Brewing, Cideries & Spirits  November 20, 2019

Boulder Valley brewers ponder the future after New Belgium sale

BOULDER — Hours after New Belgium Brewing Co. dropped a surprise announcement about its sale to an Australian beer conglomerate, a handful of Boulder Valley brewers gathered at BizWest’s Boulder Valley Brewing CEO Roundtable and debated what that means to the craft brew industry at large.

 

The New Belgium-sized elephant in the room

New Belgium did not disclose how much the deal was worth, or why exactly its ownership decided to sell. That led to some speculation about what was going on at the fourth-largest craft brewery in the U.S. in the run-up…

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Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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