Brewery Owners

HENDLER FAMILY BREWING

What does HENDLER FAMILY BREWING Own? Hendler Family Brewing was founded in Framingham, Massachusetts in 2024 after it’s founding company, Jack’s Abby, purchased Worcester-Based Wormtown Brewing. After the purchase, both companies were rolled up into the new Hendler Family organization. NIGHT SHIFT BREWING WORMTOWN BREWERY JACK’S ABBY CRAFT LAGERS SPRINGDALE MASSHOLE BEER

HERON & BREARLEY

What does HERON & BREARLEY Own? Heron & Brearley was founded in 1898 on the Isle of Man by J.C. Brearley and George C. Heron, originally as a wine and spirit importer. Throughout the twentieth century, the company acquired pubs on the island, and later added hotels to their portfolio. In 1946, the company began …

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HIJOS DE RIVERA

What does HIJOS DE RIVERA Own? Hijos de Rivera Brewery was founded in A Coruña, Spain in 1906 by José María Rivera Corral. It was originally known as La Estrella De Galicia Brewery, but the company was later renamed Hijo de Rivera (Sons of Rivera) Brewery when Corral passed the business on to his sons. …

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HITEJINRO

What does HITEJINRO Own? HiteJinro was established in 1933 in Seoul, South Korea by Dainippon Brewery (the then-owners of Sapporo Brewery) as “Nippon Beer Chosun Co.” After 1945, Korean authorities siezed the brewery and it was renamed Crown Beer. In 1998, as exports became a bigger part of the company’s business, the beer was renamed …

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HOMES BREWERY

HOMES BREWERY

What does HOMES BREWERY Own? HOMES Brewery was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2017 by Tommy Kennedy. Its name is derived from the pneumonic acronym for the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. In 2020, they created they Smooj brand for their smoothie hard seltzers. SMOOJ HARD SELTZER HOMES BREWERY

HORNELL BREWING

What does HORNELL BREWING Own? Hornell Brewing was founded by John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio, who had previously started a beverage distribution company in the 1970s. Not satisfied with selling other products, they chose to start marketing their own beverages in the mid 1980s. Their first beer was known as Midnight Dragon, and in 1992 …

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IMAGINARY VENTURES

What does IMAGINARY VENTURES Own? Imaginary Ventures is a private equity firm based out of New York. it was founded in 2017 by Natalie Massenet and Nick Brown, and invests primarily in consumer goods. In 2024, it launched the BERO non-alcoholic beer brand with actor Tom Holland. BERO BEER

INDIAN PEAKS BREWING COMPANY

What does INDIAN PEAKS BREWING COMPANY Own? Indian Peaks Brewing Company was founded in 1993 in the city of Longmont, Colorado by Dick Doore and Eric Wallace. Doore received a homebrewing kit from his brother for Christmas three years prior. Wallace and Doore originally incorporated the business as Indian Peaks Brewing Company, but shortly after …

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INDIEBREW

What does INDIEBREW Own? IndieBrew was founded in 2021 by Matt Shirah and Travis Herman, owners of Scofflaw Brewing. Later that year, they added Bearded Iris to their collective, which was later sold to Wiseacre Brewing. SCOFFLAW BREWING

ISLAND RESTAURANT GROUP

What does ISLAND RESTAURANT GROUP Own? Island Restaurant Group was founded in Bermuda in 1997 by Philip Barnett, Tom Carr, Marius Dier and Don Dunstan. The group comprises several restaurants on the island, including the Dockyard Brewery. DOCKYARD BREWERY