Brewery Owners

AUGUST SCHELL BREWING CO

What does AUGUST SCHELL BREWING CO Own? August Schell Brewing Company is a beer brand that was founded in 1860 by August Schell, a German machinist, and Jacob Bernhardt, a brewer. Located in the city of New Ulm, Minnesota, it is one of the oldest family-owned breweries in the United States. In 1866, Schell bought …

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BACKPACK BRANDS

What does BACKPACK BRANDS Own? Backpack Brands is a beverage company founded in 2019 in Newburgh, New York by Kyle Sherrer, his sister Sara Sherrer, and his girlfriend Sae Kenney. The company stemmed from their original brand, Graft Cider, which launched in 2016. GRAFT CIDER HUDSON NORTH CIDER RITUAL HARD KOMBUCHA

BACKPOCKET BREWING

BACKPOCKET BREWING

What does BACKPOCKET BREWING Own? Backpocket Brewing was founded in 2012 in McGregor, Iowa by Jacob Simmons and Dave and Marci Strutt. The Strutts had owned Old Man River Brewpub, where Simmons was head brewer. Simons had previously been a Ph.D. candidate in microbiology, but wanted to pursue a career with more tangibility, so he …

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BACKPOCKET BREWING

BACKPOCKET BREWING

What does BACKPOCKET BREWING Own? Backpocket Brewing was founded in 2012 in McGregor, Iowa by Jacob Simmons and Dave and Marci Strutt. The Strutts had owned Old Man River Brewpub, where Simmons was head brewer. Simons had previously been a Ph.D. candidate in microbiology, but wanted to pursue a career with more tangibility, so he …

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BACKPOCKET BREWING

BACKPOCKET BREWING

What does BACKPOCKET BREWING Own? Backpocket Brewing was founded in 2012 in McGregor, Iowa by Jacob Simmons and Dave and Marci Strutt. The Strutts had owned Old Man River Brewpub, where Simmons was head brewer. Simons had previously been a Ph.D. candidate in microbiology, but wanted to pursue a career with more tangibility, so he …

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BACKPOCKET BREWING

BACKPOCKET BREWING

What does BACKPOCKET BREWING Own? Backpocket Brewing was founded in 2012 in McGregor, Iowa by Jacob Simmons and Dave and Marci Strutt. The Strutts had owned Old Man River Brewpub, where Simmons was head brewer. Simons had previously been a Ph.D. candidate in microbiology, but wanted to pursue a career with more tangibility, so he …

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BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

What does BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG Own? Baden-Württemberg is a state in southwestern Germany. In 1806, the Grand Duchy of Baden seized the brewery Rothaus, previously owned by the Benedictine monastery of St. Blasien, in a wave of secularization. As the successor state to the Grand Duchy, Baden-Württemberg still owns and operates the Rothaus brewery. ROTHAUS BEER

BALMAGHIE BEVERAGE GROUP

What does BALMAGHIE BEVERAGE GROUP Own? Balmaghie Beverage Group was founded in 2018 by Chad McGehee, an immigrant from Louisiana who moved to the UAE in 2004 as an employee of IBM. Disappointed by the lack of beer options in the country, he teamed up with investors to begin brewing beer in Pennsylvania for distribution …

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BANKS DIH

What does BANKS DIH Own? Banks Brewery was created in 1955 in Georgetown, Guyana, by Peter D’Aguiar, owner of his family business D’Aguiar Bros. (D.I.H.), which produced rum and soft drinks, among other things. In 1961, he also started a Banks Brewery in Barbados, but the two companies stayed separate for years. D’Aguiar Bros merged …

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BARREL ONE COLLECTIVE

What does BARREL ONE COLLECTIVE Own? Barrel One Collective was founded in 2024 from the merger of Finestkind Beverages, the parent company of Smuttynose Brewing among others, and Mass. Bay Brewing, the makers of many brands including Harpoon Brewing. Dan Kenary, one of the co-founders of Mass. Bay, serves as CEO of the new company. …

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