Crooked Pint Ale House
Bottom line
- Total investment $1.2M – $2.1M including a $55K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $170K/year (median $186K).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Crooked Pint Ale House unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
2%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Crooked Pint Ale House units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$356K
on $1.8M purchase
Total debt
$1.4M
SBA $0.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate full-service ale house restaurants featuring craft beer selections, casual dining, and bar service. Day-to-day operations include managing kitchen and bar staff, inventory purchasing (particularly high-SKU beer selection), customer service, event hosting, and local marketing. This is a capital-intensive, labor-heavy hospitality business requiring 60+ hour owner involvement typical of independent bar/restaurant operations.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Contracting system with shrinking unit base, undisclosed profitability, potential franchisor going-concern issues, and revenue figures that appear misaligned with investment requirements present substantial risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 6.7% YoY (14 units) indicates system contraction and potential viability concerns
- 02MINORNo net income disclosure despite Item 19 availability — inability or unwillingness to show profitability is a major red flag
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status = FALSE suggests franchisor may have disclosed material doubts about ability to continue operations
- 04MINORAverage revenue of $169,508 is critically low for a full-service restaurant; incompatible with $1.19M-$2.1M investment thesis
- 05MEDHigh investment requirement ($1.19M-$2.1M) paired with undisclosed/likely marginal net income creates severe ROI risk
- 06MEDSmall unit count (14) limits franchisee network support and suggests limited franchisor resources
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Crooked Pint Ale House · FDD (2025) PDF