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Summit Distribution Rights in Minnesota Move to Capitol Post Breakthru-J.J. Taylor Deal

Summit Distribution Rights in Minnesota Move to Capitol Post Breakthru-J.J. Taylor Deal

In the wake of Breakthru Beverage’s acquisition of J.J. Taylor’s beer business in Minnesota, Summit Brewing Company’s portfolio has moved to A-B house Capitol Beverage Sales in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, with pieces of territory doled out to College City (A-B) and Dahlheimer Beverage, a Molson Coors house.

42 North Launches Sipstream to Benefit Empire State Ride

42 North Brewing Company is launching a new pale ale to support the Empire State Ride, a fundraising cycling event that travels 500+ miles across New York State from Staten Island to Niagara Falls. Proceeds from every case sold will be donated to the Empire State Ride and its beneficiary, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Greg Koch Muses on Life After Stone in Farewell Post

Greg Koch Muses on Life After Stone in Farewell Post

In a nearly 2,500-word missive that opened with quotes from Metallica and Roman poet Heraclitus, Stone Brewing co-founder Greg Koch – one of the craft beer industry’s staunchest advocates for independence – reflected on what the sale of his company to Japanese brewing giant Sapporo means for his future… without ever typing the word “Sapporo.”