BAD Beverages brings together the craft, character and creativity behind a growing portfolio of distinctive beverage brands. BAD approaches beverage development with equal respect for tradition and appetite for something unexpected.
Brewing • Aging • Distilling is more than the name behind BAD. It defines what we do — developing beverages with identities strong enough to stand on their own while creating opportunities for hospitality integration, strategic partnerships, licensing and broader distribution.
Some brands begin with a recipe. Ours begin with a story worth pouring.
WHERE THE GOOD STUFF HAPPENS AFTER HOURS.
Some of the best ideas were never meant for the front of the house.
Back Lot Spirits was born from the wonderfully unruly personality of City Dump Social—a collection of distinctive spirits created to be every bit as memorable as the place pouring them.
Developed with character rather than convention in mind, Back Lot expressions are made for cocktails with attitude, straight pours with personality and bottles interesting enough to earn a place on the shelf long after the last drink has been poured.
At City Dump Social, Back Lot Spirits take center stage at the Twisted Mess, throughout the dining areas and among the bottles and discoveries available to take home.
Because around here, what happens in the Back Lot doesn’t necessarily stay in the Back Lot.
Sometimes it gets bottled.
DISTINCTIVE SPIRITS. A WORLD APART.
Some places inspire curiosity simply because they exist beyond the ordinary.
Rapa Nui Liquors draws upon that spirit of discovery to create a family of distinctive liquors developed with an appreciation for craftsmanship, provenance and the pleasure of finding something unexpected.
From carefully considered bourbon and vodka to tequila and future specialty expressions, Rapa Nui is conceived not around a single category, but around a simple standard: every bottle should have a reason to be opened.
Created as part of BAD Beverages, Rapa Nui expressions can move comfortably from the back bar to the dining table, from signature cocktails to private collections—each with an identity designed to stand confidently on its own.
There will always be familiar bottles on the shelf.
Rapa Nui is for the ones worth discovering.
THEY SAID THEY COULDN’T MOVE.
For generations, one of the great mysteries of Rapa Nui was how its monumental Moai traveled from the island’s quarries to the ceremonial sites where they would ultimately stand.
The answer may have been hiding in plain sight.
They walked.
Inspired by the remarkable ingenuity behind the Moai and the modern experiments demonstrating how these towering figures could be rocked and guided forward in an upright position, Walking Head Brewing celebrates the combination of imagination, determination and unconventional thinking required to move something everyone else thought couldn’t be moved.
Our beers follow much the same philosophy.
Created under BAD Beverages, Walking Head Brewing develops distinctive beers with individual personalities, memorable names and flavors intended to be talked about as readily as they are enjoyed.
You’ll find Walking Head selections poured at City Dump Social, including the Twisted Mess, alongside rotating and specialty expressions developed for occasions when an ordinary beer simply isn’t interesting enough.
After all, if you can make a Moai walk…
Imagine what else you can do.
