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Redhook and Widmer Brothers to merge

November 14th, 2007 · Comments Off on Redhook and Widmer Brothers to merge

The Seatle Times is reporting that Redhook and Widmer Brothers to merge. Both companies will keep their existing breweries, including Widmer’s breweries in Portland and Redhook’s in Woodinville and Portsmouth, N.H. They also plan to continue making their existing beers, including Redhook’s ESB and Widmer’s Hefeweizen.

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Tags: Redhook · Widmer Brothers

More coverage on the price of beer going up

November 14th, 2007 · Comments Off on More coverage on the price of beer going up

Seem to bee the hot topic in the press, today the LA Times is running a piece on the cost of beer going up. For their article they talked with Snipes Mountain Brewery and Tommyknocker Brewery. Snipes Mountain saw its barley malt prices grow 10% to 15% this year, and it paid $12.35 a pound […]

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Tags: Snipes Mountain · Tommyknocker