“Harpoon and Clown Shoes are both fiercely loyal to our brands, to independent craft brewing, and to our employees,” commented Clown Shoes’ Berman. It now distributes to 28 states and 5 countries. Over the past eight years, Clown Shoes has grown from producing 700 barrels in its first year to 13,000 barrels in 2017. Leading up to today’s acquisition Clown Shoes had been contract brewing still at Mercury Brewing as well as Stony Creek in Connecticut and Shmaltz Brewing in Upstate New York. Clown Shoes would eventually hire Lipke on full-time as Head Brewer in September, 2015 and Lipke continues to formulate all of Clown Shoes’ recipes. Finding commercial success around the state with Hoppy Feet, Berman continued to work with Ipswich Head Brewer Dan Lipke on a wider array of experimental beers all while contract brewing at Ipswich. all while becoming employee owned in 2014.Ĭlown Shoes Beer was born out of a single beer project Gregg Berman, Founder and CEO brewed a small batch of Hoppy Feet Black IPA with MA-based Ipswich Ale Brewing, now known as Mercury Brewing Company in 2009. In 2000 Harpoon acquired a second brewing facility in Windsor, VT and has risen to become the 19th largest craft brewer in the U.S. When Harpoon Brewery was founded in 1986, it was issued Brewing Permit #001 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as it was the first commercial brewing operation in Boston after a 25 year dormant period. “We see tremendous potential for growth both regionally and nationally and are excited to work with Gregg and his team to take Clown Shoes even further.” “The Clown Shoes team shares our passion for brewing excellent beer and their irreverent, boldly-flavored takes on classics have earned them a loyal following,” said Dan Kenary, Mass Bay Brewing Company CEO and co-founder. One of Massachusetts’ oldest commercial breweries has made a leap into the acquisition game today as Harpoon Brewery and UFO beers parent company, Mass Bay Brewing Company has acquired Clown Shoes Beer.
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