Beer News
Wrestlemania is a week away. Perhaps a battle of the elves is in order. Troeg’s Brewing (Harrisburg, PA) has filed a cease & desist order against Bethlehem Brew Works (Bethlehem, PA), makers of Fegley’s beers.
The Breakdown:
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Goose Island Brewing had an exhausting news day. Finally GI opened up a bit via Twitter with a few calming statements (listed by each tweet):
In response to today’s deal with AB…This will allow us to make more beer as opposed Continue Reading →
Goose Island Brewing (Chicago, Il) dropped some pretty big news today. They have agreed to allow to be purchased by Anheuser-Busch/AB InBev.
Essentially, AB wil be fronting the money for Goose Island to grow and expand. Greg Hall, current brewmaster will be stepping down. Also, the 2 brewpubs are excluded from this deal.
Full Press Release:
GOOSE ISLAND SELECTS CURRENT PARTNER ANHEUSER-BUSCH FOR GROWTH STRATEGY
Chicago Small Brewer, Craft Brewers Alliance to Sell Stakes in Goose Island;
Expansion of Chicago Brewery Planned
CHICAGO (March 28, 2011) — Chicago-based Goose Island, one of the nation’s most‑respected and fastest-growing small brewers with sales concentrated throughout the Midwest, today announced it had agreed to be acquired by Anheuser‑Busch, its current distribution partner, in a move that will bring additional capital into Goose Island’s operations to meet growing consumer demand for its brands and deepen its Chicago and Midwest distribution.
Goose Island’s legal name is Fulton Street Brewery LLC (FSB). Anheuser-Busch reached an agreement to purchase the majority (58 percent) equity stake in FSB from its founders and investors, held in Goose Holdings Inc. (GHI), for $22.5 million. Craft Brewers Alliance Inc. (CBA), an independent, publicly traded brewer based in Portland, Ore., that operates Widmer Brothers, Redhook and Kona breweries, owns the remaining 42 percent of FSB and reached an agreement in principle to sell its stake in FSB to Anheuser-Busch for $16.3 million in cash. Anheuser‑Busch holds a minority stake (32.25 percent) in CBA.
It’s good to have friends at the Craft Brewers Conference, even when you can’t be there. Some big talk is circulating around CBC about Russian River Brewing collaborating with Sierra Nevada Brewing again. There has been one other collaboration between Continue Reading →
You’ve seen the infamous Stella Artois Chalice, on your bar and in commercials. Yesterday, the makers of Stella announced a special edition of the Chalice in can form. Stella Artois in cans have been a rare find for fans in Continue Reading →
Tommyknocker Brewing (Idaho Springs, CO) is abandoning the cartoon based labels they have had for years for a new look. The new artwork stil features the miner based characters, but with a more earthy/organic look. The first 3 products Continue Reading →
Dogfish Head has brewed up another musical offering in the same spirit of Bitches Brew with “Hellhound On My Ale.” The beer is a tribute to Robert Johnson, an amazing blues musician & guitarist. Legend has it Johnson sold his Continue Reading →