Octopi Brewing

Octopi Brewing is a contract beverage manufacturer, co-packer and craft brewery based in Waunakee, Wisconsin. Established in 2014, it provides production and packaging services for independent beverage brands alongside manufacturing for Asahi’s international portfolio. Its work spans craft beer, ready-to-drink cocktails, hard seltzers, ciders, sodas and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

The company supports clients through multiple stages of bringing a beverage to market. Its services include recipe development and scaling, custom batching, blending, carbonation, commercial brewing and packaging-material sourcing. This operating model allows brands to use Octopi’s manufacturing infrastructure and technical capabilities to develop products and expand production without building their own brewery or packaging plant.

Production and packaging

Octopi’s production platform combines a 50-barrel brewing system with automated canning, bottling and kegging capabilities. Packaging options include standard and sleek cans, several can sizes, bottles, variety packs, cartons and kegs. The facility also supports pasteurization and cold-fill packaging for different beverage formats.

On-site quality assurance covers dissolved oxygen, carbonation, pasteurization units, yeast viability and shelf-life stability. Laboratory testing and microbiological controls support production consistency, while warehousing, refrigerated storage, material intake and distribution coordination extend its offering beyond brewing and filling. The business serves beverage creators supplying regional, national and international markets, including the United States, Canada and Europe.

Asahi manufacturing and hospitality

Asahi Europe & International acquired Octopi in January 2024, bringing the business into Asahi Group. Octopi became a U.S. manufacturing home for Asahi Super Dry while continuing its contract beverage production activities. Local manufacturing supports Asahi’s North American supply strategy and reduces reliance on shipping finished beer across oceans.

Alongside its industrial operations, the company runs the Octopi Taproom, a restaurant and community gathering venue serving beers brewed on site. Its hospitality offering includes food, seasonal beers, private events, outdoor gathering spaces and to-go sales, connecting the production business with local customers.