EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1534708
Filing Year: 2023
Filename: 1534708_10-K_2023_0001493152-23-010264.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. BUSINESS
Overview
Eastside Distilling, Inc. (the “Company,” “Eastside Distilling,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” below) was incorporated under the laws of Nevada in 2004 under the name of Eurocan Holdings, Ltd. In December 2014, we changed our corporate name to Eastside Distilling, Inc. to reflect our acquisition of Eastside Distilling, LLC. We operate in two segments. Our Spirits segment manufactures, blends, bottles, markets and sells a wide variety of alcoholic beverages under recognized brands in 30 U.S. states. Our Craft Canning + Printing (“Craft C+P”) segment provides digital can printing and canning services to the craft beverage industry in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. In addition to mobile co-packing services we offer co-packing services from a single fixed site in Portland, Oregon. We employ 50 people in the United States.
Mission-What We Do
Our mission is to source, make and deliver the best in class, end-to-end craft spirits brands and product portfolio. In addition, we offer advanced digital can printing decoration with custom graphics and co-packing services with distinct capability and craftsmanship.
Strategy
Our spirits brands span several alcoholic beverage categories, including whiskey, vodka, rum and tequila. We sell our products on a wholesale basis to distributors through open states, and brokers in control states. Craft C+P primarily services the craft beer, cider and kombucha beverage segments. Craft C+P offers digital can printing to customers and co-packing services, as well as operates 13 mobile lines in Seattle and Spokane, Washington; Portland, Oregon; and Denver, Colorado.
Our strategy is to utilize our public company stature to our advantage and position to expand our two distinct businesses - Spirits and Craft C+P. Our spirits portfolio is to be positioned as a leading regional craft spirits provider that develops brands, expands geographic presence growing revenue and cash flow. We look to grow and vertically integrate our Craft C+P business to expand our product offerings and improve our competitive position. These two segments are detailed below.
Segments
Spirits
Since 2014 we have developed or acquired many award-winning spirits while evolving to meet the growing demand for quality products and services associated with the burgeoning craft and premium beverage trade. Our portfolio includes originals like the Quercus garryana barrel-finished Burnside Whiskey family, Portland Potato Vodka, Hue-Hue Coffee Rum, and Azuñia Tequilas.
● Burnside Whiskey Family - Our Burnside Whiskey Family celebrates the unique attributes of the native Oregon Oak tree (Quercus garryana). The unique complexity of each distinct whiskey comes from blending Oregon Oak barrels of differing sizes, char levels, and ages.
● Portland Potato Vodka - Our award-winning premium craft vodka is distilled four times to ensure a smooth finish. While most vodka is made from grain, we source award winning premium potato ethanol and blend it with pristine water sourced from Oregon.
● Hue-Hue (pronounced “way-way”) Coffee Rum - Premium silver rum is blended with concentrated cold-brewed coffee and a small amount of Demerara sugar. We source fair-trade, single-origin Arabica coffee beans from the Finca El Paternal Estate in Huehuetenango, Guatemala that are lightly roasted for us by Portland Coffee Roasters.
● Azuñia Tequilas - Smooth, clean, additive-free tequilas crafted by Rancho Miravalle, a second generation, family-owned-and-operated estate, bursting with authentic flavor from the local terroir of Tequila Valley, Mexico. 100% pure Weber Blue Agave is harvested by hand, roasted in traditional clay hornos, and finished with a natural, open-air fermentation process. It is bottled on-site in small batches using a consistent process to deliver consistent field-to-bottle quality and exclusively exported by Agaveros Unidos de Amatitán.
● Eastside Brands - Craft inspired high-quality limited-edition products. which focus on innovation, craftsmanship and curiosity, and creativity.
Craft Canning + Printing
Digital Can Printing
In April 2022, we initiated operations of an innovative digital can printing facility that allows us to customer-design four sizes of popular aluminum beverage cans. This flexibility allows for custom graphics of limited releases, vintages, partnerships, and special events. This new acquisition of technology gives Craft C+P the ability to offer unparalleled customization and flexibility to craft beverage producers seeking direct printing for canning projects of all sizes, while having a production capacity of over 20 million cans.
Co-packing Facility
We offer co-packing services for non-alcoholic canned beverages including CBD soda waters in Portland, Oregon through our recent asset acquisition, allowing us to offer end-to-end production capabilities. We are currently the exclusive provider of can printing and co-packing services for a local CBD and wellness water maker.
Mobile Canning
Our mobile canning business has locations in Oregon, Washington and Colorado. We use extensive proprietary and data-driven quality control measures and a robust clean-in-place procedure in order to provide the best packaging service for our customers. We take great pride in helping local beverage producers expand their distribution reach by using our service to offer industry-top quality and branding. Our greatest asset is the unmatched expertise of our talented group of printing and packaging professionals who show up every day to go above and beyond to get the job done.
Our Craft mobile team offers a variety of services and products, including:
● High Mobile Canning Capacity - We operate 13 Wild Goose MC-250 machines, with the capacity to can over 150,000 barrels per year. In addition to the canning lines, we use custom in-house designed fully automated depalletizers and twist rinses.
● Large Craft Volumes - With capabilities of around 600-800 cases per shift, we can manage any volume. Averaging 40 cans per minute, each machine can do 100 cases per hour.
● Dedicated Team - All of our employees are carefully and rigorously trained. A fully insured workforce is ready to take on any and all of the customer’s packaging needs. We believe in continuous improvement and we understand the value of our clients’ products and dedicate ourselves to making every run a successful run.
● Quality Control - Hach Orbispheres measure our dissolved oxygen (“DO”) during packaging to ensure the lowest Total Packaged Oxygen for the customer’s can. We use luminometers and ATP swabs to ensure sanitation of our equipment. We can provide Zahm & Nagel volume meters to measure carbon dioxide (“CO2”) volumes in carbonated products before packaging. As masters of the “double seam” we frequently take on-site measurements with micrometers. We also offer CMC Kuhnke technology to generate even more accurate measurements in the form of visual seam reports.
● Velcorin and Nitrogen Dosing - We have both velcorin and nitrogen dosing capabilities that supports microbial control and allows packaging of still products in addition to carbonated and nitrogenated beverages.
● Pre-printing and Outfeed Labeling - Bringing on advanced digital can printing technology from Hinterkopf allows us to offer customers both world-class aesthetics and full sustainability in an end-to-end branding and packaging solution, accessible from our smallest to our largest customers. We also provide outfeed labeling and the ability to package customer-provided branded cans of all varieties.
● Location Flexibility - We allow our customers to choose the location of canning. We bring our mobile equipment to their facility, or our customers can bring their product to us for co-packing.
Production and Supply
Bringing a brand to market involves several important stages, including bottle and label design, raw materials procurement, filling the bottles, and packaging the bottles in various configurations for shipment. To achieve a unique flavor profile for each brand, we use one or more of the following techniques: infusion of fruit, addition of natural flavorings, blending of products, and aging in selected casks. Once the final profile is approved and quality control standards are met, we filter the liquid as needed and bottle the product.
We rely on a limited number of suppliers for the sourcing of our spirit products and raw materials, including our distillate products and other ingredients. These suppliers consist of third-party producers in the U.S. and Mexico. One key supplier is Agaveros Unidos de Amatitan, SA. de CV., which supplies tequila to us. We do not have long-term, written agreements with any of our other suppliers for the production of raw materials. However, we believe that we have consistent and reliable third-party sources for the needed materials.
Distribution Network
U.S. Distribution
Producers and importers of beverage alcohol in the U.S. must sell their products through a three-tier distribution system.
In the 33 open states, the distributors are generally large, privately held companies. The distributors and wholesalers in turn sell to individual retailers, such as liquor stores, restaurants, bars, supermarkets and other outlets licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. We primarily focus our distribution efforts in six open states; California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Washington and Florida.
In the 17 control states, the states themselves function as the distributor, and regulate suppliers, including our Company. In control states, producers and importers sell their products directly to state liquor authorities, which distribute the products and either operate retail outlets or license the retail sales function to private companies, while maintaining strict control over pricing and profit. Our largest distribution channel is in the state of Oregon through the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
We hold the federal importer and wholesaler license required by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department and the requisite state licenses within the states in which we conduct business.
Our inventory is maintained in offsite bonded warehouses at our producers, our bonded warehouse in Milwaukie, Oregon, and at bonded warehouses managed by Park Street, our fulfillment and logistics partner. We also typically have inventory in transit that we ship nationally through our network of licensed and bonded carriers.
Wholesalers and Distributors
In the United States, we are required by law to use state-licensed distributors or, in the control states, state-owned agencies performing this function, to sell our brands to retail outlets. As a result, we depend on distributors for sales, product placement and retail store penetration. All of the distributors with whom we currently work also distribute our competitors’ products and brands. As a result, we must foster and maintain our relationships with our distributors. Through our internal sales team, we have established relationships for our brands with wholesale distributors in the states where we sell our products, and our products are sold in the U.S. by these wholesale distributors, as well as by various state beverage alcohol control agencies.
Significant Customers
Sales to one customer, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, accounted for approximately 18% and 20% of our consolidated sales for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Sales Team
Spirits
We have a total spirits sales force of four people, who have an average of close to ten years of industry experience with premium spirits brands.
Our spirits sales personnel are engaged in the day-to-day interaction with our distributors, which includes setting quotas, coordinating promotional plans for our brands, maintaining adequate levels of stock, brand education and training and sales calls with distributor personnel. Our sales team also maintains relationships with key chain and retail customers through independent sales calls. They also schedule promotional events, create local brand promotion plans, host in-store tastings, where permitted, and provide wait staff and bartender training and education for our brands.
In addition, we have also engaged for our spirits business Park Street, a provider of back-office administrative, fulfillment, and logistical services for alcohol and beverage distributors, which services include state compliance, logistics planning, order processing, order fulfillment, distributor chargeback and bill-support management and certain accounting and reporting services. We believe, given our smaller scale, that we can leverage the outsourced services of Park Street to reduce complexity.
Craft C+P
The canning sales force is made up of four members, focusing on three regions. Their goal is to connect with and onboard new clients, as well as maintain relations and offer expanded digital can printing capabilities to current clients. The sales team provides a premium customer service experience from introductory conversations about mobile canning to the very first packaging day and beyond. Their previous experience of operating the equipment gives them deep knowledge to share with prospective customers, including trust and accountability. Our sales team is keen on strong partnerships that allow for sustainable success. We also partner with local craft beverage industry guilds and associations for creative collaborations, booth events and sponsorships.
Advertising, Marketing and Promotion
To build and sell our brands, we must effectively communicate with three distinct audiences: distributors, retail trade and end consumers. Social media, sponsorships, sampling and other promotional activities help to establish and reinforce the image of our brands, and to provide the push into the trade and pull through out of the trade that our customers demand.
We have significantly narrowed our focus on building three main brands, Burnside Whiskeys, Portland Potato Vodka and Azuñia Tequilas, across seven key markets.
In Oregon, which has the strongest distribution for Burnside Whiskeys and Portland Potato Vodka, our focus is on closing the distribution gaps and on driving consumer pull through local sponsorships.
In our six key open states where Azuñia is the lead brand, driving distribution is the main priority, In these states, we focus mostly on price promotions, point-of-sale materials, and tastings to drive trial.
Intellectual Property
Trademarks are an important aspect of our business. We sell our products under a number of trademarks which we own. Our brands are protected by trademark registrations or are the subject of pending applications for trademark registration in the U.S. where we distribute our brands. The trademarks may be registered in the names of our subsidiaries. In the U.S., trademark registrations need to be renewed every ten years. We expect to register our trademarks in additional markets as we expand our distribution territories.
Seasonality
Our business has historically followed the spirits industry seasonality trends with peak sales generally occurring in the fourth calendar quarter in spirits, primarily due to seasonal holiday buying. Our Craft C+P business typically has peak sales mid to late summer.
Competition
Over the past ten years, the U.S. wine and spirits industry has undergone dramatic consolidation and realignment of brands and brand ownership. The number of major importers in the U.S. has declined significantly. Today, we believe seven major companies dominate the market: Diageo PLC, Pernod Ricard S.A., Bacardi Limited, Brown-Forman Corporation, Beam Suntory Inc., Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A., and Rémy Cointreau S.A. These competitors have substantially greater resources than we do.
Our printing business is the only one of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. However, we compete with other can decorating companies that offer different decorating technologies. These alternative suppliers can produce can decorations at lower costs than our technology as well as at greater volumes.
The mobile canning and bottling industry is highly fragmented and very competitive. The threat of new entrants is high. Moreover, we compete at the hyper-local scale, where we have a customer base concentrated in the craft beer segment. One of our greatest threats associated with losing customers is the customer’s own growth and success. As new brewers grow, they are able to afford the investment in their own canning line. Recently, the growth of craft beer startups has slowed and this has affected the competition in our market and our ability to achieve adequate pricing.
Government Regulation
We are subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, U.S. Customs laws, and the Alcoholic Beverage Control laws of the states where our products are distributed, among many other regulations.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regulates the production, blending, bottling, sales and advertising and transportation of alcohol products. Also, each state regulates the advertising, promotion, transportation, sale and distribution of alcohol products within its jurisdiction. We are also required to conduct business in the U.S. only with holders of licenses to import, warehouse, transport, distribute and sell spirits.
