Who owns LITTLE KINGS?
LITTLE KINGS is owned by
CINCINNATI BEVERAGE COMPANY
First Brewed
1958
Origin
Ohio, United States
Little Kings Beer was first produced in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1958 by the Schoenling Brewing Company. In 1986, the Hudepohl Brewery was sold to Schoenling, which rebranded as Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing. In 1997, the brewery was sold to the Boston Beer Company, which continued to brew its beer under contract for Hudepohl-Schoenling. However two years later, the company exited the beer business and sold its alcoholic brands to Crooked River Brewing.
They continued to brew the beer out of state in Maryland until 2004, when Greg Hardman purchased the company’s Christian Moerlein brand and reestablished its production in Cincinnati. He also established a first right of refusal on all the other brands in the portfolio, and acquired those in 2006. Hardman held the company until 2020, when he sold all brands to a new investment group led by Jay Woffington. The company was renamed Cincinnati Beverage Company, and two years later it was sold to investor John Richardson.
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