Pyramid Breweries to be acquired by Magic Hat
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bigjohnmilford
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very interesting, thanks for posting.
kappclark
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Good article !
I live in VT, and like #9 ...
story makes you wonder how well craft beer industry will weather the storm.
I live in VT, and like #9 ...
story makes you wonder how well craft beer industry will weather the storm.
Jaeger48
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Pyramid still makes my favorite American hefeweizen.
RegionalChaos
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I didn't think the story applied to the economics of the craft beer industry, more the pros and cons of the business decision to go public and be publicly traded.. Seemed like being a publicly traded company didn't work very well for pyramid.
Like I posted yesterday
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=64343
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=64343
'Earlier this month, Pyramid agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging employees at three of its alehouse restaurants were denied adequate opportunity for meal and rest breaks.'
Having at least moderately happy employees goes a long way to keeping a company in business.
Having at least moderately happy employees goes a long way to keeping a company in business.
Brewtopia
"Greenwood Aged Beer"
We've never been able to get Magic Hat beers here in WA so I've never had the opportunity to try them.
I used to go to Pyramid back when they were located in a small brick building in Downtown Kalama WA. At that time, I thought their Pale Ale was one of the best I'd had.
Pyramid relocated to Seattle in the 90's and bought out Thomas Kemper. They moved Thomas Kemper's brewing operation to Seattle, closed the Poulsbo brewery and a few years later, killed the brand. They sold the soda company to a Portland firm a couple of years ago. Pyramid has since expanded to Berkeley CA, Sacramento CA, Walnut Creek CA and Portland OR. Their beers have gone down hill in recent years IMO and at least locally, they've been marketing themselves as a ''wheat beer brewery''.
Not sure what this deal means for the future of Pyramid beers or Magic Hat. I was just a bit surprised by the deal.
Anyway, enough of my mindless rambling. Here's the story from the Seattle Times.
I used to go to Pyramid back when they were located in a small brick building in Downtown Kalama WA. At that time, I thought their Pale Ale was one of the best I'd had.
Pyramid relocated to Seattle in the 90's and bought out Thomas Kemper. They moved Thomas Kemper's brewing operation to Seattle, closed the Poulsbo brewery and a few years later, killed the brand. They sold the soda company to a Portland firm a couple of years ago. Pyramid has since expanded to Berkeley CA, Sacramento CA, Walnut Creek CA and Portland OR. Their beers have gone down hill in recent years IMO and at least locally, they've been marketing themselves as a ''wheat beer brewery''.
Not sure what this deal means for the future of Pyramid beers or Magic Hat. I was just a bit surprised by the deal.
Anyway, enough of my mindless rambling. Here's the story from the Seattle Times.
Glibbidy
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yeah, there is another thread around here on that topic.
IMHO your not missing much. Magic Hat is mediocre at best.
IMHO your not missing much. Magic Hat is mediocre at best.
I thought that I read that the guy who runs Magic Hat used to own Pyramid, but I'm not sure.
You haven't been missing a whole lot by not being able to try Magic Hat. I'll try and get some out to you if you would like, but they're really a company that's more driven by marketing than anything else. They try REALLY HARD to be quirky, you know? The beers are all pretty innocuous.
The one that I really do like is Roxy Rolles, their interpretation of a fairly hoppy red ale (not quite an IPA, but on its way there).
EDIT: It ain't as good as McNeill's, though!
EDIT 2: Yeah, from an article linked on ProBrewer
You haven't been missing a whole lot by not being able to try Magic Hat. I'll try and get some out to you if you would like, but they're really a company that's more driven by marketing than anything else. They try REALLY HARD to be quirky, you know? The beers are all pretty innocuous.
The one that I really do like is Roxy Rolles, their interpretation of a fairly hoppy red ale (not quite an IPA, but on its way there).
EDIT: It ain't as good as McNeill's, though!
EDIT 2: Yeah, from an article linked on ProBrewer
Glibbidy
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Blind faith was by far their best. I never could understand why they dropped it.
That's the trouble when you give your employees free beer. They are always asking for more benefits, like extra bathroom breaks!
not a fan of pyramid myself. i drink their hefeweizen on occasion at the bar, but that's because there is nothing else on tap.
i used to go there all the time when they had "Beer:30" where you could get a rack of their beers in 6 oz samples for $3.30, plus they had tons of appetizers for $3.30 and you could add beef to the nachos for an extra $2.00. well worth it. they got rid of all that crap and now i usually see entire families dining there. people from work still go there...i pass more often than not. they're not catering to me or mine any longer.
i used to go there all the time when they had "Beer:30" where you could get a rack of their beers in 6 oz samples for $3.30, plus they had tons of appetizers for $3.30 and you could add beef to the nachos for an extra $2.00. well worth it. they got rid of all that crap and now i usually see entire families dining there. people from work still go there...i pass more often than not. they're not catering to me or mine any longer.
ohiobrewtus
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Interesting read. Thanks for posting the link!
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