Brewing Consultants and Beverage Expertise unlike any other.
From concept to commissioning, we deliver comprehensive brewery consultant solutions for breweries, wineries, distilleries, and beverage manufacturers worldwide. We don’t just consult, we solve.
Engineering Consulting That Moves Manufacturing Forward
From beverage and food production to process systems, automation, facility design, and federal projects, Solon Consulting delivers strategy, engineering, implementation, and operational support from concept through commissioning.
Advice. Ownership. Accountability. Results.
Engineering Consulting for Beverage, Food & Process Manufacturing
Solon Consulting supports beverage, food, and process manufacturers, including breweries, wineries, distilleries, RTD producers, and allied facilities, with one accountable technical team. We cover strategy, facility design, process engineering, automation, commissioning, and operating support without handing your project off to disconnected specialists.
Veteran-owned leadership • 20+ years brewing operations • project execution that holds up on the plant floor
From startup facility planning to brownfield upgrades and production troubleshooting, we build practical paths to profitable manufacturing. That includes equipment procurement, utilities, process flow, controls, compliance, commissioning, and the operating systems your team needs after startup.
- Complete beverage business scope: strategy, recipes, facilities, operations, compliance, finance, ongoing consulting, and growth.
- Your single accountable partner for beverage manufacturing success, from concept through profitable operations.
- Proven across all 50 states with international brewery, winery, and distillery technical experience.
Embedded Technical Partner
One team from concept through commissioning
We step in where beverage projects usually fracture: owner-side scope, engineering decisions, equipment buyouts, utility coordination, automation, and startup execution. The goal is a plant that can actually run, not a nice-looking stack of disconnected deliverables.
- Owner-side leadership tying together facility engineering and design, utilities, layout, and permitting realities.
- Procurement and commissioning support through equipment services, vendor alignment, FAT/SAT planning, and startup sequencing.
- Execution control with project management, schedule ownership, risk tracking, and field coordination.
Real facilities, real results
From concept-stage business planning through facility commissioning and ongoing operational optimization, we deliver measurable outcomes across every beverage category. Whether we are acting as your manufacturing consultant, project lead, or manufacturing project manager, we provide the most complete partnership in the industry.
Explore our complete portfolio of beverage manufacturing project outcomes including breweries, wineries, distilleries, and RTD producers across the United States and international markets.
Complete brewery consultant and beverage manufacturing expertise
Unlike narrow specialists, Solon delivers full-spectrum business partnership across every critical function. We handle ANY aspect of your beverage manufacturing venture, from initial concept through profitable operations and scaling.
Business Strategy & Financial Planning
Every successful beverage operation begins with rock-solid business fundamentals. We deliver thorough market feasibility analysis, competitive positioning research, and investor-ready financial modeling that accounts for real-world production costs, market dynamics, and regulatory requirements. Our business planning framework has guided beverage entrepreneurs from initial concept validation through successful funding rounds and profitable launch operations.
For SBA business loans, angel investment, venture capital, or self-funded operations, our brewery consultants we create financial projections that withstand scrutiny while maintaining operational realism. Learn more about our business strategy and financial planning services.
Recipe Development & Product Excellence
Great beverage businesses are built on exceptional products. Our brewery, winery, and distillery consulting team brings GABF medal-winning brewing expertise, advanced formulation knowledge, and hands-on production experience to develop recipes that scale from concept through commercial production. We handle formulation development, sensory optimization, process validation, and scaling protocols that maintain quality consistency from pilot batches through full-scale manufacturing runs.
From craft beer innovation to wine production refinement, spirits development, and RTD beverage formulation, we deliver product excellence that drives market success. Explore our recipe development and product optimization services.
Facility Planning & Build-Out
Your facility infrastructure determines operational efficiency, product quality, and long-term profitability. We deliver end-to-end facility planning from site selection and zoning navigation through detailed layout optimization, utility infrastructure design, equipment specification, and installation oversight. Our brewery consultants prioritize workflow efficiency, regulatory compliance, future expansion capability, and real-world operational functionality over purely theoretical planning.