We are subject to U.S. regulations on spirits, marketing, and advertising, such as style, media and messages. Labeling of spirits is also regulated in many markets, varying from health warning labels to importer identification, alcohol strength and other consumer information. All beverage alcohol products sold in the U.S. must include warning statements related to risks of drinking beverage alcohol products.
In the U.S. control states, the state liquor commissions act in place of distributors and decide which products are to be purchased and offered for sale in their respective states. Products are selected for purchase and sale through listing procedures which are generally made available to new products only at periodically scheduled listing interviews. Consumers may purchase products not selected for listings only through special orders, if at all.
The distribution of alcohol-based beverages is also subject to extensive federal and state taxation in the U.S. and internationally. Most foreign countries impose excise duties on wines and distilled spirits, although the form of such taxation varies from a simple application on units of alcohol by volume to intricate systems based on the imported or wholesale value of the product. Several countries impose additional import duty on distilled spirits, often discriminating between categories in the rate of such tariffs. If we begin distributing our products internationally, import and excise duties could have a significant effect on our sales, both through reducing the consumption of alcohol and through encouraging consumer switching into lower-taxed categories of alcohol.
Employees
As of March 31, 2023, we have 50 employees, 7 of whom are in sales and marketing, 31 in production/canning/bottling, and 12 of whom are in administration. We will continue to monitor our staffing while streamlining our operations for working capital needs.
Geographic Information
Spirits currently sells its products in 30 states. Craft C+P operates in three states.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
The statements in this section describe the most significant risks to our business and should be considered carefully in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as our other disclosures in this Annual Report. We may have other risks that we have not yet identified or that we currently believe are immaterial but may become material.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS
We expect to continue to produce net operating losses in 2023.
We believe that we will continue to incur net losses in 2023. We also anticipate that our operating and investing cash needs may exceed our income from sales in 2023. Results of operations will depend upon numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control, including but not limited to new entrants, competitive activity, government regulations and increase in tax. We also incur substantial operating expenses at the corporate level, including costs directly related to being a reporting company with the SEC.
We may be unsuccessful monetizing spirits assets in 2023.
On December 14, 2022, we announced the intent to pursue the sale of one or more of our spirits assets. We have not concluded our process; however we may be unable to sell a spirit asset and realize substantial cash from an asset sale. We may be unable to complete a sale on favorable terms including amending certain debt provisions allowing us to use a portion of the proceeds from a sale for purposes other than debt paydown.
We may fail to secure additional capital and achieve adequate liquidity to grow and compete.
Historically, we have not generated sufficient cash from operations to finance additional capital needs, and thus we have used external sources of capital to fund operations. The source of these funds has included both private and public equity and/or debt financing. We have also raised cash from the bulk sale of whiskey. We cannot assure that additional financing will be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. If additional capital is either unavailable or cost prohibitive, our operations and growth may be limited, and we may need to change our business strategy to slow the rate of, or eliminate, our expansion or to reduce or curtail our operations. Also, any additional financing we undertake could impose covenants upon us that restrict our operating flexibility. If we issue equity securities to raise capital, our existing shareholders may experience dilution and the new securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our common stock.
We have defaulted in repaying the Senior Convertible Notes.
On October 18, 2022, $3.4 million of Senior Convertible Notes became due and were not repaid by the Company. We received a one-time extension to November 18, 2022; however, we have not received a second extension. The Company continues to discuss extension and refinance options with the holders of the Notes, who have not exercised any of their remedial rights in the event of a default under the Notes. The Note-holders do however, reserve their rights to remediate our default under the Notes, including foreclosure on their liens on the Company’s assets. If we are unable to reach a satisfactory accommodation with the Note-holders, our secured creditors may take action, including foreclosure, that would adversely affect our business and possibly force us into liquidation.
We may be unable to effectively service and refinance debt.
We have incurred significant debt under promissory notes and inventory financing lines. Much of our debt is secured by our bulk spirits inventory and other assets, including assets in Craft C+P. Our ability to meet our debt service obligations depends upon our operating and financial performance, which is subject to general economic and competitive conditions and to financial, business, and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control. If we are unable to service our debt, we may need to sell inventory and other material assets, restructure or refinance our debt, or seek additional equity capital. Prevailing economic conditions and global credit markets could adversely impact our ability to do so.
Our debt agreements contain limits on our ability to, among other things, incur additional debt, grant liens, undergo certain fundamental changes, make investments, and dispose of inventory. In 2022, we refinanced debt that had certain covenants with other facilities. While these new facilities do not have the same covenants, they include substantial restrictions that could have important consequences, including the following:
● We may need to prematurely pay down our outstanding debt balance if the market value of our bulk spirits falls and we need to remain within our borrowing base covenants;
● We may be more limited in our ability to execute on our strategy and have flexibility to operate or restructure our business;
● Our cash flow from operations may be allocated to the payment of outstanding debt and not to developing and growing our brands;
● We might not generate sufficient cash flow from operations or other sources to enable us to meet our payment obligations under the facility and to fund other liquidity needs;
● We may be more vulnerable to economic downturns, less able to withstand competitive pressures, and less flexible in responding to changing business and economic conditions; or
● We may be unable to incur additional debt, including for working capital, acquisitions, or other needs.
If we breach a loan covenant or miss a payment, the lenders could accelerate the repayment of debt and foreclose on our inventory and other assets. We might not have sufficient assets to repay our debt upon acceleration. If we are unable to repay or refinance the debt upon acceleration or at maturity, the lenders could initiate a bankruptcy proceeding against us or collection proceedings with respect to our assets securing the facility, which could materially decrease the value of our common stock.
Failure to retain and recruit executive management and to build morale and improve performance could negatively impact our business.
Eastside Distilling’s success depends upon the efforts and abilities of our executive management team, key senior management, and a high-quality employee base, as well as our ability to attract, motivate, reward, and retain them. If one of our executive officers or critical senior management terminates his or her employment, we may not be able to replace their expertise, fully integrate new personnel or replicate the prior working relationships. The loss of critical employees might significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives. Qualified individuals with the breadth of skills and experience in our industry that we require are in high demand, and we may incur significant costs to attract them. Difficulties in hiring or retaining key executive or employee talent, or the unexpected loss of experienced employees could have an adverse impact on our business performance. In addition, we could experience business disruption and/or increased costs related to organizational changes, reductions in workforce, or other cost-cutting measures.
Failure of our brands to achieve anticipated consumer acceptance would impact sales and profitability.
Most of our brands are relatively new and have not achieved national brand recognition. We have not yet had success growing a brand to a sufficient level to realize corporate wide profitability. Also, brands we may develop and/or acquire in the future may not establish widespread brand recognition. Accordingly, if consumers do not accept our brands at scale, our sales will be limited, and we will not be able to penetrate our markets. Our profitability depends in part on achieving scale. We will need to achieve wider market acceptance of our brands and materially increase sales to achieve profitability.
We must maintain adequate terms from our supply partner Agaveros Unidos de Amatitan, SA. de CV, which if not done, will likely result in deteriorating performance of our Azuñia brand.
We have a long-term exclusive agreement with Agaveros Unidos de Amatitan, SA. de CV (“Agaveros Unidos”) for the Azuñia Tequila brand. The termination of our relationship or an adverse change in the terms of our arrangement with Agaveros Unidos could have a negative impact on our business. If Agaveros Unidos increases its prices, we may not be able to secure alternative suppliers, and may not be able to raise the prices of our products to cover all or even a portion of the increased costs. Also, its failure to perform satisfactorily or handle increased orders, or delays in shipping could cause us to fail to meet orders for our products, lose sales, incur additional costs and/or expose us to product quality issues. In turn, this could cause us to lose credibility in the marketplace and damage our relationships with distributors, ultimately leading to a decline in our business and results of operations. If we are not able to renegotiate these contracts on acceptable terms or find suitable alternatives, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively impacted.
Failure of our distributors to distribute our products adequately within their territories or “under-invest” in our brands could result in deteriorating operating performance.
We are required by law to use state-licensed distributors or, in 17 states known as “control states,” state-owned agencies performing this function, to sell our products to retail outlets, including liquor stores, bars, restaurants and national chains in the United States. We have established relationships for our brands with a limited number of wholesale distributors; however, failure to maintain those relationships could significantly and adversely affect our business, sales and growth. We currently distribute our spirits in 30 states.
Over the past decade there has been increasing consolidation in production, distribution, and retail (the three tiers of the current system) that challenges the growth of small businesses in the marketplace. Our distributors also distribute competitive brands for much larger companies with significant pricing power. The ultimate success of our products depends in large part on our distributors’ ability and desire to distribute our products, as we rely significantly on them for product placement and retail store penetration. In many key states, we have signed contracts that greatly limit our ability to replace and pursue recourse with distributor partners that fail to meet their obligations. We cannot assure you that our U.S. distributors will commit sufficient time and resources to promote and market our brands and product lines. If they do not, our sales will be harmed, resulting in a decline in our results of operations.
Failure of our products to secure and maintain listings in the control states would result in a decline in revenue.
In the control states, the state liquor commissions act in place of distributors and decide which products are to be purchased and offered for sale in their respective states. Products selected for listing in control states must generally reach certain sales volumes and/or profit levels to maintain their listings. Products in control states are selected for purchase and sale through listing procedures, which are generally made available to new products only at periodically scheduled listing interviews. Products not selected for listings can only be purchased by consumers in the applicable control state through special orders, if at all. If, in the future, we are unable to maintain our current listings in the control states, or secure and maintain listings in those states for any additional products we may develop or acquire, sales of our products could decrease significantly, which would have a material adverse financial effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Failure to maintain adequate inventory levels would negatively impact operational profitability.
We maintain inventories of our product aging in barrels, as well as, to meet customer delivery requirements. We have used our barreled spirits inventory at market value as collateral in our financing. If we do not make timely payments on our financing obligations, or we breach our covenants in any financing document, including maintaining loan-to-value ratios, the lenders may foreclose and take possession of our inventory. In addition, this inventory is always at risk of loss due to theft, fire, evaporation, spoilage, or other damage, and any such loss, whether insured against or not, could cause us to fail to meet our orders and harm our sales and operating results. Also, our inventory may become obsolete as we introduce new products, cease to produce old products or modify the design of our products’ packaging, which would increase our operating losses and negatively impact our results of operations.
We have been unsuccessful in launching new products and recent launches have negatively impacted the rate of loss.
A component of our growth strategy has been the addition of other brands that are complementary to our existing portfolio. In addition, we have launched new services and acquired new assets. Future growth requires we continue to invest in the newly acquired businesses or our growth will be limited. In addition, our entry into and expansion of our contract bottling, canning, and packaging services may not be successful, and we may not realize the benefits of these co-packing operations and may face certain risks, including safety concerns, product contamination, and equipment malfunctions or breakdowns, among other things associated with our manufacturing operations.
If we are successful in acquiring additional brands or related service businesses, we may still fail to achieve our target margins or maintain profitability levels that would justify our investment in those additional brands or services or fail to realize operating and economic efficiencies or other planned benefits with respect to those additional brands or services.
The addition of new products or businesses entails numerous risks with respect to integration and other operating issues, any of which could have a detrimental effect on our results of operations and/or the value of our equity. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
● difficulties in assimilating acquired operations or products, including failure to realize synergies;
● failure to realize or anticipate benefits or to execute on our planned strategy for the acquired brand or business;
● unanticipated costs that could materially adversely affect our results of operations;
● negative effects on reported results of operations from acquisition-related charges and amortization of acquired intangibles;
● diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns;
● adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers, distributors and retail customers;
● risks of entering new markets or markets in which we have limited prior experience; and
● the potential inability to retain and motivate key employees of acquired businesses.
Our ability to grow through the acquisition of additional brands is also dependent upon identifying acceptable acquisition targets and opportunities, our ability to consummate prospective transactions on favorable terms, or at all, and the availability of capital to complete the necessary acquisition arrangements. We intend to finance our brand acquisitions through a combination of our available cash resources, third-party financing and, in appropriate circumstances, the further issuance of equity and/or debt securities. Acquiring additional brands could have a significant effect on our financial position and could cause substantial fluctuations in our quarterly and yearly operating results. Also, acquisitions could result in the recording of significant goodwill and intangible assets on our financial statements, the amortization or impairment of which would reduce reported earnings in subsequent years.
Failure to protect our customer relationships, trademarks and trade secrets from competitors would result in increased competition.
Our business and prospects depend in part on our ability to develop and retain customers as well as cultivate favorable consumer recognition of our brands and trademarks. Although we apply for registration of our brands and trademarks, they could be imitated in ways that we cannot prevent. Also, we rely on trade secrets and proprietary know-how, concepts and formulas. Our methods of protecting this information may not be adequate. Moreover, we may face claims of misappropriation or infringement of third parties’ rights that could interfere with our use of this information. Defending these claims may be costly and, if unsuccessful, may prevent us from continuing to use this proprietary information in the future and result in a judgment or monetary damages being levied against us. We do not maintain non-competition agreements with all of our key personnel or with some of our key suppliers. If competitors independently develop or otherwise obtain access to our trade secrets, proprietary know-how or recipes, the appeal, and thus the value, of our brand portfolio could be reduced, negatively impacting our sales and growth potential.
