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I recommend AppraiseItNow Inc. highly… I would use them again
They diligently researched both equipment items and provided well-documented reports
AppraiseItNow was able to provide me exactly what I needed on a timely basis
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT BREWERY EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, INSURANCE AGENCIES, LENDERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
Vehicle Appraiser
CAGA Certified Appraiser since 2014, covering vehicles, boats, equipment, fine art, and collectibles. A classic-car restoration background informs her vehicle work, with reports prepared for insurance, divorce, and charitable contributions.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow provides fast, fully online or onsite brewery equipment appraisals for tax filings, insurance coverage and claims, asset-based lending, estate and gift tax reporting, financial reporting, and transactions including brewery acquisitions and divestitures.
What drives value
Brewery equipment is a specialized, capital-intensive asset class. Accurate valuation takes appraisers who understand both the mechanical condition of brewing systems and the secondary market dynamics that drive resale and liquidation values.
How we work
Brewery equipment appraisals are often completed remotely using equipment lists, photographs, and manufacturer documentation. We coordinate an onsite inspection when asset complexity, operating condition, or a lender's scope of work requires one.
Value definitions
We offer Fair Market Value, Orderly Liquidation Value, Forced Liquidation Value, and Replacement Value appraisals of brewery equipment. As a specialized subset of our equipment and machinery appraisals, brewery valuations follow the same USPAP standards applied across every commercial and industrial asset class.
We appraise brewery equipment as individual pieces or as a complete brewery buildout, across the interconnected systems that take grain to glass.
Brewhouse and cellar
The vessels that mill, brew, ferment, and condition the beer:
Packaging
Equipment that finishes, packages, and moves the product out the door:
Utilities and taproom
The utility systems behind the brewery and the equipment out front:
We serve brewery owners, craft beverage entrepreneurs, investors, and lenders, along with the CPAs, attorneys, and estate planners who require an independent brewery equipment valuation for IRS filings, insurance claims, divorce proceedings, bankruptcy, or a business transaction.
Owners and investors
Brewery owners, craft beverage entrepreneurs, and investors engage us when an acquisition, a divestiture, an insurance claim, or a financing decision depends on what the equipment is worth.
Advisors and lenders
Lenders, CPAs, attorneys, and estate professionals bring us brewery equipment appraisals when a client's IRS filing, divorce proceeding, bankruptcy, or loan needs an independent, credentialed valuation.
What brewery equipment appraisal clients say we are known for
Across 16 published brewery equipment appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.
I recommend AppraiseItNow Inc. highly. I needed an appraisal of fair market value for geologic laboratory equipment for charitable donations to three universities. The unique items and limited secondary market complicated the valuation. They provided a sound, verifiable estimate and the 8283 forms that I was able to use in my tax filings. I would use them again.
Lab Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
AppraiseItNow did an outstanding job appraising my 1998 Bobcat Skid Steer and circa 2010 Yuchai Crawler Dozer. We could not locate a serial number on the dozer, and there were no online sales available, but they were still able to develop an accurate appraisal using known specifications for my dozer compared to other comparable make and model dozers. They diligently researched both equipment items and provided well-documented reports.
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal
I needed an IRS-qualified appraisal for an unusual and costly piece of medical equipment. AppraiseItNow was able to provide me exactly what I needed on a timely basis. The personnel at the company are very friendly and helpful. I would definitely use them again.
Medical Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Affordable and reliable, with fast service and always responsive to my messages and questions. They delivered my appraisal on time without a glitch. 100% Recommended! I wouldn’t use anyone else for my business. Thank you, Joe — you’re great!
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal for Bankruptcy Filing
I highly recommend the AppraiseItNow team. They were responsive and timely from start to finish, and the whole process was seamless. The final report was super detailed and gave me all the information I needed. I am so glad I hired them and would recommend them to anyone needing an appraisal!
Technology Equipment Appraisal for Divorce
They did an appraisal of medical equipment for donation. They did it quickly, and I received a blank form 8283 signed by the appraiser. It was what I needed. The price was higher than I wanted to spend on an appraisal, but a lot lower than other appraisers. AppraiseItNow was very responsive and communicative, and the other appraisers were not. I would use them again.
Medical Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Submit estimate or list of items for our review.
We'll share a flat fee quote for your approval.
Submit details on all of your items for our review.
We'll conduct detailed research and prepare a written USPAP-compliant report.
Delivery of your report and supporting documents (e.g., signed IRS Form 8283) by email.
Standard Fee Range
$695 – $2200
Standard range for our Brewery Equipment appraisals based on past projects
Two report tiers. Your intended use sets which one you need.
from $295
USPAP-compliant report for standard purposes
from $395
USPAP-compliant and IRS-qualified report for advanced purposes
Please note that the fees listed below are for informational purposes and are subject to change. Our team will review your materials and issue your quote before we get started.
1 item
$295 – $595
Single machine appraisal
10 items
$995 – $2200
Small fleet or mixed equipment set; varies if conducted onsite
50+ items
$5K – $10K+
Larger inventory; frequently done in-person
Our Brewery Equipment appraisal fees are transparent, scope-based, and designed to be fully USPAP-compliant for your intended use. We don't bill by the hour and will propose a fixed fee before we start our work, so you'll know exactly what you are paying before engaging our team. Please note that the pricing outlined here is strictly for informational purposes; before issuing your quote, we will need to get a better understanding of your assets so we can properly scope the assignment.
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
The market approach usually leads, because the used market for brewhouses, tanks, canning lines, and packaging equipment provides robust evidence of actual transaction prices from comparable sales, dealer offerings, and broker interviews. The cost approach serves as a secondary check and must be benchmarked against market data; the income approach is generally hypothetical for machinery embedded in a process line.
Because collateral analysis assumes a constrained sale, not a patient one. Orderly liquidation value, based on a 60 to 90 day marketing window, often runs 30 to 50% below fair market value for specialized brewing equipment, and forced liquidation value in a distress auction may be only 20 to 40% of fair market value. SBA and commercial lenders routinely request these standards alongside or instead of fair market value.
No. Heuristics like $100 to $300 per barrel of installed capacity, or 4x to 6x EBITDA for brewery sales, are business-valuation shortcuts that blend goodwill and enterprise value. Applied directly to brewhouses, fermenters, or packaging lines, they can badly misstate what the specific assets would bring, which is why equipment-level market and cost analysis is required.
An itemized inventory recording brand, model, year, capacity, and condition for each asset, plus maintenance records. Age, production capacity, efficiency, adaptability, and documented upkeep strongly influence value for fermenters, brewhouses, bottling lines, and ancillary equipment, and thorough records shrink the uncertainty in the conclusion.
A written, USPAP-compliant report that states which approaches were considered, which was selected for each major asset category, and the specific market data supporting each conclusion, rather than unsupported lump-sum figures. Reports built this way hold up in SBA lending files, business sales, and litigation.