{{Short description|American coffee company}} {{Infobox company | name = RISE Brewing Co. | logo = Rise Brewing Logo 2021.jpg | industry = Coffee | founded = 2015 | founder = Jarrett McGovern, Grant Gyesky, Justin Weinstein, Hudson Gaines-Ross | hq_location_city = New York, NY | area_served = United States and Canada | products = | website = {{URL|https://risebrewingco.com/}} }}
'''RISE Brewing Co.''', is a New York and Oregon-based nitro cold brew coffee company specializing in nitrogen-infused organic coffee and sourcing Fair Trade organic beans from Peru's Chanchamayo Valley.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.drinkpreneur.com/beverage-startups/a-success-story-of-great-tasting-beverage-brand-based-in-nyc/ |title=A Success Story of Great-tasting Beverage Brand Based In NYC |date=June 6, 2018 |work=Drinkpreneur}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://abc7ny.com/food/morning-buzz-5-new-spots-to-score-coffee-in-new-york-city/3646754/ |title=Morning buzz: 5 new spots to score coffee in New York City |date=June 24, 2018 |work=ABC News 7 NY}}</ref> It uses a proprietary reverse-osmosis spring water filtration process.<ref>{{Cite web|last =Avery |first =Brad |title =Rise Brewing Co. Hits the Gas with Nitro| url =https://www.bevnet.com/news/2017/rise-brewing-co-hits-gas-nitro |publisher =Bevnet|date=January 9, 2017 |accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref>
==History== In May 2015, the company launched out of Brooklyn's Colonie restaurant<ref>{{Cite web|last =Graver |first =David |title =Nitrogen-infused Rise Coffee| url =https://coolhunting.com/food-drink/nitrogen-infused-rise-coffee/|publisher =CoolHunting|date=July 18, 2016|accessdate =12 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last =Goldberg |first =Max |title =RISE Brewing Co. – NYC's Next Big Success Story in the Organic Beverage Category| url=https://livingmaxwell.com/rise-brewing-nitro-coffee-organic-nyc|publisher =Living Maxwell |date=July 10, 2017 |accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> by serial consumer goods entrepreneur (Hudson Davis-Ross) and a group of childhood friends who met while attending the Brunswick School (Jarrett McGovern, Grant Gyesky, Justin Weinstein).<ref>{{Cite web|last =Dalton |first = Meg |title =Greenwich natives launch cold-brew coffee company| url =https://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/Greenwich-natives-launch-cold-brew-coffee-company-7740933.php|publisher =Greenwich Time|date=May 19, 2016|accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> The group started nitro cold-brewing in 2014 out of McGovern's New York City apartment before moving brewing operations into Gyesky's garage<ref>{{Cite web|last =Ciccotelli |first =Brianna |title =RISE Brewing Co. is Officially on the Rise| url =http://coffeenclothes.com/editorial/rise-brewing-co-is-officially-on-the-rise/ |publisher =Coffee ‘n Clothes |date=April 2, 2018 |accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> and eventually into a brewery located in Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web|last =Moskowitz |first =Michelle |title =Rising to the Top of the Cold Brew Coffee Market| url =https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2017/07/21/rising-to-the-top-of-the-cold-brew-coffee-market/ |publisher =Greenwich Sentinel |date=July 21, 2017 |accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> By July 2017 the brand was available for purchase in retailers in cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web|last =Goldberg |first =Max |title =RISE Brewing Co. – NYC's Next Big Success Story in the Organic Beverage Category| url=https://livingmaxwell.com/rise-brewing-nitro-coffee-organic-nyc|publisher =Living Maxwell |date=July 10, 2017 |accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> While the company's retail business initially had been focused on the East Coast with distribution in grocers like Whole Foods,<ref>{{Cite web|last =Bennett |first = Macaela |title =Nitro coffee-brewing company adds products, accolade| url =https://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/Nitro-coffee-brewing-company-adds-products-12198507.php|publisher =Greenwich Time|date=September 19, 2017|accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> independent retailers, and offices, the brand – by January 2018 – expanded into the Pacific Northwest entering Safeway stores as well as independent retailers via Portland Columbia Distributing.<ref>{{Cite web|last =Avery |first =Brad |title =Distribution Roundup: Rise Heads West | url =https://www.bevnet.com/news/2018/distribution-roundup-rise-heads-west |publisher =Bevnet |date=January 12, 2018 |accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> There is a production facility in Stamford, Connecticut.<ref name=Footnote2:Connecticut-Magazine>[http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/under-the-class-of/article_6046f190-1437-11e9-829b-cb01341892be.html "40 Under 40: The Class of 2019."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921131904/http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/under-the-class-of/article_6046f190-1437-11e9-829b-cb01341892be.html |date=2021-09-21 }} (''Connecticut Magazine'') (January 23, 2019) Retrieved March 5, 2019.</ref>
