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It may not come from the big conglomerates like AB InBev and MillerCoors, but rather from mid-level breweries looking to increase their exposure and revenues. Consolidation is the name of the game now. Yeah, a craft brewery trying to buy out another craft brewery. It turns out that Oskar Blues, based in Longmont, Colorado, made a play for the Tempe brewery. AB InBev was not the first to make an offer to the buy Four Peaks. We’ll have to wait and see, but in the meantime, here’s a little bit of information you anti-consolidation folks may find interesting. The beer, according to Four Peaks sources, will stay the same. The Goose Island success story has been so well-received, that much of the Four Peaks brewery staff, along with those from recently purchased Colorado-based Breckenridge Brewery, will visit the Goose Island plant to learn about operations in the semi-autonomous world of The High End, the parent company’s portfolio of craft breweries. The larger-volume beers are brewed in an AB InBev factory in upstate New York, but the specialty selections are still crafted in Chicago at the original brewery, by the original brewers. Goose Island, one of about a dozen craft breweries purchased by InBev during the past decade, still operates autonomously from the parent company. They still produce some of the most sought-after beers, namely their Bourbon County Stout lineup that draws lines of people when it arrives year.
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Yes, they are owned by a Belgian company.īut you know what, the same can be said for Chicago’s Goose Island Beer Company, which was purchased by InBev in 2011 for $38.8 million. Yes, they are no longer officially a “craft” brewery. Yes, Four Peaks kegs will soon be delivered with AB InBev labeling. But, there is a pretty interesting back story to the whole thing, one that may make you appreciate Tempe’s pride and joy a little more. You know, after Lance Armstrong had his titles stripped.īut it’s not as simple as Four Peaks “selling out.” The complete deal will be completed in the next week or so, then it will be official. Of course, they are at the top like the Tour de France winners from 1999 to 2005. San Tan, founded by former Four Peaks brewer Anthony Canecchia in 2007, now stands atop of the list of craft breweries in Arizona. While they certainly have put in the work over the years, they gained that title only after fellow Valley-based contemporary Four Peaks Brewing decided to accept a multi-million-dollar buyout from industry conglomerate Anheuser Busch InBev. Lot's more on the horizon too.Congrats to Chandler’s SanTan Brewing for becoming Arizona’s highest-producing and highest-profile craft brewery. FiftyFifty just started distributing to AZ this month as well. Alesmith, Port/Lost Abbey, Bruery, Firestone Walker, Jolly Pumpkin, Bell's, Deschutes, North Coast, just to name a few. Next year a few more breweries will be opening up as well.Īs far as non arizona beers go, we do get quite a few goodies here. In the Valley, Fate Brewing just opened up in North Scottsdale, and Desert Eagle just opened up in Mesa. Quite a few breweries opened up in the Tucson area this past year.
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Hopefully this will change in the near future with them opening up a new production facility. Those two are top tier beers in my opinion, unfortunately they don't get brewed that often (as of now) and are keg only. If you live in the Phoenix Valley, keep an eye out for their BA Sirius Black and Double Knot when they release them. Though Sun Up's Mocha Porter just blew my mind recently. Currently Four Peaks still is the best in my opinion. Arizona imo is in a massive growth stage as far as craft beer goes right now.