Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012
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	211,000				211,000				346,000
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		32,000		95,000		94,000
Hawaii [Member]
Lease payments to lessors [Abstract]
Total lease payments to lessors	111,000		102,000		322,000		301,000
Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Member]
Transaction with related parties [Abstract]
Gross sales to A-B	44,054,000		39,369,000		121,181,000		112,317,000
Margin fee paid to A-B, classified as a reduction of Sales	501,000		496,000		1,422,000		1,431,000
Sales to Fulton Street Brewery, LLC ("FSB"), through a contract brewing arrangement, classified in Sales	0	[1]	720,000	[1]	0	[1]	3,205,000	[1]
Handling, inventory management, royalty and other fees paid to A-B, classified in Cost of sales	101,000		109,000		312,000		339,000
Amounts received from A-B for lost keg fees and forfeited deposits, included as a reduction of Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net	0		90,000		0		122,000
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due from A-B related to beer sales pursuant to the A-B Distributor Agreement	8,771,000				8,771,000				6,369,000
Amounts due from FSB related to beer sales pursuant to a contract brewing arrangement	0				0				260,000
Amounts due from FSB related to termination agreement	70,000				70,000				630,000
Refundable deposits due to A-B	(2,441,000)				(2,441,000)				(2,472,000)
Amounts due to A-B for services rendered	(2,072,000)				(2,072,000)				(1,974,000)
Net amount due from A-B	4,328,000				4,328,000				2,813,000
Fulton Street Brewery, LLC [Member]
Transaction with related parties [Abstract]
Monthly payment from FSB from termination agreement	$ 70,000				$ 70,000

[1] FSB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of A-B.