==Products== In July 2018, while having previously focused solely on nitro cold brew, the company released a new series of nitro cold brew lattes on Kickstarter: lattes.<ref>{{Cite web|last =Caballero |first = Martín |title =RISE Brewing Co. To Launch Nitro Oat Milk Lattes| url =https://www.bevnet.com/news/2018/rise-brewing-co-launch-nitro-oat-milk-lattes |publisher =Bevnet|date=June 22, 2018|accessdate = 13 September 2018}}</ref> According to the ''San Diego Tribune'', as of August 2018, the company's Oat Milk and Mocha Latte were the first ready-to-drink beverages in the United States to use organic oat milk.<ref>{{Cite web|last =Harrison |first =Olivia |title =Watch Out Almond Milk: The First Canned Oat Milk Latte Is Launching This Fall| url =https://www.refinery29.com/2018/08/206122/canned-oat-milk-lattes-rise-brewing-co|publisher =Refinery29|date=August 1, 2018|accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last =Cooper |first =Gael Fashingbauer |title =The world's first canned oat-milk latte is coming soon| url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sns-dailymeal-1924308-canned-oat-milk-latte-rise-brewing-co-20180807-story.html |publisher =San Diego Tribune|date=August 7, 2018 |accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> The company has continued to expand its offerings, with the announcement of its first nitrogen-infused canned tea released in June 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nitrogen-infused canned tea launched |url=https://www.canmaker.com/online/nitrogen-infused-canned-tea-makes-debut/ |accessdate=7 July 2020 |publisher=The Carmaker |date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>
As of September 2018, the brand sold online and in-store in the US and parts of Canada,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.drinkpreneur.com/beverage-startups/a-success-story-of-great-tasting-beverage-brand-based-in-nyc/ |title=A Success Story of Great-tasting Beverage Brand Based In NYC |date=June 6, 2018 |work=Drinkpreneur}}</ref> and it has widened its wholesale reach to cover US cities on the East and West Coast as well as the Midwest.<ref>{{Cite web|last =Bryman |first = Howard |title =In New York, Rise Brewing Ascends with Third Bar and New Products| url =https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/06/25/in-new-york-rise-brewing-ascends-with-third-bar-and-new-products/|publisher =Daily Coffee News|date=June 25, 2018|accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, the company opened its first flagship location in New York City.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bryman |first1=Howard |title=Rise Brewing Opens All-Nitro Flagship On Manhattan’s Lower East Side |url=https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/31/rise-brewing-opens-all-nitro-flagship-on-manhattans-lower-east-side/ |accessdate=11 January 2019 |publisher=Daily Coffee News |date=October 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=Pomona Opens, Serving Inventive American Fare |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/dining/nyc-restaurant-listings.html |accessdate=11 January 2019 |publisher=The New York Times |date=October 23, 2018}}</ref>
In March 2019, Rise expanded their product offering with the launch of organic oat milk,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amybarnes/2019/03/25/rise-brewing-co-brews-up-good-things-with-organic-oat-milk-launch |title=RISE Brewing Co. Brews Up Good Things With Organic Oat Milk Launch |date=March 25, 2019 |work=Forbes}}</ref> and in July 2021, they launched a non-nitro cold brew in a multi-serve carton. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bevnet.com/news/2021/rise-brewing-co-expands-product-line-with-multi-serve-non-nitro-cold-brew-coffee-offerings |title=RISE Brewing Co. Expands Product Line With Multi-Serve Non-Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Offerings |date=July 12, 2021 |work=Bevnet}}</ref>
==Recognition== In March 2019, USA Climbing announced a two-year partnership with Rise Brewing where its nitro cold brew coffee would be the official provider for the organization.<ref>{{cite news |title=USA Climbing Welcomes RISE Brewing Co. as the Official Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Provider of USA Climbing |url=http://www.usaclimbing.org/Media/USA_Climbing_News/USA_Climbing_Welcomes_RISE_Brewing_Co__as_the_Official_Nitro_Cold_Brew_Coffee_Provider_of_USA_Climbing.htm |accessdate=7 July 2020 |publisher=USA Climbing |date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> Rise Brewing has additionally partnered with local brewery Half Full Brewery to establish the "first and only" hard coffee within the beer market.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DaRosa |first1=Andrew |title=Stamford brewery to open new concept location |url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/slideshow/Stamford-brewery-to-open-new-concept-location-204331.php |accessdate=7 July 2020 |publisher=Stamford Advocate |date=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
Cofounders McGovern and Weinstein were recognized in the ''Connecticut Magazine'' 30 Under 40 list in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stamford coffee brewers make CT Magazine's 40 Under 40 Class of 2019 |url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/living/article/Stamford-represented-in-CT-Magazine-s-40-Under-40-13562219.php |accessdate=7 July 2020 |publisher=Stamford Advocate |date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website|https://risebrewingco.com/}}
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