PENNSYLVANIA · NAICS 3121
Pennsylvania brewery, distillery, and winery projects span the country's deepest brewing heritage, with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh craft density and a growing limited-winery corridor. Studies translate production capacity, taproom revenue, distribution mix, and inventory cycles into projections, and reconcile build-out and equipment structures against coverage under stress.
FEASIBILITY TRIGGER
Production capacity, taproom revenue, and inventory cycles make these projection-heavy deals where studies are routinely required.
From FY2010 through FY2026, Pennsylvania recorded 243 SBA-disbursed brewery, distillery, and winery loans across the 7(a) and 504 programs, representing $123.2 million in approved financing at an average loan size of $507,000. The state sits at rank #6 of 38 for brewery, distillery, and winery SBA lending volume and holds 4.2% of the national brewery, distillery, and winery dollar pool. 7(a) accounts for 87.2% of the count, 504 for the rest, with 27 fresh approvals dated FY2024 or later.
| Disbursed loans (FY2010–FY2026) | 243 |
| Approved volume | $123.2 million |
| Average loan size | $507,000 |
| 7(a) share | 87.2% |
| Approvals since FY2024 | 27 |
| State rank by loan count | #6 of 38 |
Among the 181 seasoned loans in this segment (approvals FY2010–FY2021), 10.5% reached adverse resolution — purchased, liquidated, or charged off. The national benchmark for brewery, distillery, and winery is 8.1%, against 7.3% across all industries. That performance runs above the national benchmark for this asset class, which is a factor lenders weigh in their credit decision.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level data, as of March 31, 2026. Disbursed loans only. See data methodology.
A 10.5% adverse-resolution rate against the national brewery, distillery, and winery benchmark of 8.1% tells credit committees to scrutinize revenue projections and coverage assumptions closely on Pennsylvania deals in this class. A rigorous third-party feasibility study — built on documented demand, defensible pricing, and stressed coverage — carries meaningful weight in that underwriting conversation, particularly at an average loan size of $507,000 across 243 loans.
Every Pennsylvania breweries, distilleries and wineries project we underwrite follows the same lender ready process: independent market analysis, site and technical review, and financial projections tested against SBA SOP 50 10 8 standards. Our SBA feasibility study consultants guide explains scope, timing, deliverables, and what lenders and CDCs expect in the report.
The national SBA brewery feasibility study tests practical capacity, on-site coverage, distribution law and aging-inventory funding. Its lending ledger benchmarks a Pennsylvania brewery file against 5,393 disbursed SBA brewery loans.
Pennsylvania projects most often pencil under SBA 504 because the 50/40/10 structure delivers up to 90 percent financing on owner-occupied real estate at a fixed debenture rate, and PIDA's low-interest second-mortgage loans stack directly behind the 504. SBA 7(a) covers acquisitions, working capital, and equipment, and from July 4, 2026 eligible borrowers can combine 7(a) and 504 for up to $10 million in total program credit.
Pennsylvania carries one of the deepest brewing heritages in the country, home to America's oldest brewery, with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh craft density and a growing limited-winery corridor.
For a national view of this asset class, see our brewery, distillery, and winery SBA feasibility overview, and read our related analysis in the brewery, distillery, and winery lending research on our blog.
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