We’ve commissioned brewery systems, winery facilities, distillery operations, and RTD production lines across the United States and internationally. Discover our facility planning and commissioning expertise.
Operations & Team Development
Even the best facility design means nothing without operational excellence. Our brewery consultants build high-performing beverage operations through detailed staff training programs, detailed SOP development, production scheduling optimization, inventory management systems, and data-driven performance coaching. Our approach develops your team’s capabilities while implementing sustainable processes that maintain quality, efficiency, and safety standards.
From hiring strategies and onboarding protocols through continuous improvement methodologies, we transform operational potential into consistent performance. Review our operations development and team training services.
Regulatory Navigation & Compliance
Regulatory compliance isn’t just paperwork. It’s the foundation of sustainable beverage manufacturing. We guide clients through TTB federal licensing, FDA food safety requirements, state-specific permits, label approval processes, and ongoing compliance obligations. Our proactive approach integrates regulatory requirements into facility design, operational procedures, and quality systems from day one, preventing costly mistakes and ensuring audit readiness.
From multi-state distribution licensing through the TTB to international beverage regulations, our brewery consultants provide expert guidance that keeps your operations compliant and protected. Learn about our regulatory and compliance consulting services.
Growth & Scaling Strategy
Successful beverage businesses require strategic growth planning that balances market opportunity with operational capacity. We develop full scaling strategies that address production expansion, distribution network development, market penetration planning, and capital investment optimization. Our growth consulting goes beyond surface-level advice to deliver actionable roadmaps supported by financial analysis, capacity planning, and risk assessment.
From regional expansion to national distribution partnerships, we guide beverage manufacturers through profitable growth transitions. Explore our growth and scaling consulting services.
Why Manufacturers Choose Solon as Their Brewery Consultants
We’re not typical consultants who deliver reports and walk away. We’re your embedded partner who owns every critical path from concept through profitable operations.
Complete Brewery Consultant Partnership
Unlike narrow specialists, we handle ANY aspect of your beverage manufacturing business. From business strategy and recipe development to facility design, operations coaching, compliance guidance, financial planning, or growth. We’re your single accountable partner.
Veteran-owned accountability
Military-driven discipline ensures project milestones, budget adherence, and safety protocols remain on track. We deliver commitments with the same accountability standards that defined our military service, bringing structure and reliability to complex beverage manufacturing projects.
Award-winning beverage expertise
20+ years of hands-on brewing operations, GABF medal-winning recipes, and presentations at international brewing conferences translate into pragmatic answers grounded in real production experience. We’ve created exceptional beverages and operated successful, not just advised on them.
Regulatory-first approach
We integrate TTB, FDA, and state regulatory requirements into every project phase from day one. Licensing strategy, documentation systems, quality protocols, and audit readiness aren’t. They’re foundational elements that protect your investment and enable sustainable operations.
Brewery Consultants Proven Across All Markets
Our project portfolio spans all 50 states plus international beverage manufacturing operations. From Texas startups to European expansions and multi-state distribution, our brewery consultants deliver work adapted to local regulations, market conditions, and operational requirements.
Business owners, not theorists
We’ve owned and operated beverage manufacturing businesses, not just consulted on them. This ownership perspective ensures our recommendations prioritize profitability, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability over purely theoretical planning perfection.
Brewery Consultant Project Outcomes
Representative projects demonstrating our complete-scope consulting across breweries, wineries, distilleries, and RTD beverage manufacturers.
Old Gregg Brewing Company, Texas
Complete new brewery development project as prime manufacturing consultant in Pflugerville. Delivered business planning, facility design, equipment procurement coordination, installation oversight, commissioning management, staff training, and launch operations support for this 5,500-square-foot production brewery and taproom facility.
