Eight finalists pitched their brands in the 2025 Brewbound Live Pitch Slam today.
This year’s Pitch Slam, in a dynamic new one-day format, featured a tight slate of finalists and an intentional spotlight on innovation across ready-to-drink, non-alc, cannabis, and beer categories.
The judges will now select a winner from a diverse list of finalists:
- Little Friends Brewing
- Roseade Wine Spritzer
- Kick Fizz
- Fabric
- Ikasu Brewing
- Darling Drinks
- Bondi Beer
- Sake High!
Each entrepreneur had four minutes to present their brand to the panel of judges, including Samantha Fletcher, senior category merchant of adult beverage for Whole Foods Market; Ryan Lake, managing director of beverage investment banking at J.P. Morgan; Donn Bichsel, founder of 3 Tier Beverages; and Ray Biebuyck, the founder of Hurray’s Girl Beer and last year’s champion.
Tune into the Brewbound livestream tomorrow, December 11 at 12:15 p.m. PT to watch us announce the champion at the closing of the winter conference.
In addition to bragging rights, the champion will walk away with a Brewbound awareness package, event registration for 2026 and a feature on the Brewbound Podcast. They’ll join the cohort of previous winners including Sunboy, Funkytown Brewery, Lunar Hard Seltzer, Crowns and Hops, Willie’s Superbrew, Novo Brazil Brewing, Armada Brewing, and Border X Brewing.