Wilsbach Distributors (Harrisburg) has acquired Brewery Products Company (York), increasing Wilsbach’s volume 50% and “expanding and streamlining” the company’s distribution rights across its South Central Pennsylvania footprint, Wilsbach president Frank Sourbeer Jr. shared on LinkedIn over the weekend.
Anthony Trento joins Sunset Distributing; the Brewers Association reveals 2026 CBC keynote speaker; Lawson’s gives big; and Harpoon IPA gets a refresh.
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Pike Brewing (Seattle, Washington) will close Pike Pub and Pike Fish Bar, both located at the city’s iconic Pike Place Market, it announced this week. Details of Molson Coors chief commercial officer Michelle St. Jacques’ separation from the company were laid out in a Form 8-K filing Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Heineken will have some extra marketing budget as its Champions League sponsorship winds down, and it appears that a decent chunk of that money is going to expanding the Dutch brewer’s presence with Formula 1 (F1).
Longtime brewers Spencer Guy and Max Myers have acquired Atrium Brewing (Louisville, Kentucky) from founders Princeton Hurst and Mark Rubenstein, the brewery announced this week. Casamigos co-founders George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman are launching a non-alcoholic (NA) beer in March, according to Page Six.
The owners of Cricket Hill (Fairfield, New Jersey) have listed the brewery for sale as they prepare to retire. At 24 years old, Cricket Hill is one of the Garden State’s oldest craft breweries. Ballast Point (San Diego, California) plans to lay off 37 employees effective December 15, according to a pair of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices in California filed on October 8.
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