International brewery commissioning, Europe
Managed thousand+ hectoliter brewery commissioning project abroad as lead consultant. Coordinated local contractors for infrastructure build-out, supervised equipment assembly and installation, directed commissioning protocols, delivered recipe development, implemented staff training programs, and established ongoing process optimization systems.
Regional winery optimization, Texas
Full glycol system redesign project addressing temperature control instability as a technical consultant. Redesigned piping infrastructure, improved insulation systems, implemented redundancy protocols, and optimized energy efficiency for cellar environmental control at established Texas winery operation.
RTD manufacturer scale-up, United States
Designed and installed production-ready glycol cooling infrastructure supporting commercial RTD beverage manufacturing transition. Implemented process control upgrades, validated production protocols, and delivered operational training enabling consistent quality at commercial production volumes.
Explore our complete portfolio of beverage manufacturing project case studies including additional brewery, winery, distillery, and RTD production projects across the United States and international markets.
WISDOM & decision support tools
Strategic intelligence articles and interactive planning tools helping beverage entrepreneurs make better business decisions.
WISDOM: Strategic Intelligence
In-depth strategic articles covering equipment procurement, operations longevity, growth planning, and financial decision-making for beverage manufacturing businesses.
Interactive Planning Tools
Professional-grade calculators and analyzers helping beverage entrepreneurs validate business assumptions and optimize key decisions.
Client perspectives
“Solon Consulting saved us with expert installation services and knowledge that went beyond any of our previous consulting partners. They understood our complete business needs, not just the technical requirements.”
Wagon Wills, Operations Manager
Read additional client testimonials and project outcomes on our testimonials page and case studies portfolio.
Industries Our Brewery Consultants Serve
We work where operations, utilities, controls, compliance, and commissioning all have to land in one buildable plan. The matrix below shows how Solon routes technical scope by facility type and risk profile.
| Facility type | What Solon controls | Best-fit service path |
|---|---|---|
| New or expanding brewery, distillery, or winery | Facility layout, utilities, equipment buyout, installation sequencing, and commissioning readiness | Brewery consulting, project management, facility engineering and design |
| Food, RTD, or multi-product manufacturing | Sanitary design, HACCP/FSMA alignment, process validation, and expansion planning | food and beverage consulting and manufacturing consulting |
| Controls and automation bottlenecks | PLC/HMI architecture, field integration, SCADA visibility, and startup troubleshooting | automation and controls plus process engineering |
| Public-sector and regulated programs | Documentation packages, compliance controls, and SDVOSB-qualified technical delivery | government services and capability statement |
Brewery Consulting
From concept to commissioning: process design, equipment specification, facility layout, utilities, and operating support for craft and production breweries.
Distillery Consulting
Distillation column sizing, still selection, barrel warehousing, TTB compliance, and process safety for craft and production distilleries.
Winery Consulting
Crush pad design, fermentation tank layout, bottling line integration, and winery facility engineering from permitting through startup.
Food & Beverage Consulting
FDA-compliant facility design, HACCP plan development, process validation, and scale-up engineering for food and beverage manufacturers.
Industrial Automation
PLC/HMI programming, SCADA systems, process control architecture, and automation integration for beverage and industrial facilities.
Engineering Consulting
Mechanical, electrical, and process engineering support across project phases, from feasibility through startup and commissioning.
Manufacturing Consulting
Operational efficiency, production line optimization, lean manufacturing, and capacity planning for food and beverage manufacturers.
Government & Federal
SDVOSB-certified engineering and consulting services for federal agencies. SAM.gov registered. CAGE Code: 9TE77.
Direct Operator Access
Talk to the team that will own the work
If you need a credible owner-side partner for facility build-out, controls, procurement, startup, or operational recovery, start with the people who will stay with the project through commissioning and handoff.
Or call (814) 386-0413 • Austin, Texas • Serving the United States and international accounts