Our Story
FIVE x 5® was founded on the idea that running a business is hard enough – there’s no reason to make it even harder with manual operations and compliance management. That’s where we come in. We come to work every day with a simple mission – to make it easier to make great things. Our products are built with the end-user in mind, and we work tirelessly to continuously improve, from speeding up our core functionality to adding new, innovative features designed to mirror the work your team is doing every day.
We’ll never play fast-and-loose with your business. As a partner in your success, we’re committed to giving you the best possible service and solution to your daily operational challenges, and we stand by our products. We’ve built our business to withstand challenges and are here to help you every step of the way.
2011
Tired of dealing with spreadsheets, Stranahan’s former GM starts Distillery Solutions (Stillhouse) to make it easier for distilleries to stay compliant and file their federal reports.
2015
With the help of a new development team, Distillery Solutions launches Stillhouse v2, now DISTILL x 5, redesigned to make it easier than ever to see what’s happening in your distillery.
2017
Realizing that breweries have just as much process to manage as distilleries, Distillery Solutions begins building Brewhouse, a new product aimed to make things as easy for brewers as Stillhouse does for distillers.
2018
Distillery Solutions rebrands to FIVE x 5 Solutions to unify two products under one brand making it easier to make great things for any future partner. Brewhouse becomes BREW x 5, and Stillhouse is rebranded as DISTILL x 5.
2019
FIVE x 5® (Fx5) joins Volaris Group, paving the way for future stability by gaining the support of a larger company’s experience and expertise while ensuring the long-term availability of Fx5 products.
After much discussion, Fx5 makes the hard decision to pull BREW x 5 off the market, leaving the craft beer industry in the capable hands of other great software products. The company continues to support the industry with strong purchasing habits.
2020
Fx5 adds Whiskey Systems® to its available products, ensuring its success and long-term availability as well. With DISTILL x 5® and Whiskey Systems®, Fx5 now serves nearly half of US craft distilleries and is able to combine resources to continue to serve the industry as a whole.
Consulting services are added to Fx5’s product offerings, leveraging the experience and expertise of the team to help both clients and distilleries across the US with compliance, process, and reporting challenges.
2021
Fx5 launches a new brand suite, bringing DISTILL x 5® and Whiskey Systems® under new, streamlined branding.
2022
Fx5 launches an updated brand suite, bringing DISTILL x 5® and Whiskey Systems under unified branding.
2024
Fx5 drops “Solutions”, simplifying and modernizing the brand in one move.
Our Mission
Making it easier to make great things.
We understand that running a craft beverage operation is a passion first and a job second, and we’re here to provide the knowledge, tools, and support to get you back to working in the business, rather than on it. Your passion is our passion – we care about your pursuits and have developed products that cover the ins and outs of your business, from recipe management to reporting and compliance.
We want to see you succeed. We’re here to help scale your business and calm the chaos that comes with growth; after all, we’re craft beverage enthusiasts first, software developers second. Our goal is to be a part of the community we’re serving.
There’s a reason we’re first in the market, and we’re excited to show you what that can mean for you.
