The Brass Tap Craft Beer Bar franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · % of previous month's Adjusted Gross Sales, paid monthly by ACH

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$250 per month IT Fee (Meraki router/firewall, network management, email, Level 1 IT support); also $100 per month website fee and about $400 per month POS maintenance paid to the POS vendor

Other fees

Website fee $100/month; POS vendor maintenance about $400/month (Item 7 Note 9); marketing fund may rise to 3.0%

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds - 3 Months: $20,000 - $40,000 (payroll, utilities, royalty fees, local advertising)

Fees sourceFDD p.12 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average and median Adjusted Gross Sales (revenue) for franchised bars open at least 12 months; no profit data

Reporting period

Calendar year 2024 (also 2023 and 2022 shown)

Sample

38 reporting bars of 51 franchised/53 total operating at 12/31/2024 (Table 1); 35 reporting 2.0 bars (full liquor license and full kitchen); quartile tables based on 9 bars each

Reported average

$1,402,356

Reported median

$1,319,839

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.52 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2024

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

42

Year-end outlets

51

Net change

+9

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

13

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

4

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

1

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.55 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

21 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$936,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

15 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

1 / 8

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does The Brass Tap Craft Beer Bar franchise cost?

single Brass Tap Bar (3,200-3,800 sq ft, leased): $792,950 to $1,279,550; Area Development Agreement, five bars (development fee + legal/accounting only; each bar also costs the single-bar amount): $23,500 to $41,500 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

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How much do The Brass Tap Craft Beer Bar owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average and median Adjusted Gross Sales (revenue) for franchised bars open at least 12 months; no profit data. Sample: 38 reporting bars of 51 franchised/53 total operating at 12/31/2024 (Table 1); 35 reporting 2.0 bars (full liquor license and full kitchen); quartile tables based on 9 bars each. Period: Calendar year 2024 (also 2023 and 2022 shown).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.52 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for The Brass Tap Craft Beer Bar?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 1 / 8. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $936,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 15 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