2020 was a dumpster fire, but at least there was beer. At Deep Ellum Brewing Company, we made new beers last year like Manic Confidence, Lateral Haze and DTX Golden Ale; as well as brewing favorites like Dallas Blonde and Deep Ellum IPA.

Deep Ellum Brewing Company announces the release of Deep Winter Golden Porter. A seasonal brew that bundles flavors of cocoa nibs and coffee, Deep Winter is available now on draft and in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans.

A month after Deep Ellum founder John Reardon filed a lawsuit against the CANarchy Holding Corporation — and private equity firm Fireman Capital Partners — alleging that the craft brewery rollup had failed to make several payments related to the acquisition of the Dallas craft brewery, the organization has terminated Reardon’s employment.

Deep Ellum Brewing Company announces the release of Lateral Haze, a tropical hazy IPA brewed in honor of the greatest game on earth – football.

Deep Ellum Brewing Company founder John Reardon has filed a lawsuit against the CANarchy Holding Corporation — and its private equity firm Fireman Capital Partners — alleging that the craft brewery rollup has failed to make several payments related to the 2018 acquisition of the Dallas craft brewery.

Pat and Shawn McIlhenney planning to open a brewery in the former Alpine Beer space; Deep Ellum shutters its Fort Worth taproom; Allagash founder Rob Tod recovers from COVID-19; and California extends bar closures to 19 counties.

Deep Ellum Brewing Company’s Blind Lemon Hard Seltzer is now available in two new packaging formats. The “guaranteed not to suck” craft seltzer was originally released in 12-packs of 12 oz. cans and is now additionally on shelves in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and individual 19.2 oz. “stovepipe” cans. 

The CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective shipped 14% more beer to distributors in 2019, bringing the total volume for all seven brands to 480,000 barrels, the company announced.

The CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective announces the release of the new CANarchy IPA Mixed Pack. Curated for IPA lovers, the IPA Mixed Pack offers four exceptional IPAs from independent craft breweries across the U.S., for a diversity of style and flavor found only in this Coast to Coast Craft collection.

Deep Ellum Brewing Company will release Blind Lemon, a new craft brewed hard seltzer guaranteed not to suck, in early August.

Texas craft brewers’ efforts to legalize beer-to-go sales is closer to passage than ever before. On Wednesday, Texas Senators unanimously passed sweeping legislation to maintain operations of the state’s alcohol regulatory body, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), along with several changes to the state’s alcoholic beverage code, including an amendment that would permit a majority of the state’s manufacturing breweries to sell their offerings for off-premise consumption.

After operating for nearly a year without a CEO, the Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective has appointed long-time beer executive Tony Short to its top leadership post. The Fireman Capital-backed brewery consortium — whose brands include Oskar Blues, Cigar City, Deep Ellum, Perrin Brewing, Three Weavers, and Utah Brewers Cooperative (Wasatch and Squatters) — had been without a chief executive since last May, when David Pillsbury exited the company after about six months on the job. At the time, Canarchy promoted chief operating officer Matt Fraser to the role of president.

Deep Ellum Brewing Company has released their crisp, pleasantly spiced summer seasonal, Deep Summer Ale, for distribution throughout the state of Texas on draft and in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans.

After growing dollar sales 14.8 percent last year, the Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective’s double-digit growth trends are continuing in early 2019. Off-premise dollar sales of products from the Fireman Capital-backed brewery consortium — whose brands include Oskar Blues, Cigar City, Deep Ellum, Perrin Brewing, Three Weavers, and Utah Brewers Cooperative (Wasatch and Squatters) — are up more than 29 percent through February 24, according to IRI’s multi-outlet and convenience store channel.