Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2011
Notes Payable [Abstract]
Fixed interest rate of related party note (in hundredths)					4.75%
Monthly loan payment of related party note					$ 16,129
Maturity date of related party note					Nov. 15, 2014
Related party note	434,000				434,000				519,000
Lease payments to lessors [Abstract]
Number of limited liability companies					2
Percentage of common stock held by lessor (in hundredths)					5.00%
Sublease contracts expire date					Dec. 31, 2020
Number of option for lease extension					2
Sublease contract option period					5 years
Oregon [Member]
Lease payments to lessors [Abstract]
Total lease payments to lessors	31		31		62		61
Hawaii [Member]
Lease payments to lessors [Abstract]
Total lease payments to lessors	100		93		199		203
Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Member]
Transaction with related parties [Abstract]
Gross sales to A-B	39,342		37,433		72,948		66,947
Margin fee paid to A-B, classified as a reduction of Sales	482		740		935		1,902
Handling, inventory management, royalty and other fees paid to A-B, classified in Cost of sales	116		138		230		274
Amounts received from A-B for lost keg fees and forfeited deposits, included as a reduction of Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net	28		107		32		120
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due from FSB related to beer sales	6,608				6,608				8,310
Refundable deposits due to A-B	(2,263)				(2,263)				(1,746)
Amounts due to A-B for services rendered	(1,991)				(1,991)				(2,482)
Net amount due from A-B	3,234				3,234				4,667
Fulton Street Brewery, LLC [Member]
Transaction with related parties [Abstract]
Sales to Fulton Street Brewery, LLC ("FSB"), through a contract brewing arrangement, classified in Sales	1,107	[1]	1,017	[1]	2,485	[1]	1,293	[1]
Ownership percentage in Fulton Street Brewery, LLC (in hundredths)	42.00%				42.00%
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due from FSB related to beer sales	$ 880				$ 880				$ 585

[1] We owned 42% of FSB prior to it becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of A-B in May 2011 and, accordingly, transactions with FSB are considered to be related party transactions in all periods.