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Sapporo acquires Stone Brewing

Sapporo has reached an agreement to acquire Stone Brewing Company for an undisclosed sum. 

Sometime in 2021, Sapporo approached Stone Brewing in a bid to increase the production of Sapporo brands in the United States, using Stone’s Escondido and Richmond facilities. Continue Reading →

Hair of the Dog to close after 29 years

Portland, Oregon’s Hair of the Dog Brewing, one of America’s oldest craft breweries will close sometime this summer. Founder Alan Sprints announced this week he will retire from the industry. The brewery opened in 1993. 

Sprints gave the brewery fans a Continue Reading →

SweetWater acquires Green Flash & Alpine Beer

Atlanta, Georgia-based SweetWater Brewing has acquired the Mira Mesa, California-based Green Flash Brewing, and Alpine Beer brands. 

SweetWater is not acquiring the facility or brewing equipment, that will apparently remain with current owners to be put up for sale or other Continue Reading →