Brewery Owners

GOOD PEOPLE BREWING COMPANY

What does GOOD PEOPLE BREWING COMPANY Own? Good People Brewing was founded in 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. The brand was established by Michael Sellers and Jason Malone. In 2017, they purchased nearby Avondale Brewing. GOOD PEOPLE BREWING AVONDALE BREWING

GRAY DUCK SPIRITS

What does GRAY DUCK SPIRITS Own? Grey Duck Spirits was founded in 2018 by Jerry Schulz, Mark Cotter and Jamie Quesnel, and Chad Greenway, the former captain of the Minnesota Vikings. In 2023, they expanded into beer with the creation of Grey Duck Brewing and their innaugural release, Duck Duck Beer. GRAY DUCK BREWING

GREAT FRONTIER HOLDINGS

What does GREAT FRONTIER HOLDINGS Own? Great Frontier Holdings was founded by Josh Landan in 2021 in San Diego, California, originally as Wings & Arrow LLC. Landan had previously started Saint Archer in 2013, which he sold to Molson Coors in 2015. The company had grown from just 4,000 barrels in 2013 to over 17,000 …

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GREFF BREWING SERVICES

What does GREFF BREWING SERVICES Own? Greff Brewing Services is the holding company founded by husband and wife Matt and Rene Greff in 1995 for their brewpub, Arbor Brewing Company. In 2012, they entered into a partnership with former patron Gaurav Sikka to set up an Arbor Brewing outpost in Bangalore, India. When the Greffs …

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GREY SAIL BREWING COMPANY

GREY SAIL BREWING

What does GREY SAIL BREWING COMPANY Own? Grey Sail Brewing was founded in Westerly, Rhode Island in 2011 by Alan and Jennifer Brinton. In early 2025, they announced the purchase of Connecticut-based Outer Light Brewing. GREY SAIL BREWING OUTER LIGHT BREWERY

GRIFFIN CLAW BREWING COMPANY

GRIFFIN CLAW BREWING

What does GRIFFIN CLAW BREWING COMPANY Own? Griffin Claw Brewery was founded in 2013 in Birmingham, Michigan, by Bonnie and Norm LePage along with Ray and Mary Nicholson. The LePages also owned the Big Rock Chophouse (which closed in 2021), and in 2010 began brewing beer there as well. In 2013, the brand was spun …

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GROUPE CASTEL

What does GROUPE CASTEL Own? Groupe Castel is a French wine and beer business established by Pierre Castel in 1949, and still owned by him. It began as a wine merchant in Bordeaux, and expanded in scope year by year. In 1990, the company began purchasing breweries in Africa, beginning with Brasseries et Glacières Internationales. …

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GRUPO SANTY

What does GRUPO SANTY Own? Grupo Santy was established in 1960 in Spain, with an emphasis on import-export to Equatorial Guinea. In 2017, they purchased the CICER brewery in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau and began producing Djumbai beer. DJUMBAI BEER

GRYPHON INVESTORS

What does GRYPHON INVESTORS Own? Gryphon Investors was founded in San Francisco, California in 1995 by R. David Andrews. In 2025, they made their first alcohol investment with the acquisition of Spindrift, which makes Spindrift Hard Seltzer in addition to Spindrift sparkling water. SPINDRIFT HARD SELTZER

GUERNSEY PUB COMPANY

What does GUERNSEY PUB COMPANY Own? Guernsey Pub Company is a group of investors led by Ian Rogers who purchased Randall’s Brewery in Guernsey in 2006. Rogers had previously led Cotswolds Wychwood Brewery as well as Hobgoblinns pubs before selling in 2002. SandpiperCI, which owns several restaurants and stores in the Channel Islands, announced plans …

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