |
Braxton Brewing Company / Evan & Jake Rouse Covington, Kentucky–based brewery that originally created Garage Beer. When Garage Beer was spun off into Garage Beer Co. in 2023, Braxton (owned by brothers Evan and Jake Rouse) retained an equity minority stake in the new company. Later transactions have not publicly indicated that this minority interest was eliminated, but current size is unknown. | Corporate | — | Feb 2023 |
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