(San Leandro, CA) – The Full Pint has realized that California heritage craft brewery Bear Republic Brewing has acquired by Drake’s Brewing. Whereas particulars of the transition are rising, we all know that Drake’s has possession of the beers, the mental property and can start brewing and distributing Bear Republic manufacturers. Different breweries with capability have been thought of for this transaction. This information comes over a month after Bear Republic’s Rohnert Park Taproom closed. Bear Republic has seen market share and market current shrink over the previous ten years, the place we have now seen them retract from markets and areas. We hope to share extra data as we obtain it right here on the web site and our podcast. Right here is an e-mail we have now obtained that was despatched out to members of the Drake’s provide chain.
Howdy Drake’s Group!
We’re writing right this moment to announce some thrilling information. Our firm has agreed to amass the manufacturers of the well-known and significantly revered, Bear Republic Brewing Firm. This acquisition consists of the manufacturers solely and doesn’t embody the brewery itself.
This acquisition represents a major step ahead in our firm’s future development and our mission to deliver individuals collectively over craft beer. With the addition of the Bear Republic manufacturers, together with the enduring Racer 5 IPA, their different recipes, and the model’s vast recognition, we at the moment are higher positioned to realize that purpose.
We perceive that modifications like this may be regarding, however we wish to guarantee all of you that our dedication to sustaining the excessive requirements of high quality and creativity that you’ve got come to anticipate from our brewery stays unchanged. The Manufacturing &
Gross sales groups are working diligently to combine the acquired manufacturers in a manner that builds on our strengths and creates new alternatives for development.
We additionally wish to acknowledge the various years of onerous work and dedication of our good pals the Norgrove household and their staff at Bear Republic. Their contributions to the craft beer business have been huge, and we sit up for honoring their legacy and proceed to construct upon it sooner or later. Wealthy Norgrove will develop into a staff member within the Drake’s group.
As we transfer ahead, we’re assured that we will efficiently combine the Bear Republic manufacturers into our services and ship much more scrumptious and revolutionary beers to clients to California and past.
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Thanks all to your continued dedication to Drake’s and the craft beer business!
Regards,
John & Roy