Failure to manage our relationships with suppliers
Our business depends on our ability to manage our relationships with suppliers and at times we have disputes on contracts, terms and conditions, required payments and our suppliers’ recourse. These disputes have been material at various periods. If we are unable to resolves disputes on a timely basis we could be subject to protracted litigation that would be costly to us. In addition, we, at times, have requested extended payment terms from customers due to cash flow limitations. A number of suppliers have restricted our purchasing ability to cash paid in advance, which negatively impacts us.
We are susceptible to cyber-security breaches and cyber-related fraud.
We rely on information technology (“IT”) systems, networks, and services, including internet sites, data hosting and processing facilities and tools, hardware (including laptops and mobile devices), and software and technical applications and platforms, some of which are managed, hosted, provided and/or used by third-parties or their vendors, to assist us in the management of our business.
Increased IT security threats and more sophisticated cyber-crime pose a potential risk to the security of our IT systems, networks, and services, as well as to the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of our data. If the IT systems, networks, or service providers we rely upon fail to function properly, or if we suffer a loss or disclosure of business or other sensitive information, due to any number of causes, ranging from catastrophic events to power outages to security breaches, and our business continuity plans do not effectively address these failures on a timely basis, we may suffer interruptions in our ability to manage operations and reputational, competitive and/or business harm, which may adversely affect our business operations and/or financial condition. In addition, such events could result in unauthorized disclosure of material confidential information, and we may suffer financial and reputational damage because of lost or misappropriated confidential information belonging to us or to our partners, our employees, customers, suppliers, or consumers. In any of these events, we could also be required to spend significant financial and other resources to remedy the damage caused by a security breach or to repair or replace networks and IT systems.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY
Demand for our products may be adversely affected by consumer taste changes affecting category trends.
Consumer preferences may shift due to a variety of factors, including changes in demographic and social trends, public health initiatives, product innovations, changes in vacation or leisure, dining and beverage consumption patterns and a downturn in economic conditions, any or all of which may reduce consumers’ willingness to purchase distilled spirits or cause a shift in consumer preferences toward beer, wine or non-alcoholic beverages or other products. Our success depends in part on fulfilling available opportunities to meet consumer needs and anticipating changes in consumer preferences with successful new products and product innovations.
In addition, the legalization of marijuana in any of the jurisdictions in which we sell our products may result in a reduction in sales. Studies have shown that sales of alcohol may decrease in jurisdictions where marijuana has been legalized. As a result, marijuana sales may adversely affect our sales and profitability.
We face substantial competition in our industry and have limited financial resources compared to other competitors.
We compete on the basis of product taste and quality, brand image, price, service and ability to innovate in response to consumer preferences. The global spirits industry is highly competitive and is dominated by several large, well-funded international companies. Many of our competitors have longer operating histories and have substantially greater financial, sales, marketing and other resources than we do, as well as larger installed customer bases, greater name recognition and broader product offerings. Some of these competitors can devote greater resources to the development, promotion, sale and support of their products. As a result, it is possible that our competitors may either respond to industry conditions or consumer trends more rapidly or effectively or resort to price competition to sustain market share, which could adversely affect our sales and profitability.
We face unique risks relating to class actions or other litigation relating to alcohol abuse or the misuse of alcohol.
Our industry faces the possibility of class action or similar litigation alleging that the continued excessive use or abuse of beverage alcohol has caused death or serious health problems or that we failed to adequately warn consumers of the risks of alcohol consumption. It is also possible that governments could assert that the use of alcohol has significantly increased government-funded healthcare costs. Litigation or assertions of this type have adversely affected companies in the tobacco industry, and it is possible that we, as well as our suppliers, could be named in litigation of this type.
Lawsuits have been brought in a number of states alleging that beverage alcohol manufacturers and marketers have improperly targeted underage consumers in their advertising. Plaintiffs in these cases allege that the defendants’ advertisements, marketing and promotions violate the consumer protection or deceptive trade practices statutes in each of these states and seek repayment of the family funds expended by the underage consumers. While we have not been named in these lawsuits, we could be named in similar lawsuits in the future. Any class action or other litigation asserted against us could be expensive and time-consuming to defend against, depleting our cash and diverting our personnel resources and, if the plaintiffs in such actions were to prevail, our business could be harmed significantly.
We face substantial regulatory risks including compliance with local and national laws, legal, regulatory and tax changes.
Our business is subject to extensive government regulation. This includes regulations regarding production, distribution, marketing, advertising and labeling of beverage alcohol products. We are required to comply with these regulations and to maintain various permits and licenses. We are also required to conduct business only with holders of licenses to import, warehouse, transport, distribute and sell beverage alcohol products. We cannot assure you that these and other governmental regulations applicable to our industry will not change or become more stringent. Moreover, because these laws and regulations are subject to interpretation, we may not be able to predict when and to what extent liability may arise. Additionally, due to increasing public concern over alcohol-related societal problems, including driving while intoxicated, underage drinking, alcoholism and health consequences from the abuse of alcohol, various levels of government may seek to impose additional restrictions or limits on advertising or other marketing activities promoting beverage alcohol products. Failure to comply with any of the current or future regulations and requirements relating to our industry and products could result in monetary penalties, suspension or even revocation of our licenses and permits. Costs of compliance with changes in regulations could be significant and could harm our business, as we could find it necessary to raise our prices in order to maintain profit margins, which could lower the demand for our products and reduce our sales and profit potential.
Also, the distribution of beverage alcohol products is subject to extensive taxation (at both the federal and state government levels), and beverage alcohol products themselves are the subject of national import and excise duties in most countries around the world. An increase in taxation or in import or excise duties could also significantly harm our sales revenue and margins, both through the reduction of overall consumption and by encouraging consumers to switch to lower-taxed categories of beverage alcohol.
We were subject to a tax investigation of the operations by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) for the period October 15, 2018 to September 30, 2021. In March of 2022, we received notices of violations citing ten violations at our Motherlode distilled spirits plant, six violations at our Big Bottom Distilling distilled spirits plant and eight violations at our Eastside Distilling distilled spirits plant. As a result of these violations, we are required to pay $0.3 million to the TTB and correct the violating conditions.
We are exposed to product liability or other related liabilities which could have significant negative financial repercussions on the Company’s solvency.
Although we maintain liability insurance and will attempt to limit contractually our liability for damages arising from consumer, stakeholder and other lawsuits, these measures may not be sufficient for us to successfully avoid or limit product liability or other related liabilities. Our product liability insurance coverage is limited to $1 million per occurrence and $3 million in the aggregate and $2 million products/completed operations aggregate, and our general liability umbrella policy is limited to $5 million per occurrence and $5 million in the aggregate and $5 million products/completed operations aggregate. We do not have insurance covering employee lawsuits. Further, any contractual indemnification and insurance coverage we have from parties supplying our products is limited, as a practical matter, to the creditworthiness of the indemnifying party and the insured limits of any insurance provided by these suppliers. In any event, extensive product liability claims could be costly to defend and/or costly to resolve and could harm our reputation or business.
We could face issues including the risk of contamination of our products and/or counterfeit or confusingly similar products.
The success of our brands depends upon the positive image that consumers have of them. Contamination, whether arising accidentally or through deliberate third-party action, or other events that harm the integrity or consumer support for our brands, could affect the demand for our products. Contaminants in raw materials purchased from third parties and used in the production of our products or defects in the distillation and fermentation processes could lead to low beverage quality, as well as illness among, or injury to, consumers of our products and could result in reduced sales of the affected brand or all of our brands and potentially serious damage to our reputation for product quality, as well as product liability claims. Also, to the extent that third parties sell products that are either counterfeit versions of our brands or brands that look like our brands, consumers of our brands could confuse our products with products that they consider inferior. This could cause them to refrain from purchasing our brands in the future and in turn could impair our brand equity and adversely affect our sales and operations.
In addition, we also provide contract bottling, canning, and packaging services for existing and emerging beer, wine and spirits producers. Beer and wine products produced by third parties may be more susceptible to contamination than the distilled products that we produce, due to the lower alcohol content.
We have incurred substantial turnover in employees over the past few years, which has negatively affected operating performance.
Over the past two years, we have embarked on a restructuring of operations to improve our financial performance. As a result, management has experienced a significant amount of employee turnover. In addition, we have reduced the total number of employees of the firm. This reduced headcount has negatively impacted performance in a number of ways. If this level of turnover continues, we could face operational challenges that would negatively impact financial performance.
We operate with one person as a CEO and CFO, which could have a negative impact on financial performance.
In February 2022, Eastside’s CEO resigned and Eastside’s CFO assumed both roles. Operating with a single person as both CEO and CFO adds risk to the Company’s operating performance, given the complexity of our business.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
We no longer meet the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market and expect to be removed from the Market, which will reduce our ability to secure equity-based financing.
In June 2022, Nasdaq informed us that our common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market unless it achieves the minimum closing bid price requirement for a Nasdaq listing, which is $1.00 per share. On December 1, 2022, Nasdaq granted our request to extend our listing until May 30, 2023. At the present time, the market price of our common stock is significantly short of $1.00 per share. In addition, the financial statements included in this Report show that our shareholders’ equity no longer meets the standard of $2.5 million required for continuing listing. For these reasons, our common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market in the near future and will thereafter trade on the facilities of OTC Markets. Many institutional investors will not provide financing to a company that does not have a listing on Nasdaq or an exchange. Therefore, the delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq will make it more difficult for us to secure equity-based financing for our business.
Sales of our stock or use of our common stock to satisfy obligations may impact the market price and cause substantial dilution to existing shareholders.
We will need to raise additional capital, which might be in the form of an equity offering. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common or preferred stock, including shares that we may issue upon exercise of warrants or conversion of preferred stock, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Further, if we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, the percentage ownership of our stockholders will be reduced and cause substantial dilution to current stockholders.
We pay certain of our directors, consultants and business partners in our common stock or other securities linked to our common stock, and sometimes settle debts with common stock. Continued use of our stock in this manner, especially if our stock price is trading at a low price, may cause dilution to our shareholders and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise working capital and finance our operations.
A further decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital. A decline in the price of our common stock could be especially detrimental to our liquidity and our operations. Such reductions may force us to reallocate funds from other planned uses and may have a significant negative effect on our business plans and operations, including our ability to develop new services and continue our current operations. If our common stock price further declines, we can offer no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital or generate funds from operations sufficient to meet our obligations. If we are unable to raise sufficient capital in the future, we may not be able to have the resources to continue our normal operations.
If we are unable to continue as a going concern, our securities will have little or no value.
We have incurred operating losses since our inception, and we expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future. Our financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that we will continue as a going concern. Our independent registered public accounting firm included in its audit report for the year ended December 31, 2022 an explanatory paragraph referring to our net loss from operations and accumulated deficit and expressing substantial doubt in our ability to continue as a going concern without additional capital becoming available. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash from operations or obtain additional financing in the future, we might not be able to continue as a going concern. There are no assurances that such financing, if necessary, will be available to us at all or will be available in sufficient amounts or on reasonable terms. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If we are unable to generate additional funds in the future through financings, sales of our products or from other sources or transactions, we will exhaust our resources and will be unable to continue operations. If we cannot continue as a going concern, our stockholders would likely lose most or all of their investment in us.
While our derivatives are outstanding, it may be more difficult to raise additional equity capital to fund operations.
There are currently outstanding non-trading, privately issued common stock warrants to purchase shares of our common stock as well as certain debt and preferred shares that are convertible into common stock. During the terms that these derivative securities are outstanding, the holders will be given the opportunity to profit if there is a rise in the market price of our common stock. We may find it more difficult to raise additional equity capital while we have these derivatives outstanding. We might issue additional derivatives along with a future financing.
We do not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
For the foreseeable future, it is anticipated that earnings, if any, that may be generated from our operations will be used to finance our operations and that cash dividends will not be paid to holders of common stock.
By issuing preferred stock, we may adversely affect the market price and voting rights of common shareholders.
Our Articles of Incorporation permit us to issue, without approval from our stockholders, a total of 100 million shares of preferred stock. Our Board may determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to, or imposed upon, the shares of preferred stock and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of such series. It is possible that our Board, in determining the rights, preferences and privileges to be granted when the preferred stock is issued, may include provisions that have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control, discouraging bids for our common stock at a premium over the market price, or that adversely affect the market price of and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. PROPERTIES
We leased the following properties as of December 31, 2022:
Location
Principal Activities
Sq Ft
Lease Termination
South 92nd Place, Suite A, Seattle, WA 98108
Craft C+P Operation
9,300
07/31/2023
East 76th Ave., Suite G-I, Commerce City, CO 80022
Craft C+P Operation
4,500
08/01/2023
SE Main St., Milwaukie, OR 97222
Distilling, Blending, Bottling, Warehousing
29,960
10/01/2023
SE 24th Street, Portland, OR 97202
CBD Co-packing Operations
9,000
05/31/2026
N. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley, WA 98108
Craft C+P Operation
6,000
02/28/2027
NE Argyle, Unit D, Portland, OR 97211
Craft C+P Operation / Corporate Headquarters
50,380
03/01/2027

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On March 1, 2023, Sandstrom Partners, Inc. filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah alleging the Company failed to pay for its services pursuant to an agreement entered into on October 16, 2019. The complaint seeks damages of $285,000, plus a judicial declaration, due to the Company’s failure to pay for the services. The Company believes that it paid for services rendered, and if any balance is outstanding it is minimal, and intends to defend the case vigorously.
