Fair State Brewing Cooperative, Minnesota’s first unionized craft brewery and one of the largest brewer cooperatives in the country, filed for bankruptcy this week, stemming from issues the company says were pandemic-related.
Anchor Union Withdraws from Bidding on Anchor Beer January 31, 2024 – Anchor Union SF, the labor union and ILWU affiliate that had been staging a longshot bid to purchase the brand assets for the recently-shuttered Anchor Brewing Company, has withdrawn from the process, according to a post to backers this morning. Patrick Machel, who …
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Miami-based Wynwood Brewing, which was the first brewery to open in the trendy Wynwood neighborhood in 2013, will be closing for good on February 4th, according to their owner Anheuser-Busch InBev.
The beer brand will continue to exist, however, and will be brewed at nearby Veza Sur, another AB InBev brand located just three blocks away. The beer will also be served on tap at Veza Sur’s taproom, though it will continue to have its own identity.
Wachusett Brewing purchased by Smuttynose Owner Runnymede Investments January 20, 2024 – Private Equity firm Runnymede Investments announced this week that they have reached an agreement to acquire Massachusetts brewer Wachusett Brewing Company through their brewing arm Finestkind Brewing LLC. The subsidiary, which was formed in 2018 when Runnymede purchased Smuttynose Brewing Company after they …
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Carlsberg Group Purchases 20% of Mikkeller January 20, 2024 – Danish global brewer Carlsberg Group announced earlier this week that they have reached a deal with fellow Danish brewer Mikkeller to purchase a 20% stake in the brewery. Mikkeller’s statement said that the deal is “poised to strengthen the distribution of Mikkeller’s beer in Denmark, …
Japanese multinational brewer Asahi Holdings announced today that they have reached an agreement to acquire Wisconsin contract brewer Octopi Brewing, allowing them to brew Asahi Super Dry beer in the United States for the first time.
Frank Zappa once said, “You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.” Here are the countries of the world, according to him.
Why is Brewery Ownership so…weird? You’d think it would be so simple. Somebody starts a brewery – so they own it. Maybe they sell it, so now that person owns it. Or they take it public, and now a bunch of people own it. Yet it doesn’t seem to work out that way. Capitalism has …
Why We Started This Site Who cares who owns your beer? It’s a simple enough question – really, if a beer tastes good, why does it matter who’s making money off of it? Well, for the simple reason that people seem to want to know. For a beverage that’s over ten thousand years old, it …
Who owns BREW KETTLE? BREW KETTLE is owned by ASIA BREWERY First Brewed 2021 Country of Origin Philippines Website Brew Kettle is a Belgian Witbier style ale produced by Asia Brewery in the Philippines. It was introduced in 2021. Popular Beers by this Brand Brew Kettle Belgian Witbier Click here to find all beers owned …
