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BLR Brewing Co. facts and figures

As of October 2026. Figures are the brand's own, as published on this site. Where a figure is approximate, it says so.

The business

  • Outlets in Bengaluru: 7 (Whitefield, Kanakapura Road, Electronic City, Marathahalli, Bellandur, HSR Layout, Yelahanka). Source: Locations

  • Event venue: Hamilton, an opera-themed cocktail bar and event venue across three levels, connected to Whitefield. Source: Hamilton

  • First outlet: Electronic City, opened 2019. Source: Electronic City

  • Brewpubs in Bangalore when the first outlet opened: roughly 30. Source: Electronic City

  • Operating company: BLR Restaurants Private Limited

Seats and space

  • Whitefield seats: about 1,200 in the main brewpub. Source: Whitefield

  • Hamilton covers: 300 to 400. Source: Hamilton

  • Hamilton private celebrations: 50 to 100 guests. Source: Hamilton

  • Largest Hamilton ticketed audience: up to a thousand people. Source: Hamilton

  • Kanakapura Road seats: about 600. Source: Kanakapura Road

  • Marathahalli seats: about 350. Source: Marathahalli

  • Electronic City seats: about 325. Source: Electronic City

  • Bellandur seats: about 250. Source: Bellandur

  • HSR Layout seats: about 250. Source: HSR Layout

  • Total covers, six original outlets: more than 3,000. Source: Brewpub map

  • Open-air seating: around 60 percent across outlets. Source: Six tests article

  • Plants at Whitefield: more than 15,000. Source: Whitefield

  • Whitefield waterfall: 50 feet. Source: Whitefield

  • Kanakapura Road site: one acre, built around 50 to 60 mature trees. Source: Kanakapura Road

Guests and hosting

  • Guests at Whitefield on a weekend day: more than 3,500. Source: Whitefield

  • Guests across the chain on a typical weekday: around 3,200. Source: Brewpub map

  • Corporate and private parties hosted: roughly 15 to 20 a week across outlets. Source: Corporate events article

  • Repeat guests: 35 to 40 percent. Source: HSR Layout

  • Food and beer split: roughly 50-50; about half of guests come mainly for the food. Source: Six tests article

Beer

  • Brewmaster: Umang Nair, trained at the Siebel Institute of Technology. Source: Whitefield

  • Beer brewed: roughly 30,000 to 35,000 litres a month across the chain. Source: Best beer article

  • Core styles: 6 (Belgian Wheat, Hefeweizen, India Pale Ale, Dunkelweizen, Stout, Blonde) plus the signature Hazy IPA. Source: Best beer article

  • Collaborations: at least one collaboration or takeover a month. Source: Six tests article

  • Ingredients: all malts, hops and yeast in the core range are imported. Source: Best beer article

Food

  • Japanese kitchens: 1, at Whitefield only. Source: Whitefield

  • Weekday lunch buffets: 2 outlets (Marathahalli, Bellandur), Monday to Friday from 12 noon. Source: Tech park lunch article

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