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Sapporo-Stone CEO Maria Stipp to Exit Combined Company; Zachary Keeling Named Interim CEO

Sapporo-Stone CEO Maria Stipp to Exit Combined Company; Zachary Keeling Named Interim CEO

A year and a half after guiding Stone Brewing through its acquisition by Sapporo, CEO Maria Stipp is moving on. Stipp joined the Escondido, California-based craft brewery in September 2020 following the departure of her predecessor Dominc Engels earlier that summer. She steered Stone, the seventh-largest independent craft brewery in the country by volume at… Read more »

New Belgium Makes Minority Investment in LA-Based Craft Lager Open Brewing

New Belgium Makes Minority Investment in LA-Based Craft Lager Open Brewing

Los Angeles-based Open Brewing has begun rolling its lager out in Southern California thanks in part to a business partnership with New Belgium Brewing. In addition to a minority investment, New Belgium contract brews Open’s beer, consults the brewery’s team and offers other “shared resources,” a New Belgium spokesperson told Brewbound.

Brewbound Podcast: Ding Dong, Drizly is Done; Plus, Scanning the Craft Scans

Brewbound Podcast: Ding Dong, Drizly is Done; Plus, Scanning the Craft Scans

Drizly will be no more as of March. The week started with Uber announcing plans to shut down the e-commerce alcohol delivery platform. Brewbound editor Justin Kendall and weekend newsletter writer Sean McNulty discuss the decision and why it’s another blow for brewers.

SweetWater Brewing Doubles Down on ‘Gummies’

SweetWater Brewing Company (“SweetWater Brewing” or “SweetWater”), the largest craft brewer in the Southeast and a subsidiary of Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: TLRY and TSX: TLRY), announced the release of two bold additions to the SweetWater Gummies line of brews, its latest run on fruit-flavored, high-alcohol beers.