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Sweetwater Brewing Company
Atlanta · GA
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SweetWater Brewing Expands to Oregon and Washington
SweetWater Brewing has entered Oregon and Washington with Columbia Distributing, the brewery announced today. For the Atlanta-based craft brewery, Oregon and Washington mark its 39th and 40th states, respectively.
SweetWater Expands Distribution Through California with Reyes Beer Division
Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing Company has partnered with Reyes Beer Division to expand distribution across California.
Tilray Acquired Green Flash and Alpine for $5.1M; Dissolves Anheuser-Busch InBev JV
SweetWater Brewing parent company Tilray paid $5.1 million in cash and stock to acquire Green Flash Brewing and Alpine Beer Company last month, financial forms filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed. A purchase price of $5,133,000 for the San Diego-headquartered craft brands values their combined 2020 output of 34,000 barrels at $150.97… Read more »
Last Call: SweetWater Files Lawsuit Denying Logo Copyright Infringement; Lion Deal for Bell’s Closes; Shmaltz to Pay $200,000 to TTB
Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing has filed a lawsuit against an artist who claims he is owed $31 million for the use of the brewery’s rainbow trout logos, Law360 reported.

SweetWater Parent Company to Acquire Green Flash and Alpine Beer
Tilray, the Canadian cannabis company and owner of Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing, has struck a deal to acquire San Diego-based Green Flash Brewing and Alpine Beer Company.
Tilray Acquires Breckenridge Distillery, Announces Plan for Cannabis-Infused Non-Alcoholic Distilled Spirits
Global cannabis firm Tilray has acquired Breckenridge, Colorado-based craft spirits-maker Breckenridge Distillery, with the intent to create cannabis-infused, non-alcoholic distilled spirits, once federally permissible.

Last Call: Tilray’s SweetWater and RIFF Cannabis Partner on Vodka-Based RTD Line; Border X Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
Tilray-owned SweetWater Brewing Company and Ontario, Canada-based RIFF Cannabis have collaborated to launch SweetWater RIFF, a vodka-based ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail.
Tilray CEO: Growth Not Reliant on US Federal Cannabis Legalization; ‘Big Opportunity’ for SweetWater with THC
Executives of the global cannabis firm Tilray were optimistic about the company’s growth regardless of federal legalization in the U.S., during Tilray’s first quarter 2022 earnings call Thursday.
Press Clips: A-B Accused of Misleading Marketing for Cacti Seltzer; California Creates RTD Merchandising Parity
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer is facing a proposed class action complaint that claims the brand misled consumers to believe Cacti contained agave spirits, rather than agave sweetener.
SweetWater Brewing Company Announces Expansion Across Michigan
SweetWater Brewing Company, LLC (“SweetWater”) has announced its market expansion across the state of Michigan, further accelerating the nation’s 11th largest craft brewer into the Great Lakes states.
Tilray Reports Nearly $16 Million in Revenue From SweetWater in FY2021
Global cannabis firm Tilray generated $513 million in net revenue — a 27% increase year-over-year — during the company’s 2021 fiscal year, which ended May 31, the company reported last week.
SweetWater Launches 420 Imperial IPA
SweetWater Brewing Company, LLC (“SweetWater”) has announced the launch of 420 Imperial IPA – the first line extension off of its flagship 420 brand.
SweetWater to Take Over Red Truck Brewing’s Fort Collins Production Facility
The westward expansion of Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewing Company under Canadian cannabis firm Tilray continues. After adding distribution in Colorado earlier this year, the company will go deeper in the Centennial State with the acquisition of a 32,450 sq. ft. production facility, taproom and restaurant in Fort Collins that previously housed the U.S. operations of Canada’s Red Truck Brewing Company since May 2017, and Fort Collins Brewery before it.
SweetWater Releases 1st Collaborative Beer with Tilray Brand Broken Coast Cannabis
The first collaboration between SweetWater Brewing Company and its now parent company Tilray (which merged in May with Aphria) became clearer today with the announced launch of BC Lager, a collaboration beer between the Atlanta craft brewery and the Canadian cannabis firm’s Broken Coast brand.