Nick Warming, the boss at Southern Bay Brewery, has been forced to resign after he joked that non-alcoholic beer should be called ‘gay lemonade.’ Warming, CEO received angry backlash on social media to a post he had shared on the firm’s Facebook page. The post, a meme of an old boxer with the caption: “Non-alcoholic… Read More…
The ‘Last 15 years of Craft Brewing Have Come to an End’
In an insightful interview with Boston.com, Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer lays out the thoughts and feelings behind the recent partnering of Boston Beer with Dogfish Head. This was not just another merger or acquisition, but a partnering of long-time friends and industry comrades. Koch explains the current state of the industry, where… Read More…
Brewing Pioneer, John Maier of Rogue announces retirement
After 30 years heading up craft beer creation and brewing at Rogue Ales in Newport, Oregon, John Maier announced his pending retirement in July at the inaugural John Maier Coastal Brew Fest last Saturday. Via Brewpublic
Industry Pioneer Mark Ruedrich Who Co-Founded North Coast Brewing Announces Retirement
Mark Ruedrich, a true pioneer of the brewing industry who co-founded North Coast Brewing Co. in Fort Bragg, CA in 1988 has announced his retirement. As the craft brewing industry peers into its fourth decade, a number of long-standing industry pioneers are moving into retirement. This is a trend we can expect to much more… Read More…
Key Investor Urges Craft Brew Alliance to Sell
The seventh largest investor in Craft Beer Alliance, Midwood Capital Management, has announced that it has delivered a letter to the Directors of the company’s Board highlighting the substantial gap between the Company’s public market trading price and its intrinsic value. Midwood encouraged the Board to pursue a sale of the company either to its strategic… Read More…
Boston Beer and Dogfish Announce Merger
The Boston Beer Company and Dogfish Head Brewery today announced that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement, bringing together two pioneering independent craft breweries and the high-profile founders Jim Koch and Sam Calagione. The merger agreement is estimated at close to $300 million. The deal is expected to close in the second… Read More…
Craft on Craft Continues – Mammoth Acquires Great Basin
The expected wave of ‘craft on craft’ mergers is beginning to show signs of life. The latest merger of two craft breweries was announced yesterday with Mammoth Brewing in Mammoth, CA acquiring Great Basin Brewing in Reno, NV. Great Basin and Mammoth Brewing will continue as different craft breweries, with Greta Basin founder, Tom… Read More…
BrewDog Acquires Berlin Brewery from Stone
In a blog post today, Greg Koch, co-founder of Stone Brewing announced that the company has sold their Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Berlin facility to Brewdog. Stating that “we struggled greatly,” Greg went on to say that the company “invested a significant portion of a decade and significant millions building Stone Berlin…. Read More…
Bamforth to Join Sierra Nevada Brewing
Well-known and respected brewing and malting scientist Charlie Bamforth will join the staff at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., it was announced today. Bamforth has been a fixture in the brewing world for decades. He retired from his position as Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences at the University of California, Davis, in December 2018. Full… Read More…
Iconic BridgePort Announces Closing
One of the oldest craft breweries in the country is closing. BridgePort, founded by Richard and Nancy Ponzi in 1984, announced on its Facebook page that the iconic brewery will close on March 10th. The announcement said that an extremely “competitive craft beer market” in the Pacific Northwest was the decision to close. BridgePort sold… Read More…
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