On December 15, 2020, Grover Wickersham filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District Court of Oregon against the Company. Mr. Wickersham, the former CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Company, has asserted causes of action for fraud in the inducement, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, defamation, interference with economic advantage, elder financial abuse, and dissemination of false and misleading proxy materials The Company disputes the allegations and intends to defend the case vigorously.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “EAST.” We have received notice that our common stock will be removed from Nasdaq on May 30, 2023, after which it will trade on the facilities of OTC Markets.
Shareholders
Our shares of common stock are issued in registered form. The registrar and transfer agent for our shares of common stock is Transfer Online, Inc. 512 SE Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97214 (Telephone: (503) 227-2950).
As of March 31, 2023, there were 16,532,799 shares of our common stock outstanding, which were held by 78 record stockholders. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of shares of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies.
Dividend Policy
We have not paid cash dividends on our common stock since our inception, and we do not contemplate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Repurchase of Securities
None.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In this Form 10-K and in other documents incorporated herein, as well as in oral statements made by the Company, statements that are prefaced with the words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “designed,” and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements regarding events, conditions, and financial trends that may affect the Company’s future plans of operations, business strategy, results of operations, and financial position. Examples include those statements set forth above prior to “Item 1. Business - Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” These statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and estimates as to prospective events and circumstances about which the Company can give no assurance. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or circumstances. Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual future financial condition or results. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include the factors set forth above and the other information set forth in this Form 10-K.
Recent Developments
During the second quarter of 2022, we commenced operations of our digital can printing facility, providing our customers with photo-realistic graphics, the ability to make label modifications at the last minute, as well as lower minimum order quantities. In addition to the increased marketing capabilities, we are offering sustainable product that is 100% recyclable, unlike the traditional craft paper adhesive labels and shrink sleeves. We believe these capabilities are important to customers in the craft beverage space and will expand the range of potential customers. During 2022, we printed almost 5 million cans and expanded our customer base substantially.
In addition, we purchased the packaging assets from a maker of wellness beverages during the second quarter of 2022 and we are contracted to be its exclusive provider of can printing and co-packing services. This asset purchase allows us to offer additional production capabilities to existing and potential canning customers.
However, we faced a number of challenges in both business segments in 2021 that have continued into 2022. Increased competition in our legacy mobile canning business, supply chain issues and restructuring activities added to performance challenges in 2021 and 2022. Moreover, a slower ramp up of digital printing resulted in substantial operating losses from the new digital printing plant. While those operating losses sequentially improved in the 2nd and 3rd quarter, our 4th quarter performance was negatively impacted by a lower backlog of printing orders than anticipated. As a result, we have yet to achieve the throughput rates needed to break even in digital printing.
Our spirits volume declined in 2022, primarily because we terminated deep discounting of Azuñia tequila in 2021. Our spirits sales were also adversely affected by our lack of available investment in marketing which impacted our other brands. Additionally, we faced challenges with distribution partners that resulted in out of stocks at retail and missed programming windows. Finally, we saw cost increases across much of our direct and indirect costs. While a substantial amount of our raw materials is owned, such as our whiskey, and not susceptible to price inflation, the prices of imported tequila and other materials such as glass increased through the year. These challenges are expected to continue into 2023. The decline in sales was partially offset by a direct sale of nearly 1,500 barrels for $4.4 million during 2022.
Craft C+P also continues to face unique challenges and opportunities:
● In the beginning of the second quarter, we started a new business activity digitally decorating craft beverage cans. The first half of 2022 involved substantial investment and planning to launch the technology in a new Portland, Oregon based printing facility. This new initiative has helped us improve our competitive position. However, fourth quarter sales of printed cans were lower than we anticipated, so the printer is not yet operating at full capacity and this aspect of our business is not yet significantly profitable.
● Beginning mid-year 2020 and throughout 2021, the craft beverage industry faced a shortage of aluminum cans. Domestic aluminum can manufacturers continued to make adjustments to manage a supply demand imbalance into 2022. As a result, buyers of aluminum cans continue to face uncertainties. This period of rapidly escalating prices left us at a competitive disadvantage to others that had a superior source of cans. We believe we have now sourced an adequate supply of cans to supply our current business plan.
● Due to the can shortage, can suppliers successfully passed through price increases, which we could not immediately pass through to our customers. Recently, however, our ability to offer digital can printing has allowed us to improve our ability to pass through aluminum can price inflation.
● Throughout 2022, Craft C+P faced workforce challenges related to retention and hiring.
Results of Operations
Overview
Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2021
(Dollars in thousands) Variance
Sales $ 14,327 $ 12,890 $ 1,437
Less customer programs and excise taxes (52 )
Net sales 13,883 12,394 1,489
Cost of sales 11,442 9,484 1,958
Gross profit 2,441 2,910 (469 )
Sales and marketing expenses 2,625 2,614
General and administrative expenses 6,407 6,777 (370 )
Loss on disposal of property and equipment (361 )
Total operating expenses 9,090 9,810 (720 )
Loss from operations (6,649 ) (6,900 )
Interest expense (2,216 ) (1,254 ) (962 )
Impairment loss (7,453 ) - (7,453 )
Other income 2,100 (2,048 )
Loss from continuing operations (16,266 ) (6,054 ) (10,212 )
Income from discontinued operations - 3,858 (3,858 )
Net loss (16,266 ) (2,196 ) (14,070 )
Preferred stock dividends (150 ) (27 ) (123 )
Deemed dividend- warrant price protection-revaluation adjustment - (2,288 ) 2,288
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (16,416 ) $ (4,511 ) $ (11,905 )
Gross margin 18 % 23 % -5 %
Segment information is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
(Dollars in thousands) Variance
Spirits
Sales $ 8,701 $ 5,672 $ 3,029
Net sales 8,357 5,176 3,181
Cost of sales 5,101 3,743 1,358
Gross profit 3,256 1,433 1,823
Total operating expenses 4,496 5,634 (1,138 )
Net income (loss) $ (10,917 ) $ 155 $ (11,072 )
Gross margin 39 % 28 % 11 %
Craft C+P
Sales $ 5,626 $ 7,218 $ (1,592 )
Net sales 5,526 7,218 (1,692 )
Cost of sales 6,341 5,741
Gross profit (815 ) 1,477 (2,292 )
Total operating expenses 4,594 4,176
Net loss $ (5,349 ) $ (2,351 ) $ (2,998 )
Gross margin -15 % 20 % -35 %
Sales
Sales were $14.3 million and $12.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Spirits
Sales increased for the year ended December 31, 2022 due to the sale of nearly 1,450 barrels for gross proceeds of $4.4 million, partially offset by weaker Azuñia volume due to a reduction in discounting and a price increase in 2021.
Craft C+P
Sales decreased for the year ended December 31, 2022 due to competitive pressure in the legacy mobile canning business. At the same time, digital printing sales in the fourth quarter were less than we anticipated, with the result that sales from digital printing did not materialize fast enough to offset the decline in mobile canning.
Customer programs and excise taxes
Customer programs and excise taxes were $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Included among customer programs during the year ended December 31, 2022 was the discount of $0.1 million that we gave to a beverage maker that sold us its printing and canning assets.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales consists of all direct costs related to both spirits and canning for service, labor, overhead, packaging, and in-bound freight charges. Cost of sales were $11.4 million and $9.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Spirits
Cost of sales increased for the year ended December 31, 2022 due to bulk sales partially offset by lower distributor sales volume.
Craft C+P
Cost of sales increased for the year ended December 31, 2022 due to costs related to the ramp up of the digital can printer operation.
Gross Profit
Gross profit is calculated by subtracting the cost of products sold and services rendered from net sales. Gross profit was $2.4 million and $2.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Gross margin is gross profit stated as a percentage of net sales. Our gross margin was 18% and 23% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Spirits
Gross margin increased for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily due to bulk spirits profits.
Craft C+P
Craft C+P’s gross margin decreased for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily due to lower sales of services for the year ended December 31, 2022 and lower utilization of operating assets. In addition, Craft C+P launched its digital can printing business at the end of April 2022, which impacted margins. However, since we have not achieved full capacity of the printer, the costs of the ramp-up has negatively impacted gross margins.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses were flat at $2.6 million for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $6.4 million and $6.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, primarily due to decreased professional fees and compensation, partially offset by increased rent as we entered into additional leases to support new business initiatives.
Impairment Loss
Impairment loss was $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 related to the Azuñia assets.
Other Income
Other income was $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and was attributable to our co-packing asset acquisition. Other income was $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and was attributable to the forgiveness of our loans under the U.S. government Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP Loans”) and the remeasurement of deferred consideration for the final Azuñia earn-out.
Net Income (Loss)
Net loss was $16.3 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. During 2022, we recorded $7.5 million for an impairment charge related to the Azuñia assets and $1.2 million of amortization of debt issuance costs included in interest expense. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded $2.1 million of other income and income of $3.9 million from discontinued operations.
Preferred Stock Dividends
Preferred stock dividends were $0.2 million for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and related to the Series B preferred stock dividend of 6% per annum. Dividends were paid in common stock at year end.
Deemed Dividend - Warrant Price Protection-Revaluation Adjustment
Deemed dividend - warrant price protection-revaluation adjustment was $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and related to the exercise of outstanding warrants.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary capital requirements are for cash used in operating activities and the repayment of debt. Funds for our cash and liquidity needs have historically not been generated from operations but rather from short-term credit in the form of extended payment terms from suppliers as well as proceeds from loans and the sale of convertible debt and equity. We have been dependent on raising capital from debt and equity financings to meet our operating needs. In 2022, we also relied on the sale of bulk whiskey inventory to generate cash. During the year we sold nearly 1,500 barrels of bulk inventory. At year-end 2022, we had 1,365 barrels of whiskey remaining, which is adequate to support our 2023 business plan.
We had an accumulated deficit of $75.0 million as of December 31, 2022, having incurred a net loss of $16.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2022. The net loss, combined with a reclassification from current assets to equipment of $4.2 million in prepayments related to the digital can printer, resulted in an $6.8 million reduction in working capital. As of December 31, 2022, we had $0.7 million of cash on hand with negative working capital of $6.4 million.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we raised $8.7 million in additional capital through debt financing and an equity raise of $0.2 million. Our ability to meet our ongoing operating cash needs over the next 12 months depends on receipt of additional financing, which in turn depends on our growing revenues and gross margins, and generating positive operating cash flow, primarily through increased sales, profitable operations, and controlling expenses. None of this is assured, as we currently anticipate recording a net loss for 2023. Our ability to obtain financing will also be hindered by the anticipated removal of our common stock from Nasdaq. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, or additional financing is not available on acceptable terms, we may seek to sell assets, reduce operating expenses, reduce or eliminate marketing initiatives and take other measures that could impair our ability to be successful.
We continue to make substantial investments in Craft C+P, which we believe will deliver improved results during 2023, in part due to our acquisition of a state-of-the-art digital can printer that will add incremental services and revenue.
Our cash flow results for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash flows provided by (used in):
Operating activities $ (0.9 ) $ (5.9 )
Investing activities $ (2.3 ) $ 3.2
Financing activities $ 0.6 $ 5.2
Operating Activities
Total cash used in operating activities was $0.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to cash used of $5.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in cash used was primarily attributable to the cash generated by our bulk spirits sales, as well as increased accrued liabilities.
Investing Activities
Total cash used in investing activities was $2.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2022 representing our investment in digital can printing equipment, compared to cash provided of $3.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2021, which consisted of $3.4 million received for the Termination Agreement with RSG.
Financing Activities
Total cash provided by financing activities was $0.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $5.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2021. Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted primarily of net proceeds from a note payable with a related party of $4.5 million and the issuance of common stock of $0.2 million, offset by $2.8 million of principal payments of our secured credit facilities and $1.2 million of payments on principal of notes payable. Net cash flows provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2021 consisted of the proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $2.4 million, proceeds from a secured credit facility of $3.3 million, and the issuance of common stock from the warrant exercise for cash, net of expenses, proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock of $2.5 million; offset by $3.7 million of principal payments of our secured credit facilities and $2.9 million of payments on principal of notes payable.
Critical Accounting Policies
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make significant estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These items are monitored and analyzed by management for changes in facts and circumstances, and material changes in these estimates could occur in the future. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from our estimates if past experience or other assumptions do not turn out to be substantially accurate.
In connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, there was one accounting estimate we made that was subject to a high degree of uncertainty and was critical to our results, as follows:
Intangible Assets
On September 12, 2019, we purchased the Azuñia brand, the direct sales team, existing product inventory, supply chain relationships and contractual agreements from Intersect Beverage, LLC, an importer and distributor of tequila and related products. The Azuñia brand has been determined to have an indefinite life and will not be amortized. We do, however, on an annual basis, test the indefinite life assets for impairment. If the carrying value of the indefinite life assets are found to be impaired, then we will record an impairment loss and reduce the carrying value of the asset’s estimate the useful life of the brand and amortize the asset over the remainder of its useful life.
We estimate the brand’s fair value using market information to estimate future cash flows and will impair it when its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value, in which case we will write it down to its estimated fair value. We consider market values for similar assets when available. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate fair value, including making assumptions about future cash flows, net sales and discount rates.
