Who owns SHIPYARD BREWING?

SHIPYARD BREWING is independently owned!

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Shipyard Brewing Company began in 1992 as Kennebunkport Brewing in Kennebunk, Maine. It was founded by Fred Forsley and Alan Pugsley, who started Federal Jack’s Restaurant and Brew Pub in 1992 and began brewing out of there using the Kennebunkport Brewing name. Forsley, a Maine native, started the pub when his friend Gordon Hurtubise reached out to him about starting a restaurant on his property in Kennebunk. In 1994, the brewery changed its name to Shipyard and expanded to a new brewery in Portland, Maine (though the Kennebunkport name is still used at Federal Jack’s).

In 2000, the company purchased nearby Sea Dog Brewery, and in 2008 it purchased Casco Bay Brewing, founded in Portland, Maine in 1994. The company now has several brands under its portfolio, including Ice Pik Vodka (created in 2015), Fred’s Pumpkinhead Spirit, and Live & Grind Coffee Company. In 2023, Shipyard opened a new taproom in Sanford, Florida. They previously had another location in Winter Park, Florida, which they called the Shipyard Emporium. It opened in 2011, and closed in 2013.

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