NEW SERVICE: Leaders Refrigeration

   We launched Leaders Commercial Refrigeration Service to bring you higher quality at better rates with friendlier and more thoughtful service. Call us for walk in and reach in coolers, ice machines, glycol power packs, floral coolers, and preventative maintenance. Plus, discounts to our draft maintenance clients.

 

Draft is likely your most profitable item on a % basis. Ensure the quality of your system is better than competitors to ensure folks back out are buying your product.  We do everything draft technology from beer line cleaning to line installations and more. We are beverage nerds that love, brew, and put on draft Wine, Cider, Cocktails, Coffee, Kombucha, Bourbon and more. Smart installations, quality driven draft line maintenance, education, and consulting.

Our Services

At Leaders Beverage, we prioritize quality. Whether servicing an existing system or helping you design and build a new one, our attention to detail, obsession with quality, and robust services mean you can expect to have the best product on tap and the most efficient system around, saving you long-term costs.

Draft beer maintenance Chicago

Draft Maintenance

Not only does a clean system mean top quality product for your customers, but well-maintained draft lines also ensure top efficiency, saving you money in operating costs.
Draft Beer Installation

Design & Installation

Whether you’re looking to install a new system or upgrade an old one, Leaders can save you thousands by designing and constructing a quality, high-efficiency system.
Draft Beer Bar Consulting

Consulting, Education & Events

We’re passionate about what we do, and we love to share what we know! Our staff includes certified Sommeliers and Cicerones who are thrilled to share their knowledge.

More Than Just Beer

If it’s on draft, we can handle it! Many of our customers keep their house specialty on tap, whether that’s wine, a particular cocktail, or even draft coffee. When you want to try something new, we can help with the how-to.

Draft Beer Line Cleaning

Draft Beer

Whether using CO2 or nitro, we are experts in all types of draft beer!
Draft Cocktails

Wine & Cocktails

Put your specialty on tap and save time with signature cocktails on draft!
Draft Coffee and Nitro Coffee

Coffee on Draft

From nitro coffee to lattes on draft, Leaders loves coffee and more!

Leaders is Trusted by:

brew – Lagunitas
brew – Maplewood Brewing
brew – Off Color Brewing
brew – cruz blanca
brew – arrowhead
clean – OOH – publican
brew – sketchbook
clean – hopleaf
brew – revolution
clean – OOH – bigstar
brew – Great Central Brewing
brew – metropolitan
clean – Beer Temple
brew – half acre
brew – temperance
brew – dovetail
brew – forbidden root
brew – spiteful

Drew Larson is a pro. He’ll help you dial in the system and is very responsive. Drew is a Somm, Certified Cicerone®, draft specialist and beverage consultant with a wide range of skills including experience in hospitality and piloting military aircraft. He’s kind of a bad ass and understands good service.

Sir Adam Schulte

Leaders beverage is the best company I have used for consulting and getting product information. I work for a local beer distributor and needed some draft parts and information. Drew, who I spoke with, knew exactly what equipment I needed for my install. He was very professional and knew what he was talking about. He was able to get me the parts I needed within 1 day. He even even gave me a follow up call to make sure the parts were correct and if I needed anything else to let him know. Very professional and a great company to work with.

Life Thomas

If you’re looking for a draft beer system, This is by far the best company you could go with! I couldn’t be any happier with the draft beer system they installed in my business. From myself a veteran owned business to another, you set a perfect example of how a business should operate. Thank you for the amazing work you guys did!

Nick Roppo At Ease Craft Beer Pub (Owner)
Nick Roppo

Our draft beer maintenance company, Leaders Beverage, is the best in the business. Their bi-weekly cleanings are the most conscientiously thorough of any of the service companies we know of. We can always be proud of what we serve on draft knowing that our system is maintained by the best in the business.

Michael Roper Hopleaf Bar (Owner)
Michael Roper

Drew Larson and the team at Leaders Beverage have become a valuable partner in the training and education of our sales team. Drew has the perfect combination of passion, knowledge and the ability to share it with others. As Windy City Distributing continues to develop our sales team, Drew has played an integral role in our goal of having the most knowledgeable and well trained staff in the business. Drew has an insatiable thirst for knowledge in the Beverage Industry from an ever broadening perspective. Not only is he a reliable resource for training and education, but his ability to design and maintain draft systems is as meticulous and passionate as his thirst for knowledge. I would recommend Leaders Beverage, and Drew Larson for a wide variety of support in the Craft Beer and Beverage Industry community.

Wesley Phillips
Leaders Beverage Team

Meet the Team

Our team makes all the difference. The Leaders staff comes directly from the food and beverage industry, including former bartenders, bar backs, beer buyers, beverage directors, walk-in cooler managers, and cooks. We understand the product and care about quality and the customer above all else.
In addition to understanding your daily challenges, our technicians are all MicroMatic Dispense Specialist certified through their Advanced Draft Training Course, as well as Certified Beer Servers through the Cicerone program. Many on our staff are also Certified Cicerones, sommeliers, spirits specialists, and culinarians.