Case Study: Stout Tanks and Kettles achieves 25% of total sales and a top brewery-startup reputation with Kinnek

Supplier Builds a Great Reputation Among Brewery Startups on Kinnek

Stout Tanks and Kettles, a Portland-based maker of kegs, bright tanks and brewhouses, was built by a former brewer-engineer who saw a market for better-designed commercial brewing systems. The company’s challenge was finding an efficient way to reach brewery startups and hobbyist brewers moving into professional production.

Stout turned to Kinnek to centralize customer reviews, capture qualified leads, and streamline quoting—automating small-item quotes and sending custom proposals for large systems. Kinnek now drives about 25% of Stout’s sales, generates daily leads (up to 20 large-system leads per week), and supports a 4.7-star reputation with 34 reviews; three employees monitor the platform and many customers start with small purchases and return for larger systems.

Stout Tanks and Kettles

John Watt

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President