FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

WICKERSHAM GROVER T 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Eastside Distilling, Inc. [ ESDI ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

430 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 100 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/13/2016
(Street)

PALO ALTO, CA 94306
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock                  6343099   I   By Employee Profit Sharing Plan   (1)
Common Stock                  2195088   D    
Common Stock                  4418000   I   By Irrevocable Trust   (2)
Common Stock                  373328   I   By Charitable Remainder Trust   (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Option (right to buy)   $0.09   10/13/2016     A      700000       10/13/2016   (4) 10/13/2026   Common Stock   700000   $0   (5) 700000   D    
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (right to buy)   $0.1                    6/22/2016   (6) 6/22/2019   Common Stock   4000000     4000000   I   By Irrevocable Trust   (2)
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (right to buy)   $0.1                    6/22/2016   (6) 6/22/2019   Common Stock   2000000     2000000   D    
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (right to buy)   $0.1                    6/30/2016   (6) 6/30/2019   Common Stock   500000     500000   I   By Employees' Profit Sharing Plan   (1)
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (right to buy)   $0.1                    6/30/2016   (6) 6/30/2019   Common Stock   500000     500000   I   By Charitable Remainder Trust   (3)
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (right to buy)   $0.1                    7/11/2016   (6) 7/11/2019   Common Stock   1200000     1200000   I   By Employees' Profit Sharing Plan   (1)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  The reporting person is the trustee of the Grover T. Wickersham P.C. Employees' Profit Sharing Plan (the "PSP"), which is the owner of the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the PSP, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the PSP. The inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
( 2)  The reporting person is the trustee of the Lindsay Anne Wickersham 1999 Irrevocable Trust (the "Irrevocable Trust"), which is the owner of the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the Irrevocable Trust. The inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
( 3)  The reporting person is a joint trustee and beneficiary of the Grover T. and Jill Z. Wickersham 2000 Charitable Remainder Trust (the "CRUT"), which is the owner of the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the CRUT, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
( 4)  This non-qualified stock option was granted pursuant to the Eastside Distilling, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. 100,000 Non-Qualified Options ("Options") vest on the date first listed. An additional 100,000 Options will vest monthly until a total of 700,000 Options have vested.
( 5)  The options were issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.
( 6)  The warrants contain a blocker that prohibits the holder from exercising the warrants if such exercise will result in beneficial ownership by the holder of more than 9.99% of the Issuer's outstanding shares. The blocker may only be amended by written consent of both the Issuer and the holder. Once the holder's beneficial ownership percentage, calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(i), reaches 9.99%, the warrants will not be exercisable until such time as the holder's beneficial ownership percentage falls to 9.99% or below.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WICKERSHAM GROVER T
430 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 100
PALO ALTO, CA 94306 		X X Chairman of the Board

Signatures
/s/ Grover T. Wickersham 10/17/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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