We have the option, before quantifying the fair value, to evaluate qualitative factors to assess whether it is more likely than not that our brand is impaired. If we determine that is not the case, then we are not required to quantify the fair value. That assessment also takes considerable management judgment.
Based on our assumptions, we believe that, as of December 31, 2022, the Azuñia brand was impaired, and accordingly we recorded an impairment loss of $7.5 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 2738)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Eastside Distilling, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Eastside Distilling, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related consolidated notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company suffered a net loss from operations and used cash in operations, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Evaluation of Intangible Assets
As discussed in Note 3 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company acquired two entities during 2019 accounted for as business combinations, which required assets and liabilities assumed to be measured at their acquisition date fair values. At each reporting period, certain intangible assets are required to be assessed annually for impairment based on the facts and circumstances at that time. Auditing management’s evaluation of intangible assets can be a significant judgment given the fact that the Company uses management estimates on future revenues and expenses which are not easily able to be substantiated.
Given these factors and due to significant judgements made by management, the related audit effort in evaluating management’s judgments in evaluation of intangible assets required a high degree of auditor judgment.
The procedures performed included evaluation of the methods and assumptions used by the Company, tests of the data used and an evaluation of the findings. We evaluated and tested the Company’s significant judgments that determine the impairment evaluation of intangible assets.
/s/ M&K CPAS, PLLC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
Houston, TX
March 31, 2023
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2022 and 2021
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash $ 723 $ 3,276
Trade receivables, net 1,446
Inventories 4,442 6,510
Prepaid expenses and current assets 2,873
Total current assets 6,620 14,105
Property and equipment, net 5,741 2,163
Right-of-use assets 2,988 3,211
Intangible assets, net 5,758
13,624
Other assets, net
Total Assets $ 21,476 $ 33,560
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 1,728 $ 1,265
Accrued liabilities 1,509
Deferred revenue -
Current portion of secured credit facilities, net of debt issuance costs 3,442 5,725
Current portion of note payable, related party 4,598 -
Current portion of notes payable -
Current portion of lease liabilities
Other current liability, related party -
Total current liabilities 13,011 9,498
Lease liabilities, net of current portion 2,140 2,498
Note payable, related party
Notes payable, net of current portion 7,749 8,073
Total liabilities 22,992 20,161
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) -
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 35,000,000 shares authorized; 16,199,269 and 14,791,449 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 2,500,000 shares issued and outstanding as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021 - -
Additional paid-in capital 73,503 72,003
Accumulated deficit (75,021 ) (58,605 )
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) (1,516 ) 13,399
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 21,476 $ 33,560
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share)
Sales $ 14,327 $ 12,890
Less customer programs and excise taxes
Net sales 13,883 12,394
Cost of sales 11,442 9,484
Gross profit 2,441 2,910
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses 2,625 2,614
General and administrative expenses 6,407 6,777
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
Total operating expenses 9,090 9,810
Loss from operations (6,649 ) (6,900 )
Other income (expense), net
Interest expense (2,216 ) (1,254 )
Impairment loss (7,453 ) -
Other income 2,100
Total other income (expense), net (9,617 )
Loss before income taxes (16,266 ) (6,054 )
Provision for income taxes - -
Net loss from continuing operations (16,266 ) (6,054 )
Net income from discontinued operations - 3,858
Net loss (16,266 ) (2,196 )
Preferred stock dividends (150 ) (27 )
Deemed dividend-warrant price protection-revaluation adjustment - (2,288 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (16,416 ) $ (4,511 )
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $ (1.07 ) $ (0.35 )
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 15,337 12,708
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit)
Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(Dollars and shares in thousands)
Series B
Preferred Stock
Common Stock Paid-in Accumulated Total Stockholders’
Equity
Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit (Deficit)
Balance, December 31, 2020 - $ - 10,382 $ 1 $ 52,985 $ (54,094 ) $ (1,108 )
Stock-based compensation - - - - -
Issuance of common stock from warrant exercise for cash, net of expenses - - - 2,375 - 2,375
Issuance of warrants for secured credit facility - - - - -
Issuance of common stock for Azuñia initial earn-out - - 1,883 - 6,860 - 6,860
Issuance of common stock for services by third parties - - - -
Issuance of common stock for services by employees - - - -
Issuance of stock, sold for cash, net 2,500 - 1,297 - 6,088 - 6,088
Stock option exercise - - - -
Preferred stock dividends - - - (27 ) -
Deemed dividend-warrant price protection-revaluation adjustment - - - - 2,288 (2,288 ) -
Net loss - - - - - (2,196 ) (2,196 )
Balance, December 31, 2021 2,500 $ - 14,791 $ 1 $ 72,003 $ (58,605 ) $ 13,399
Balance 2,500 $ - 14,791 $ 1 $ 72,003 $ (58,605 ) $ 13,399
Stock-based compensation - - - - -
Issuance of common stock for services by third parties - - - -
Issuance of common stock for services by employees - - - -
Issuance of detachable warrants on notes payable - - - - -
Shares issued for cash - -
Preferred stock dividends - - - (150 ) -
Net loss - - - - - (16,266 ) (16,266 )
Balance, December 31, 2022 2,500 $ - 16,199 $ 73,503 $ (75,021 ) $ (1,516 )
Balance 2,500 $ - 16,199 $ 73,503 $ (75,021 ) $ (1,516)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(Dollars in thousands)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net loss $ (16,266 ) $ (2,196 )
Net income from discontinued operations - (3,858 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 1,520 1,237
Bad debt expense (2 )
Forgiveness of debt - Paycheck Protection Program - (1,448 )
Impairment loss 7,453
-
Loss on disposal of assets
Write off of obsolete fixed assets
Inventory reserve (47 ) (45 )
Remeasurement of deferred consideration - (750 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs 1,155
Interest accrued to secured credit facilities
Payment of accrued interest on secured credit facilities (149 ) -
Write off of debt issuance costs -
Interest accrued to notes payable, related party -
Issuance of common stock in exchange for services for related parties
Issuance of common stock in exchange for services for third parties
Stock-based compensation
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables, net (750 )
Inventories 2,114
Prepaid expenses and other assets (50 ) (2,776 )
Right-of-use assets
Accounts payable (599 )
Accrued liabilities (619 )
Other liabilities, related party (700 )
Deferred revenue (23 )
Net lease liabilities (918 )
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations (877 ) (10,568 )
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations - 4,620
Net cash used in operating activities (877 ) (5,948 )
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Purchases of property and equipment (2,497 ) (265 )
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations (2,317 ) (151 )
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations - 3,356
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (2,317 ) 3,205
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Issuance of common stock from warrant exercise for cash, net of expenses - 2,375
Proceeds from exercise of stock options - 3,610
Proceeds from issuance of stock 2,485
Proceeds from secured credit facilities - 3,300
Proceeds from note payable, related party 8,000 -
Payments of principal on notes payable, related party (3,500 ) -
Payments of principal on secured credit facilities (2,838 ) (3,730 )
Payments of principal on notes payable (1,219 ) (2,857 )
Net cash provided by financing activities 5,183
Net increase (decrease) in cash (2,553 ) 2,440
Cash at the beginning of the period 3,276
Cash at the end of the period $ 723 $ 3,276
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 959 $ 468
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activity
Dividends issued $ 150 $ 27
Issuance of detachable warrants on notes payable $ 630 $ -
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations $ 770 $ 1,963
Warrants issued in relation to secured credit facilities $ - $ 717
Deemed dividend-warrant price protection-revaluation adjustment $ - $ 2,288
Issuance of common stock pursuant to Azuñia earn-out $ - $ 6,860
Issuance of notes payable pursuant to Azuñia final earn-out $ - $ 7,842
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
1. Description of Business
Eastside Distilling (the “Company” or “Eastside Distilling”) was incorporated under the laws of Nevada in 2004 under the name of Eurocan Holdings, Ltd. In December 2014, the Company changed its corporate name to Eastside Distilling, Inc. to reflect the acquisition of Eastside Distilling, LLC. The Company manufactures, acquires, blends, bottles, imports, markets and sells a wide variety of alcoholic beverages under recognized brands. The Company currently employs 50 people in the United States.
The Company’s spirits’ brands span several alcoholic beverage categories, including whiskey, vodka, rum, and tequila. The Company sells products on a wholesale basis to distributors in open states and through brokers in control states.
The Company operates a mobile craft canning business that primarily services the craft beverage segment. During 2022, the Company made substantial investments to expand its product offerings to include digital can printing activities in the Pacific Northwest (together Craft Canning + Printing, “Craft C+P”). Craft C+P operates 13 mobile filling lines in Seattle, Washington; Spokane, Washington; Portland, Oregon; and Denver, Colorado. The Company now offers co-packing services in Portland, Oregon through its recent asset acquisition, allowing it to offer end-to-end production capabilities.
2. Liquidity
The Company’s primary capital requirements are for cash used in operating activities and the repayment of debt. Funds for the Company’s cash and liquidity needs have historically not been generated from operations but rather from loans as well as from convertible debt and equity financings. The Company has been dependent on raising capital from debt and equity financings to meet the Company’s operating needs.
The Company had an accumulated deficit of $75.0 million as of December 31, 2022, having incurred a net loss of $16.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2022. The net loss, combined with a reclassification from current assets to equipment of $4.2 million in prepayments related to the Company’s purchase of a digital can printer, resulted in a $6.8 million reduction in working capital.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company raised $8.9 million in additional capital through debt financing and an equity raise. The Company’s ability to meet its ongoing operating cash needs over the next 12 months depends on growing revenues and gross margins, and generating positive operating cash flow primarily through increased sales, improved profit growth, and controlling expenses. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing, or additional financing is not available on acceptable terms, the Company may seek to sell assets, reduce operating expenses, reduce or eliminate marketing initiatives, and take other measures that could impair its ability to be successful.
Although the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 were prepared under the assumption that it would continue operations as a going concern, the report of its independent registered public accounting firm that accompanied the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 contained a going concern explanatory paragraph in which such firm expressed substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, based on the financial statements at that time. If the Company cannot continue as a going concern, its stockholders would likely lose most or all of their investment in it.
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Eastside Distilling, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, including, MotherLode LLC, Redneck Riviera Whiskey Co., LLC (a discontinued operation), Craft Canning + Bottling, LLC (doing business as Craft Canning + Printing) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Galactic Unicorn Packaging, LLC (the Company’s newly acquired fixed co-packing assets). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Net sales include product sales, less excise taxes and customer programs and incentives. The Company recognizes revenue by applying the following steps in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company recognizes sales when merchandise is shipped from a warehouse directly to wholesale customers (except in the case of a consignment sale). For consignment sales, which include sales to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the Company recognizes sales upon the consignee’s shipment to the customer. Postage and handling charges billed to customers are also recognized as sales upon shipment of the related merchandise. Shipping terms are generally FOB shipping point, and title passes to the customer at the time and place of shipment or purchase by customers at a retail location. For consignment sales, title passes to the consignee concurrent with the consignee’s shipment to the customer. The customer has no cancellation privileges after shipment or upon purchase at retail locations, other than customary rights of return.
Customer Programs
Customer programs, which include customer promotional discount programs, are a common practice in the alcoholic beverage industry. The Company reimburses wholesalers for an agreed amount to promote sales of products and to maintain competitive pricing. Amounts paid in connection with customer programs are recorded as reductions to net sales in accordance with ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Amounts paid in customer programs totaled $0.2 million for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Excise Taxes
The Company is responsible for compliance with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) regulations, which includes making timely and accurate excise tax payments. The Company is subject to periodic compliance audits by the TTB. Individual states also impose excise taxes on alcoholic beverages in varying amounts. The Company calculates its excise tax expense based upon units produced and on its understanding of the applicable excise tax laws. Excise taxes totaled $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales consists of all direct costs related to both spirits and canning for service, labor, overhead, packaging, and in-bound freight charges. Ingredients account for the largest portion of the cost of sales, followed by packaging and production costs.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses consist of sponsorships, agency fees, digital media, salary and benefit expenses, travel and entertainment expenses. Sales and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising and marketing expenses totaled $0.7 million for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist of salary and benefit expenses, travel and entertainment expenses for executive and administrative staff, rent and utilities, professional fees, insurance, and amortization and depreciation expense. General and administrative costs are expensed as incurred.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes as compensation expense all stock-based awards issued to employees. The compensation cost is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the related stock-based awards and is recognized over the service period of stock-based awards, which is generally the same as the vesting period. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which estimates the fair value of each award on the date of grant based on a variety of assumptions including expected stock price volatility, expected terms of the awards, risk-free interest rate, and dividend rates, if applicable. Stock-based awards issued to nonemployees are recorded at fair value on the measurement date and are subject to periodic market adjustments at the end of each reporting period and as the underlying stock-based awards vest.
Concentrations
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of trade receivables. As of December 31, 2022, one distributor represented 15% of trade receivables. As of December 31, 2021, four wholesale customers represented 42% of trade receivables. Sales to one distributor and one wholesale customer accounted for 40% of consolidated sales for the year ended December 31, 2022. Sales to one wholesale customer accounted for 20% of consolidated sales for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Fair Value Measurements
GAAP defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. GAAP permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and contains financial statement presentation and disclosure requirements for assets and liabilities for which the fair value option is elected. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, management has not elected to report any of the Company’s assets or liabilities at fair value under the “fair value option” provided by GAAP.
