Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 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	390,000				390,000				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	32,000		30,000		94,000		91,000
Hawaii [Member]
Lease payments to lessors [Abstract]
Total lease payments to lessors	102,000		93,000		301,000		296,000
Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Member]
Transaction with related parties [Abstract]
Gross sales to A-B	39,369,000		35,072,000		112,317,000		102,019,000
Margin fee paid to A-B, classified as a reduction of Sales	496,000		496,000		1,431,000		2,398,000
Handling, inventory management, royalty and other fees paid to A-B, classified in Cost of sales	109,000		105,000		339,000		379,000
Amounts received from A-B for lost keg fees and forfeited deposits, included as a reduction of Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net	90,000		120,000		122,000		240,000
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due from A-B and FSB related to beer sales	7,650,000				7,650,000				8,310,000
Refundable deposits due to A-B	(2,598,000)				(2,598,000)				(1,746,000)
Amounts due to A-B for services rendered	(1,930,000)				(1,930,000)				(2,482,000)
Net amount due from A-B	3,544,000				3,544,000				4,667,000
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	720,000	[1]	1,213,000	[1]	3,205,000	[1]	2,506,000	[1]
Ownership percentage in Fulton Street Brewery, LLC (in hundredths)	42.00%				42.00%
Monthly receipt from FSB					70,000
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due from A-B and FSB related to beer sales	$ 422,000				$ 422,000				$ 585,000

[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.