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CANarchy’s Winding Road of Control Prior to Monster Sale

CANarchy’s Winding Road of Control Prior to Monster Sale

Whispers of the CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective’s potential sale have circulated through the industry’s rumor mill for the last few years before finally becoming a reality with today’s announced agreement to sell to energy drink maker Monster for $330 million in cash. Those whispers were the smoke to the fire of the craft brewery rollup being shopped to potential buyers. The seller’s identity though was not be the one everyone associates with CANarchy’s ownership.

Wall Street Analysts React to Monster’s Deal for CANarchy

Wall Street Analysts React to Monster’s Deal for CANarchy

Financial services firms have responded positively to the news of energy drink maker Monster Beverage Corporation striking a deal to acquire the CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective. “Overall we view this transaction as a strategic positive as it is 100% incremental to Monster’s existing business and should function as a springboard for Monster to enter the alcoholic beverage sector as CANarchy is the sixth largest craft brewer in the U.S. with seven distinct brands,” Goldman Sachs equity research analyst Bonnie Herzog wrote.

Brewbound Podcast: Craft Brewers Joining the Non-Alc Beer Movement

Brewbound Podcast: Craft Brewers Joining the Non-Alc Beer Movement

Midway through Dry January, three craft brewers discuss their new non-alcoholic offerings and why these new products make sense both this month and the rest of the year. Deschutes’ Veronica Vega, AleSmith’s Brandon Richards and Notch’s Chris Lohring join the Brewbound team to talk about their N/A beers and the development behind them.

21 Holdings LLC Announces Registration as a Winery

21 Holdings LLC (21H), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Jel Sert Company (Jel Sert), announces its registration as a winery, making it a fully licensed and bonded distillery, winery, and brewery that specializes in ideating, developing, and manufacturing alcoholic freezable novelties.

CANarchy to be Sold to Monster Beverage Corporation in $330M Deal

CANarchy to be Sold to Monster Beverage Corporation in $330M Deal

Energy drink maker Monster Beverage has reached “a definitive agreement” to acquire the CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective for $330 million in cash, the company announced today. The all cash deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, pending “customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.” The acquisition will give Monster a foothold in… Read more »

Chuckanut Releases Single Hop Lager Adeena

Chuckanut Brewery is constantly learning about the ingredients it uses and the Single HopLager series is an effort to understand how different hop varietals change a simple lager recipe.

IRI: Off-Premise Beer Category Dollar Sales Reach $44.3B in 2021

IRI: Off-Premise Beer Category Dollar Sales Reach $44.3B in 2021

Total beer dollar sales in off-premise retailers reached nearly $44.3 billion in 2021, according to market research firm IRI. IRI, which tracks category-wide sales at major off-premise retailers, reported a -0.4% decline in off-premise spending compared to the same period in 2020, which ushered in massive shifts in consumer spending and behavior due to the COVID-19 pandemic.