Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 1,413,182	$ 829,669
Less excise taxes, customer programs and incentives	192,849	217,188
Net sales	1,220,333	612,481
Cost of sales	627,523	322,913
Gross profit	592,810	289,568
Operating expenses:
Advertising, promotional and selling expenses	642,977	386,132
General and administrative expenses	1,212,512	726,396
Loss on disposal of property and equipment		35,534
Total operating expenses	1,855,489	1,148,062
Loss from operations	(1,262,679)	(858,494)
Other income (expense), net
Interest expense	(56,638)	(47,809)
Other income (expense)	200	4,485
Total other expense, net	(56,438)	(43,324)
Loss before income taxes	(1,319,117)	(901,818)
Provision for income taxes
Net loss	(1,319,117)	(901,818)
Dividends on convertible preferred stock		(5,037)
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	593
Net loss attributable to Eastside Distilling, Inc. common shareholders	$ (1,318,524)	$ (906,855)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share	$ (0.27)	$ (0.35)
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	4,920,534	2,614,324