Manhattan Project Beer Company sees higher sales
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Manhattan Project Beer Company bucked a nationwide trend of declining craft beer sales last year.
Why it matters: The Dallas-based craft brewer outproduced well-known local craft brewers, including Community Beer Co. and Martin House Brewing Company.
- Manhattan Project increased their barrel sales by 41% last year while many of the top Texas brewers saw drops.
Zoom out: Gambrinus Company, which owns Shiner, is the most productive craft brewer in the state, even if sales dropped slightly from 2023.
Zoom in: Manhattan Project is named after the World War II research project to create the first nuclear bomb.
- The business was initially a home brewing project to make beer for the owners' wedding.
- The brewery name is echoed in the beers with names like: Hoppenheimer, Half-Life, Reaction and Black Matter Nitro.
Vibe check: The brewery's taproom in West Dallas serves food and has a shaded patio perfect for warm afternoon meetups.
Editor's note: Community Beer Co. disputes the data, but declined to provide its own sales numbers, stating those are "confidential."