The hierarchy of fair value valuation techniques under GAAP provides for three levels: Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3, if applicable, generally would require significant management judgment. The three levels for categorizing assets and liabilities under GAAP’s fair value measurement requirements are as follows:
Level 1: Fair value of the asset or liability is determined using cash or unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Fair value of the asset or liability is determined using inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the applicable asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar (as opposed to identical) assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3: Fair value of the asset or liability is determined using unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement and reflect management’s own assumptions regarding the applicable asset or liability.
None of the Company’s assets or liabilities were measured at fair value as of December 31, 2022 or 2021. However, GAAP requires the disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments that are not measured at fair value. Financial instruments consist principally of trade receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, notes payable, and the secured credit facilities. The estimated fair value of trade receivables, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying value due to the short period of time to their maturities. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the principal amounts of the Company’s notes approximate fair value.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities acquired in a business acquisition are valued at fair value at the date of acquisition due to having indefinite lives. The Company, on an annual basis, tests the indefinite life assets for impairment. If an indefinite life asset is found to be impaired, then the Company will estimate its useful life and amortize the asset over the remainder of its useful life.
Inventories
Inventories primarily consist of bulk and bottled liquor and raw materials and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using an average costing methodology, which approximates cost under the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. A portion of the Company’s finished goods inventory is held by certain independent distributors on consignment until it is sold to a third party. The Company regularly monitors inventory quantities on hand and records write-downs for excess and obsolete inventories based primarily on the Company’s estimated forecast of product demand and production requirements. Such write-downs establish a new cost basis of accounting for the related inventory.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from three to seven years. Amortization of leasehold improvements is computed using the straight-line method over the life of the lease or the useful lives of the assets, whichever is shorter. The cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of property and equipment sold or otherwise disposed of are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reported as current period income or expense. The costs of repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
Intangible Assets / Goodwill
The Company accounts for certain intangible assets at cost. Management reviews these intangible assets for probable impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. If there is an indication of impairment, management would prepare an estimate of future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these estimated cash flows were less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss would be recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value. The Company performed a qualitative assessment of certain of its intangible assets as of December 31, 2022 and then further performed a quantitative analysis, after which it was determined that the Azuñia assets were impaired.
Long-lived Assets
The Company accounts for long-lived assets, including certain intangible assets, at amortized cost. Management reviews long-lived assets for probable impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. If there is an indication of impairment, management would prepare an estimate of future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these estimated cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss would be recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value. The Company performed a qualitative assessment of certain of its long-lived assets as of December 31, 2022 and determined that they were not impaired.
Comprehensive Income
The Company did not have any other comprehensive income items for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
Accounts Receivable Factoring Program
The Company has two accounts receivable factoring programs. One for its spirits customers (the “spirits program”) and another for its co-packing customers (the “co-packing program”). Under the programs, the Company has the option to sell certain customer account receivables in advance of payment for 75% (spirits program) or 85% (co-packing program) of the amount due. When the customer remits payment, the Company receives the remaining balance. For the spirits program, interest is charged on the advanced 75% payment at a rate of 2.4% for the first 30 days plus 1.44% for each additional ten-day period. For the co-packing program, interest is charged against the greater of $0.5 million or the total funds advanced at a rate of 1% plus the prime rate published in the Wall Street Journal. Under the terms of both agreements, the factoring provider has full recourse against the Company should the customer fail to pay the invoice. In accordance with ASC Topic 860 - Transfers and Servicing, the Company has concluded that these agreements have met all three conditions identified in ASC Topic 860-10-40-5 (a) - (c) and have accounted for this activity as a sale. Given the quality of the factored accounts, the Company has not recognized a recourse obligation. In certain limited instances, the Company may provide collection services on the factored accounts but does not receive any fees for acting as the collection agent, and as such, the Company has not recognized a service obligation asset or liability. The Company factored $1.2 million of invoices and incurred $12,387 in fees associated with the factoring programs during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $0.1 million factored invoices outstanding.
Reclassification of Prior Year Presentation
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2021-08, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, (“ASU 2021-08”) which requires an entity to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606, Revenue Recognition. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2021-08 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, (“ASU 2020-06”) which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating the beneficial conversion feature and cash conversion models. Certain convertible instruments will be accounted for as a single unit of account, unless the conversion feature requires bifurcation and recognition as a derivative. Additionally, this ASU simplifies the earnings per share calculation, by eliminating the treasury stock method and requiring entities to use the if-converted method. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 31, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company early adopted ASU 2020-06 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326)” (“ASU 2016-13”). The standard introduces a new model for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses and will apply to trade receivables. The new guidance will be effective for the Company’s annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the standard on the consolidated financial statements.
4. Discontinued Operations
The Company reports discontinued operations by applying the following criteria in accordance with ASC Topic 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements - Discontinued Operations: (1) Component of an entity; (2) Held for sale criteria; and (3) Strategic shift.
On December 31, 2019, management made a strategic shift to focus the Company’s sales and marketing efforts on the nationally branded product platform, resulting in the decision to close all four of its retail stores in the Portland, Oregon area. The retail stores were closed or abandoned by March 31, 2020.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
On February 2, 2021, Redneck Riviera Whiskey Co, LLC (“RRWC”) entered into a Termination and Inventory Purchase Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with Rich Marks, LLC, John D. Rich Tisa Trust and Redneck Spirits Group, LLC (collectively the buyers referred to as “RSG”), pursuant to which, on February 5, 2021, RRWC sold all of its inventory of Redneck Riviera, Granny Rich, and Howdy Dew distilled spirits products, including finished goods, raw materials, and barrel inventory, as well as all assignable certificates of label approval/exemption, branding, permits, and registrations relating thereto, for $4.7 million. In addition, the Company terminated its Amended and Restated License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) dated May 31, 2018 by and among Eastside, RRWC, Rich Marks, LLC, and John D. Rich TISA Trust U/A/D March 27, 2018, Dwight P. Miles, Trustee in exchange for $3.0 million. In connection with the Termination Agreement, the Company entered into a Supplier Agreement dated as of February 2, 2021 with RSG, pursuant to which the Company agreed to produce certain products and perform specified services for RSG for a six (6) month period on the terms and conditions set forth in the Supplier Agreement. The Company did not incur any penalties as a result of the termination of the License Agreement.
For the year December 31, 2021, the revenue, expenses and cash flows from retail operations and the RRWC business have been classified as discontinued operations separately from continuing operations. As of December 31, 2022, there were no assets and liabilities related to discontinued retail operations and the Redneck Riviera Spirits business.
Income and expense related to discontinued retail operations and the Redneck Riviera Spirits business were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Schedule of Discontinued Retail Operations
(Dollars in thousands)
Sales $ - $ 283
Less customer programs and excise taxes -
Net sales -
Cost of sales -
Gross profit -
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses -
General and administrative expenses -
Total operating expenses -
Income from operations -
Other income, net
Other income -
Gain on termination of license agreement - 2,850
Total other expense, net - 3,830
Net income $ - $ 3,858
5. Business Segment Information
The Company’s internal management financial reporting consists of Eastside spirits and Craft C+P. The spirits brands span several alcoholic beverage categories, including whiskey, vodka, rum, and tequila and are sold on a wholesale basis to distributors in open states, and brokers in control states. The Company’s principal area of operation is in the Western U.S. and has two spirits customers that represents 40% of its revenue.
Craft C+P offers digital can printing and co-packing services in Portland, Oregon allowing it to offer end-to-end production capabilities. Craft C+P operates 13 mobile lines in Washington, Oregon and Colorado.
Our CEO reviews certain financial information on a segmented basis, including internal profit and loss statements and internal analysis of gross margin. These business segments reflect how operations are managed, operating performance is evaluated and the structure of internal financial reporting. Total asset information by segment is not provided to, or reviewed by, the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) as it is not used to make strategic decisions, allocate resources or assess performance. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described for the Company in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in Note 3. Spirits allocates 50% of certain general and administrative expenses to Craft C+P, which is included in the segments’ financial data below.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
Segment information was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Schedule of Segment Information
(Dollars in thousands)
Spirits
Sales $ 8,701 $ 5,672
Net sales 8,357 5,176
Cost of sales 5,101 3,743
Gross profit 3,256 1,433
Total operating expenses 4,496 5,634
Net income (loss) (10,917 )
Gross margin 39 % 28 %
Interest expense $ 3,131 $ (1,203 )
Depreciation and amortization
Significant noncash items:
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment (7 )
Impairment loss 7,453
-
Forgiveness of debt - PPP - (1,052 )
Remeasurement of deferred consideration - (750 )
Gain on disposal of offsite inventory - (1,047 )
Stock compensation
Craft C+P
Sales $ 5,626 $ 7,218
Net sales 5,526 7,218
Cost of sales 6,341 5,741
Gross profit (815 ) 1,477
Total operating expenses 4,594 4,176
Net loss (5,349 ) (2,351 )
Gross margin -15 % 20 %
Interest expense $ 44 $ (50 )
Depreciation and amortization 1,359
Significant noncash items:
Gain on disposal of property and equipment
Forgiveness of debt - PPP - (396 )
Stock compensation
Craft C+P’s gross margin decreased primarily due to lower sales of services, a change in product and service mix, and higher raw material costs. In addition, Craft C+P’s digital printer commenced operations in April 2022 and Craft C+P now bears the operating costs. Although printing revenues significantly increased through the quarter, the printer is not yet operating at full capacity.
6. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following as of December 31:
Schedule of Inventories
(Dollars in thousands)
Raw materials $ 3,127 $ 4,768
Finished goods 1,315 1,742
Total inventories $ 4,442 $ 6,510
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
7. Prepaid Expenses and Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and current assets consisted of the following as of December 31:
Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Current Assets
(Dollars in thousands)
Prepayment of fixed assets
$
$ 2,715
Prepayment of inventory
-
Other
Total prepaid expenses and current assets
$
$ 2,873
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company began operations of its new digital can printer. This resulted in a decrease in prepayment of fixed assets, as the printer was reclassified to property and equipment.
8. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31:
Schedule of Property and Equipment
(Dollars in thousands)
Furniture and fixtures
$ 4,093
$ 3,779
Digital can printer
4,216
-
Leasehold improvements
1,529
1,386
Vehicles
Total cost
10,060
5,979
Less accumulated depreciation
(4,319 )
(3,816 )
Total property and equipment, net
$ 5,741
$ 2,163
Purchases of property and equipment totaled $2.5 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Depreciation expense totaled $1.0 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company disposed of fixed assets with a net book value of $0.2 million resulting in a loss on disposal of fixed assets of $0.1 million. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company disposed of fixed assets with a net book value of $0.5 million resulting in a loss on disposal of fixed assets of $0.4 million As a result of these disposals, the Company received funds of $0.2 million from the sales of the disposed assets. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company wrote off obsolete fixed assets with a net book value of $5,270 and $0.1 million, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company entered into a master equity lease agreement with Enterprise FM Trust (“Enterprise”). Per the agreement, the Company delivered to Enterprise the titles to certain vehicles, which resulted in a loss on disposal of $0.1 million. In return, the Company directly leases the vehicles from Enterprise, which will also manage the maintenance of the vehicles.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company acquired the assets of a production facility for a cash payment of $0.2 million and concessions on service pricing.
9. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31:
Schedule of Intangible Assets
(Dollars in thousands)
Permits and licenses
$
$
Azuñia brand
4,492
11,945
Customer lists
2,895
2,895
Total intangible assets
7,412
14,865
Less accumulated amortization
(1,654 )
(1,241 )
Intangible assets, net
$ 5,758
$ 13,624
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
The customer list is being amortized over a seven-year life. Amortization expense totaled $0.4 million for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
The permits and licenses, and Azuñia brand have all been determined to have an indefinite life and will not be amortized. The Company, on an annual basis, tests the indefinite life assets for impairment. If the carrying value of an indefinite life asset is found to be impaired, then the Company will record an impairment loss and reduce the carrying value of the asset. As of December 31, 2022, the Company determined that the Azuñia assets were impaired and recorded an impairment loss of $7.5 million.
10. Other Assets
Other assets consisted of the following as of December 31:
Schedule of Other Assets
(Dollars in thousands)
Product branding $ 400 $ 400
Deposits
Total other assets
Less accumulated amortization (287 ) (229 )
Other assets, net $ 369 $ 457
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $0.4 million of capitalized costs related to services provided for the rebranding of its existing product line. This amount is being amortized over a seven-year life.
Amortization expense totaled $57,143 and $42,857 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The deposits represent office lease deposits.
11. Leases
The Company has various lease agreements in place for facilities, equipment and vehicles. Terms of these leases include, in some instances, scheduled rent increases, renewals, purchase options and maintenance costs, and vary by lease. These lease obligations expire at various dates through 2027. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. As the rate implicit in each lease is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at commencement to determine the present value of the lease payments. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less (“short-term leases”) are not recorded on the balance sheet and are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of December 31, 2022, the amount of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were $3.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively. Aggregate lease expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $1.1 million, consisting of $0.3 million in operating lease expense for lease liabilities and $0.8 million in short-term lease cost.
Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022 were as follows:
Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities
(Dollars in thousands) Operating Leases Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Term in Years
$ 1,168
Thereafter -
Total lease payments 3,541
Less imputed interest (based on 6.7% weighted-average discount rate) (410 )
Present value of lease liability $ 3,131 3.2
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
12. Notes Payable
Notes payable consisted of the following as of December 31:
Schedule of Notes Payable
(Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable bearing interest at 5.00%. Principal and accrued interest was payable in six equal installments on each six-month anniversary of the issuance date of January 11, 2019. The notes were secured by the security interests and subordinated to the Company’s senior indebtedness. The note was fully repaid in January 2022. $ - $ 124
Notes payable bearing interest at 5.00%. Principal and accrued interest was payable in six equal installments on each six-month anniversary of the issuance date of January 11, 2019. The notes were secured by the security interests and subordinated to the Company’s senior indebtedness. The note was fully repaid in January 2022. $ - $ 124
Promissory note payable bearing interest of 5.2%. The note had a maturity of May 2023, but was accelerated to December 30, 2022 in accordance with the forbearance agreement entered into on May 24, 2022. Principal and accrued interest were paid in accordance with a monthly amortization schedule. The note was secured by the assets of Craft C+P. The note was fully repaid in December 2022. -
Promissory note payable bearing interest of 4.45%. The note matured in May 2022. Principal and accrued interest were paid in accordance with a monthly amortization schedule. The note was secured by the assets of Craft C+P and included certain affirmative and financial covenants. The note was fully repaid in December 2022. -
Promissory note payable under a revolving line of credit bearing variable interest starting at 3.25%. The note had a 15-month term with principal and accrued interest due in lump sum in January 2022. The borrowing limit was $0.5 million. The note was secured by the assets of Craft C+P and included certain affirmative and financial covenants. The note was fully repaid in September 2022. -
Promissory note payable bearing interest of 4.14%. The note had a maturity of July 2024, but was accelerated to December 30, 2022 in accordance with the forbearance agreement entered into on May 24, 2022. Principal and accrued interest were paid in accordance with a monthly amortization schedule. The note was secured by the assets of Craft C+P. The note was fully repaid in December 2022. -
Promissory note payable bearing interest of 3.91%. The note had a maturity of August 2024, but was accelerated to December 30, 2022 in accordance with the forbearance agreement entered into on May 24, 2022. Principal and accrued interest were paid in accordance with a monthly amortization schedule. The note was secured by the assets of Craft C+P. The note was fully repaid in December 2022. -
Promissory note payable bearing interest of 3.96%. The note had a maturity of November 2024, but was accelerated to December 30, 2022 in accordance with the forbearance agreement entered into on May 24, 2022. Principal and accrued interest were paid in accordance with a monthly amortization schedule. The note was secured by the assets of Craft C+P. The note was fully repaid in December 2022. -
Promissory notes payable bearing interest of 6.0%. The notes have a 36-month term with maturity in April 2024. Accrued interest is paid in accordance with a monthly amortization schedule. 7,749 7,751
Total notes payable 7,749 8,967
Less current portion - (894 )
Long-term portion of notes payable $ 7,749 $ 8,073
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
The Company paid $0.5 million and $0.3 million in interest on notes for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Maturities on notes payable as of December 31, 2022 were as follows:
Schedule of Maturities on Notes Payable
(Dollars in thousands)
$ -
7,749
-
-
-
Thereafter -
Total $ 7,749
13. Secured Credit Facilities
Secured Line of Credit Promissory Note
On March 21, 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Line of Credit Promissory Note payable to TQLA LLC to accept a one year loan of $2.0 million with a conditional additional loan of $1.0 million and a conditional term extension of six months. On April 19, 2022 the Company borrowed the additional loan of $1.0 million. On August 4, 2022, the Note was amended and restated to increase the principal amount to $3.5 million. The Note bore interest at 9.25% and carried a commitment fee of 2.5%. In addition, the Company issued a common stock purchase warrant to TQLA covering the loan amount with a common stock value of $1.20 per share. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had drawn down $3.5 million of the note payable and issued 2.9 million warrants. The Company paid $0.1 million in interest during the year ended December 31, 2022. The Secured Line of Credit Promissory Note was fully repaid on October 7, 2022.
Note Purchase Agreement
On October 7, 2022, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement dated as of October 6, 2022 with Aegis Security Insurance Company (“Aegis”). Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, Aegis purchased from the Company a secured promissory note in the principal amount of $4.5 million (the “Aegis Note”). Aegis paid for the Aegis Note by paying $3.3 million to TQLA and the remaining $1.2 million was paid in cash to the Company. The Company pledged substantially all of its assets to secure its obligations to Aegis under the Aegis Note.
The Aegis Note bears interest at 9.25% per annum, payable every three months. The principal amount of the Aegis Note and a Commitment Fee of $45,000 will be payable on October 6, 2023. The Company has a conditional right to twice extend the maturity date of the Aegis Note by six months upon payment on each occasion of an extension fee of one percent of the principal balance. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had accrued $0.1 million of interest expense.
The aforesaid payment by Aegis to TQLA fully satisfied the Secured Line of Credit Promissory Note that the Company issued to TQLA on March 21, 2022 and subsequently amended.
See additional discussion regarding the Secured Line of Credit Promissory Note and the Note Purchase Agreement in Note 18.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
6% Secured Convertible Promissory Notes
On April 19, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with accredited investors (“Subscribers”) for their purchase of up to $3.3 million of principal amount of 6% secured convertible promissory notes of the Company (“Note” or “Notes”), which notes are convertible into shares (“Conversion Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Notes with an initial conversion price of $2.20. In connection with the purchase of such Notes, each Subscriber received a warrant (“Existing Warrant”), to purchase a number of shares of common stock (“Warrant Shares”) equal to 60% of the principal amount of any Note issued to such Subscriber divided by the conversion price of the Note issued to such Subscriber, at an exercise price equal to $2.60. In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Security Agreement under which it granted the Subscribers a security interest in certain assets of the Company (the “Security Agreement”) and a Registration Rights Agreement under which the Company agreed to register for resale the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares. Concurrently therewith, the Company and the investors closed $3.3 million of the private offering.
Roth Capital, LLC acted as placement agent in the private offering, and the Company paid the Placement Agent a cash fee of five percent (5%) of the gross proceeds therefrom. The Company received $3.1 million in net proceeds from the closing, after deducting the fee payable to the Placement Agent and the legal fees of the Subscribers in connection with the transaction. The Company used the proceeds to repay prior outstanding notes payable and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Interest on the Notes accrues at a rate of 6% per annum and is payable either in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price in the Note on each of the six and twelve month anniversaries of the issuance date and on the maturity date of October 18, 2022. The Company paid $0.2 million in interest during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had accrued $0.1 million of interest expense.
All amounts due under the Notes are convertible at any time after the issuance date, in whole or in part (subject to rounding for fractional shares), at the option of the holders into the Company’s common stock at a fixed conversion price, which is subject to adjustment as summarized below. The Notes were initially convertible into the Company’s common stock at an initial fixed conversion price of $2.20 per share. This conversion price is subject to adjustment for stock splits, combinations, or similar events, among other adjustments. On April 1, 2022, the Company and the holders agreed to a reduction of the conversion price of the 6% secured convertible promissory notes to $1.30 per share in connection with the Company’s issuance of a common stock purchase warrant to TQLA covering its loan amount of $3.5 million with a common stock value of $1.20 per share.
The Company may prepay the Notes at any time in whole or in part by paying a sum of money equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, together with accrued and unpaid interest, plus a prepayment fee equal to five percent (5%) of the principal amount to be repaid.
The Notes contain customary triggering events including but not limited to: (i) failure to make payments when due under the Notes; and (ii) bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company. If a triggering event occurs, each holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the Notes (including all accrued and unpaid interest thereon), in cash.
The Notes are secured by a subordinated security interest in the Company’s assets pursuant to the terms of a Security Agreement entered into between the Company and the Subscribers.
On October 13, 2022, the Company entered into an Amendment Agreement with the holders of the 6% Secured Convertible Promissory Notes. The Amendment Agreement changed the Maturity Date of the Notes from October 18, 2022 to November 18, 2022. In consideration of the extension, the Company issued 192,306 shares of its common stock to each of the Subscribers. The Company is in discussions to further extend the maturity date.
On July 30, 2021, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters (“Inducement Letters”) with the holders of the Existing Warrants to exercise for cash their Existing Warrants. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company received gross proceeds of $2.4 million on the exercise of the outstanding warrants, and recognized a deemed dividend of $2.3 million based on the Black Scholes valuation as a result of the higher strike price on the July 2021 issued warrants. See additional discussion in Note 17.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
Live Oak Loan Agreement
On January 15, 2020, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) between the Company and Live Oak Banking Company (“Live Oak”), a North Carolina banking corporation (the “Lender”) to refinance existing debt of the Company and to provide funding for general working capital purposes. Under the Loan Agreement, the Lender committed to make up to two loan advances to the Company in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) $8.0 million and (ii) a borrowing base equal to 85% of the appraised value of the Company’s eligible inventory of whiskey in barrels or totes less an amount equal to all service fees or rental payments owed by the Company during the 90 day period immediately succeeding the date of determination to any warehouses or bailees holding eligible inventory (the “Loan”).
The Loan bore interest at a rate equal to the prime rate plus a spread of 2.49%, adjusted quarterly. Accrued interest was payable monthly, with the final installment of interest being due and payable on the Maturity Date. The Company was also obligated to pay a servicing fee, unused commitment fee and origination fee in connection with the Loan. The Company paid $0.1 million in interest during the year ended December 31, 2022. In February 2022, the Company paid $0.9 million of the secured credit facility with Live Oak. In June 2022, the Company paid the remaining balance of $1.9 million.
The Loan Agreement contained affirmative and negative covenants that include covenants restricting the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur indebtedness, grant liens, dispose of assets, merge or consolidate, make investments, or enter into restrictive agreements, subject to certain exceptions.
The obligations of the Company under the Loan Agreement were secured by substantially all of its spirits respective assets, except for accounts receivable and certain other specified excluded property.
The Loan Agreement included customary events of default that included among other things, non-payment defaults, covenant defaults, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, cross default to material indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults and change in control defaults. Under certain circumstances, a default interest rate would have applied on all obligations during the existence of an event of default under the Loan Agreement at a per annum rate equal to 2.00% above the applicable interest rate.
In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company issued to the Lender a warrant to purchase up to 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.94 per share (the “Warrant”). The Warrant expires on January 15, 2025. In connection with the issuance of the Warrant, the Company granted the Lender piggy-back registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, subject to certain exceptions.
14. Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes results in effective tax rates which are different than the federal income tax statutory rate. The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows, assuming a 21% federal effective tax rate. The Company also has a state tax rate for Oregon of 6.6% for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
The provision of income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Schedule of Provision of Income Taxes
(Dollars in thousands)
Expected federal income tax benefit $ (3,190 ) $ (431 )
State income taxes after credits (1,074 ) (145 )
Change in allowance 4,264
Total provision for income taxes $ - $ -
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
The components of the net deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 consisted of the following:
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 21,325 $ 16,642
Stock-based compensation
Total deferred tax assets 22,220 17,536
Deferred tax liability
Depreciation and amortization (2,070 ) (1,650 )
Total deferred tax liability (2,070 ) (1,650 )
Valuation Allowance (20,150 ) (15,886 )
Net deferred tax assets $ - $ -
As of December 31, 2022, the Company has a cumulative net operating loss carryforward (“NOL”) of approximately $66 million, to offset against future income for federal and state tax purposes. These federal and state NOLs can be carried forward for 20 and 15 years, respectively. The federal NOLs begin to expire in 2035, and the state NOLs begin to expire in 2030. The utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to substantial annual limitation due to ownership change provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the Internal Revenue Code) and similar state provisions. In general, if the Company experiences a greater than 50 percentage aggregate change in ownership of certain significant stockholders over a three-year period (a “Section 382 ownership change”), utilization of its pre-change NOL carryforwards are subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (and similar state laws). The annual limitation generally is determined by multiplying the value of the Company’s stock at the time of such ownership change (subject to certain adjustments) by the applicable long-term tax-exempt rate. Such limitations may result in expiration of a portion of the NOL carryforwards before utilization and may be substantial.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Due to the uncertainty of the realizability of the deferred tax assets, management has determined a full valuation allowance is appropriate.
15. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
On March 1, 2023, Sandstrom Partners, Inc. filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah alleging the Company failed to pay for its services pursuant to an agreement entered into on October 16, 2019. The complaint seeks damages of $285,000, plus a judicial declaration, due to the Company’s failure to pay for the services. The Company believes that it paid for services rendered, and if any balance is outstanding it is minimal, and intends to defend the case vigorously.
On December 15, 2020, Grover Wickersham filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District Court of Oregon against the Company. Mr. Wickersham, the former CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Company, has asserted causes of action for fraud in the inducement, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, defamation, interference with economic advantage, elder financial abuse, and dissemination of false and misleading proxy materials. The Company disputes the allegations and intends to defend the case vigorously.
The Company is not currently subject to any other material legal proceedings; however, it could be subject to legal proceedings and claims from time to time in the ordinary course of its business, or legal proceedings it considered immaterial may in the future become material. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can, among other things, be time consuming and expensive to resolve, and can divert management resources.
16. Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
Basic income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without considering any dilutive items. Potentially dilutive securities consist of the incremental common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options, convertible notes and warrants. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive. There were no anti-dilutive common shares included in the calculation of income (loss) per common share as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
17. Stockholders’ Equity
Issuance of Common Stock
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 385,306 shares of common stock to directors and 96,153 shares of its common stock to each of the Subscribers of the 6% Secured Convertible Promissory Notes for stock-based compensation of $0.3 million These shares were valued using the closing share price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, within the range of $0.28 to $0.96 per share.
On February 4, 2022, 170,000 shares were issued at $1.21 per share to the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer pursuant to his separation agreement for stock-based compensation of $0.2 million.
On April 5, 2022, the Company sold 200,000 shares of common stock to its new Chief Executive Officer for proceeds of $0.2 million based on the market price of the stock at that date.
During 2021, the Company issued 313,442 shares of common stock to directors and employees for stock-based compensation of $0.6 million. The shares were valued using the closing share price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, within the range of $1.28 to $2.98 per share. In addition, the Company issued 5,000 shares of its common stock upon the exercise of stock options at $1.23 per share.
On February 10, 2021 and April 19, 2021, the Company issued 1.2 million shares and 682,669 shares, respectively, of its common stock (the “Shares”) to certain affiliates of Intersect pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 12, 2019 by and between the Company and Intersect in respect of the Azuñia Tequila acquisition at a weighted-average of $4.67 per share and $1.82 per share, respectively. The Shares constitute the “Fixed Shares” due to Intersect pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.
On July 30, 2021, the Company entered into Inducement Letters with the holders of the Existing Warrants to exercise their Existing Warrants and purchase 900,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $2.4 million.
During 2021, the Company sold 1,297,653 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $3.6 million in at-the-market public placements.
Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock
On October 19, 2021, Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited investor (“Subscriber”) for its purchase of 2.5 million shares (“Preferred Shares”) of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Preferred Share, which Preferred Shares are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a Certificate of Designation Establishing Series B Preferred Stock of the Company with an initial conversion price of $3.10 per share. 850,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance in the event of conversion of the Preferred Shares.
The Series B Preferred Stock accrues dividends at a rate of 6% per annum, payable annually on the last day of December of each year. Dividends shall accrue from day to day, whether or not declared, and shall be cumulative. Dividends are payable at the Company’s option either in cash or “in kind” in shares of common stock; provided, however that dividends may only be paid in cash following the fiscal year in which the Company has net income (as shown in its audited financial statements contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for such year) of at least $0.5 million. For “in-kind” dividends, holders will receive that number of shares of common stock equal to (i) the amount of the dividend payment due such stockholder divided by (ii) the volume weighted average price of the common stock for the 90 trading days immediately preceding a dividend date (“VWAP”). For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued dividends of 460,093 shares of common stock at a VWAP of $0.33 per share. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued as dividends 10,670 shares of common stock at a VWAP of $2.57 per share.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
Stock-Based Compensation
On September 8, 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). Pursuant to the terms of the plan, on January 1, 2022 the number of shares available for grant under the 2016 Plan reset to 5,225,141 shares, equal to 8% of the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock, calculated on an as-converted basis, on March 31 of the preceding calendar year, and then added to the prior year plan amount. As of December 31, 2022, there were 51,752 options and 1,607,291 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) outstanding under the 2016 Plan, with vesting schedules varying between immediate or three (3) years from the grant date.
The Company also issues, from time to time, options that are not registered under a formal option plan. As of December 31, 2022, there were no options outstanding that were not issued under the Plans.
On December 7, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock at $1.23 per share upon the exercise of stock options for proceeds of $6,150.
A summary of all stock option activity as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 is presented below:
Summary of Stock Option Activity
# of Options Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 57,586 $ 3.29
Options canceled (5,834 ) 4.43
Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 51,752 $ 3.16
Exercisable as of December 31, 2022 51,585 $ 3.16
The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding as of December 31, 2022 was $0.
As of December 31, 2022, there were 167 unvested options with an aggregate grant date fair value of $66.70 per share. The unvested options will vest in accordance with the vesting schedule in each respective option agreement, which varies between immediate and three years from the grant date. The aggregate intrinsic value of unvested options as of December 31, 2022 was $0. During the year ended December 31, 2022, 3,417 options vested.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to measure the grant-date fair value of stock options. The grant-date fair value of stock options issued to employees is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Stock-based awards issued to nonemployees are recorded at fair value on the measurement date and are subject to periodic market adjustments as the underlying stock-based awards vest.
To determine the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model, the calculation takes into consideration the effect of the following:
● Exercise price of the option
● Fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant
● Expected term of the option
● Expected volatility over the expected term of the option
● Risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option
The calculation includes several assumptions that require management’s judgment. The expected term of the options is calculated using the simplified method described in GAAP. The simplified method defines the expected term as the average of the contractual term and the vesting period. Estimated volatility is derived from volatility calculated using historical closing prices of common shares of similar entities whose share prices are publicly available for the expected term of the options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturities in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the options.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
The Company did not issue any additional options during the year ended December 31, 2022.
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, net compensation expense related to stock options was $2,926 and $0.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, the total compensation expense related to stock options not yet recognized was approximately $0.1 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.3 years.
Warrants
On March 21, 2022, the Company entered into a promissory note with TQLA LLC to accept a one year loan of $2.0 million with a conditional additional loan of $1.0 million and a conditional term extension of six months. On August 4, 2022, the Company and TQLA amended and restated the note payable to increase the line of credit by an additional $500k, to $3.5 million. The loan bears interest at 9.25% and carries a commitment fee of 2.5%. In addition, the Company issued a common stock purchase warrant to TQLA covering the loan amount with a common stock value of $1.20 per share. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had drawn down $3.5 million of the note payable and issued 2.9 million warrants. The estimated fair value of the warrants of $0.6 million was recorded as debt issuance cost and was being amortized to interest expense over the maturity period of the promissory note, with $0.6 million recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022. The note payable was fully repaid in October 2022.
The estimated fair value of the new warrants issued was based on a combination of closing market trading price on the date of issuance for the public offering warrants, and the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, using the assumptions below:
Schedule of Weighted-average Assumptions for New Warrant
Volatility 75 %
Risk-free interest rate 2.6 %
Expected term (in years) 5.0
Expected dividend yield -
Fair value of common stock $ 0.71
From April 19, 2021 through May 12, 2021, the Company issued in a private placement Existing Warrants to purchase up to 900,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.60 per Warrant Share. The estimated fair value of the warrants of $0.7 million was recorded as debt issuance cost and is being amortized to interest expense over the maturity period of the secured credit facility, with $0.4 million recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022.
On July 30, 2021, the Company entered into Inducement Letters with the holders of the Existing Warrants whereby such holders agreed to exercise for cash their Existing Warrants to purchase the 900,000 Warrant Shares in exchange for the Company’s agreement to issue new warrants (the “New Warrants”) to purchase up to 900,000 shares of common stock (the “New Warrant Shares”). The New Warrants have substantially the same terms as the Existing Warrants, except that the New Warrants have an exercise price of $3.00 per share and are exercisable until August 19, 2026. The Company received gross proceeds of $2.4 million on the exercise of the outstanding warrants, and recognized a deemed dividend of $2.3 million based on the Black Scholes valuation as a result of the higher strike price on the July 2021 issued warrants, which is included in additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheets.
A summary of all warrant activity as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 is presented below:
Summary of Warrant Activity
Warrants Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Life (Years) Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 1,256,944 4.0 $ 3.42 $ -
Granted 2,916,667 4.3 1.20 -
Forfeited and cancelled (140,278 ) -
0.97 -
Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 4,033,333 3.8 $ 1.67 $ -
Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
18. Related Party Transactions
The following is a description of transactions since January 1, 2021 as to which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $0.1 million or one percent (1%) of the average of total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, which was $0.3 million, and in which any related person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than equity, compensation, termination and other arrangements.
On October 24, 2019, the Company’s Board appointed Stephanie Kilkenny to the Board to fill an existing vacancy on the Board effective immediately. Stephanie Kilkenny was the former managing director of Azuñia Tequila, and together with her spouse, Patrick Kilkenny, owns and controls TQLA, the majority owner of Intersect. Effective June 15, 2020, the Company’s Board appointed Robert Grammen to the Board to fill an existing vacancy, Mr. Grammen is also a member of Intersect.
In connection with the acquisition of Azuñia Tequila from Intersect, TQLA was entitled to receive up to 93.88% of the aggregate consideration payable under the Asset Purchase Agreement. On February 10, 2021 and April 19, 2021, the Company issued 1.2 million shares and 682,669 shares, respectively, of its common stock (the “Shares”) to certain affiliates of Intersect pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 12, 2019 by and between the Company and Intersect in respect of the Azuñia Tequila acquisition at a weighted-average of $4.67 per share and $1.82 per share, respectively. The Shares constituted the “Fixed Shares” due to Intersect pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement. As of December 31, 2022, all shares held by TQLA had been sold.
On April 19, 2021, the Company issued to the owners of Intersect $7.8 million in principal amount of promissory notes as the Earnout Consideration. The loans mature in full on April 1, 2024 and accrue interest at a rate of 6.0% annually. TQLA received a total of 598,223 shares of common stock and a promissory note in the principal amount of $6.9 million. Robert Grammen received a total of 22,027 shares of the Company’s common stock and a promissory note in the principal amount of $0.1 million. The notes have a 36-month term with maturity in April 2024. In October 2021, TQLA sold its promissory note in the principal amount of $6.9 million.
On February 5, 2021, the Company paid other liabilities of $0.7 million due to Intersect and TQLA.
During 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Line of Credit Promissory Note with TQLA and amended it twice. On October 7, 2022, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with Aegis Security Insurance Company, and repaid the TQLA Note with a portion of the proceeds. Details regarding the two transactions are set forth in Note 13. TQLA LLC is owned by Stephanie Kilkenny and her husband, Patrick Kilkenny. Patrick Kilkenny is also the principal owner of Aegis Security Insurance Company.
Short-term Advance
During December 2022, LD Investments advanced the Company $0.7 million. The principal owner of LD Investments is Patrick Kilkenny.
19. Subsequent Events
Common Stock Issuance
In January 2023, the Company issued 333,527 shares of common stock under its 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. 224,999 of the shares were issued to the members of the Board of Directors as quarterly compensation and 108,528 shares were issued to employees as part of a retention bonus.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. These disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2022.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 using the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). With the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer), our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). While our initial assessment, completed on December 31, 2022 deemed internal controls effective, based upon a further evaluation of market conditions during our annual audit, which was conducted subsequent to December 31, 2022, we modified management’s initial estimates and projections used in our asset impairment in a manner that caused audit adjustments. Accordingly, management concluded there was a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 based on the COSO framework criteria since management lacked a formal policy of inputs in testing for impairment resulting in adjusting journal entries.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. We were not required to have, nor have we, engaged our independent registered public accounting firm to perform an audit of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
No changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. EXHIBITS
(a)(1) Financial Statements
The following documents are included in Item 8 of this report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules
These schedules are omitted because they are not required or because the information is set forth in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
(a)(3) Exhibits
See Index to Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as presently in effect, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on November 14, 2011 (File No. 333-177918) and incorporated by reference herein.
3.2
Articles of Merger, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 19, 2014 and filed on November 25, 2019 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.3
Certificate of Change, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 6, 2016 and filed on October 11, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.4
Certificate of Change, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 14, 2017 and filed on June 15, 2017 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.5
Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 13, 2021 and filed on August 31, 2021 and incorporated by reference herein.
3.6
Certificate of Amendment to Designation of Series B Preferred Stock, filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 25, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
3.7
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 8, 2019 and filed on August 9, 2019 and incorporated by reference herein.
4.1
Warrant dated October 26, 2021 issued to the Purchaser of Series B Preferred Stock, filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 25, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1
Eastside Distilling, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 28, 2019 and incorporated by reference herein.
10.2
Asset Purchase Agreement, filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 12, 2019 and filed on September 16, 2019 and incorporated by reference herein.
10.3
Form of Secured Convertible Note, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 19, 2021 and filed on April 23, 2021 and incorporated by reference herein.
10.4
Form of Warrant, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 30, 2021 and filed on August 5, 2021 and incorporated by reference herein.
10.5
Note Purchase Agreement dated as of October 6, 2022 among Aegis Security Insurance Company, Eastside Distilling, Inc. and Craft Canning + Bottling LLC., filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 7, 2022 and filed on October 13, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.6
Secured Promissory Note dated as of October 6, 2022 issued by Eastside Distilling, Inc. to Aegis Security Insurance Company, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 7, 2022 and filed on October 13, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.7
Exclusive Purchase Agreement dated August 16, 2019 between Agaveros Unidos de Amatitan, SA. de CV. and Intersect Beverages, LLC., filed as Exhibit 10.32 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 30, 2020 and incorporated by reference herein.
10.8
Assignment, Assumption and Consent Agreement dated September 2019 between the Company, Intersect Beverages, LLC and Agaveros Unidos de Amatitan, SA. de CV., filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form10-K, filed on March 30, 2020 and incorporated by reference herein.
10.9+
Executive Employment Agreement dated June 5, 2020 between Geoffrey Gwin and the Company, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2020.
31.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
32.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS*
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Schema Linkbase Document
101.CAL*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
*
Filed herewith.