Net Loss Per Common Share - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net loss attributable to Eastside Distilling, Inc. common shareholders (numerator)	$ (3,544,299)	$ (2,626,991)	$ (9,436,225)	$ (5,852,140)
Weighted average shares (denominator)	9,255,347	6,256,459	9,155,397	5,462,070
Basic and diluted net loss per common share	$ (0.38)	$ (0.42)	$ (1.03)	$ (1.07)

The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 7
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117326831&loc=d3e1337-109256

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