Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Chicago microbrewery buys one of the biggest names in craft beer
Four years ago, Southern California craft brewer Ballast Point was sold for $1 billion. The person who bought it also owned Corona, Pacifico and Modelo.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readFour years ago, Southern California craft brewer Ballast Point was sold for $1 billion. The person who bought it also owned Corona, Pacifico and Modelo. But last week, that owner sold it again to a tiny Chicago brewery called Kings & Convicts, which many locals hadn’t heard of.
