Craft Beer Cellar
The total investment to open a Craft Beer Cellar franchise ranges from $46,000 to $561,000. The initial franchise fee is $25,000. Ongoing royalties are 2%.
What is the Craft Beer Cellar franchise?
Craft Beer Cellar is a restaurant where customers can dine. The estimated total initial investment is $46,000 to $561,000, and the initial franchise fee is $25,000.
The royalty is 2 percent of sales. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
Craft Beer Cellar was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
Loan Activity Score
33/100
SBA Default Rate
10.0%
Active Lenders
9
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Craft Beer Cellar has 8 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 9 lenders made 10 loans to franchisees of Craft Beer Cellar. PeerSense calculates Craft Beer Cellar's score as 33 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2010 · 8 locations
$46,000 to $561,000
$25,000
8
8 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Craft Beer Cellar
10
Total SBA loans
$515K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Craft Beer Cellar
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
10.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
10
Total Volume
$5.2M
Active Lenders
9
1 selective
States
5
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Craft Beer Cellar based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
10.0%
0.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
10 loans
Across 9 lenders
Lender Diversity
9 lenders
Avg 1.1 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Significant investment
$46,000 to $561,000 total
Craft Beer Cellar: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2016
3 approvals. The best year on record for Craft Beer Cellar.
Top SBA State
Massachusetts
4 SBA financed Craft Beer Cellar locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$515K
Median $103K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Craft Beer Cellar unit.
Lender Concentration
40%
Concentrated
Share of Craft Beer Cellar approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Craft Beer Cellar's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2016 (3 approvals). Operator density is highest in Massachusetts with 4 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $515K, with the median at $103K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 40% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
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Estimated Monthly Payment
$476
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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