(Courtesy of New Begium Brewing)
At American Craft Beer, the beer industry is never asleep. Here’s a look at some of what was happening in the beer world while we were drinking beer over the weekend.
New Belgian Brewery Closes Ambitious San Francisco Taproom
Hits continue to emerge in San Francisco’s craft beer community.
In July, Anchor Brewing, where Fritz Maytag almost single-handedly ushered in the craft beer revolution when he bought controlling interest in a dilapidated San Francisco brewery in 1965, closed its doors. Anchor was acquired by Sapporo in 2017 in an $85 million deal, but the company apparently lost interest in the San Francisco property after the Tokyo-based company acquired Stone Brewing in 2022. Ta.
Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing, which was acquired by Australian-based beverage giant Lion (a subsidiary of another Japanese beer giant Kirin) in 2012, has lost control of its Mission Bay brewpub and restaurant operations. announced that it had been discontinued. There’s no doubt that coronavirus shutdowns played a role in the ambitious taproom’s Feb. 1 closure, as did inflation and the general rise in business costs.
A press release stated that the location has “suffered financially in recent years.”
The San Francisco community has welcomed us with open arms, and we’ve really enjoyed sharing beers over the years, said New Belgium’s recently appointed CEO Sean Belongie. he told the San Francisco Chronicle.
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“‘It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the smartest of the species that survives; it is the one that is most adaptable to change.'” Charles Darwin, British naturalist, geologist, and biologist
BrewDog story goes to Hollywood
BrewDog’s co-founder and CEO recently announced on social media that beer fans and movie fans will soon be able to see the brewery’s origin story unfold on the big screen.
BrewDog began as a Scottish garage brewery in 2007, but the company Watt started with co-founder Martin Dickie now employs more than 2,000 team members and operates over 100 bars across the globe. The company has grown into an international beverage manufacturer.
Watt wrote on LinkedIn that the film’s working title is ” Underdog: The Rise of BrewDog.
This is from his announcement…
“It’s so exciting to be working with such talented people on this fantastic new film script. Martin and I started BrewDog when we were just 24 years old and it’s been an incredible journey – highs and lows. There have been failures, successes, and a healthy dose of controversy along the way.”
“I can’t wait to bring this story to the big screen.
“Watch this space!”
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