USA, CA & NV: Mammoth Brewing Company to purchase Great Basin Brewing Company

A Reno favorite, Great Basin Brewing Company, is teaming up with Mammoth Brewing Company to expand their label, FoxReno.com reported on April 22.

Mammoth Brewing Company has signed an asset purchase agreement with an intent to acquire Great Basin Brewing Company, with the goal to close this summer.

Once the deal is finalized, MBC and GBBC will have the opportunity to immediately increase sales from approximately 15,000 barrels of beer a year to 40,000 barrels collectively.

“MBC has always been so limited by our production ability due to the size of our brew pub equipment,” said Sean Turner, co-owner and President, MBC. “This deal will allow us to grow and fulfil the demand for our craft beers.”

By cementing MBC and GBBC annual production beers at the Taps and Tanks facility, this deal will allow both breweries greater experimentation at the other three locations.

“We want to make it known that Mammoth Brewing Company will not replace Great Basin Brewing Company, its brand or any of its facilities, or vice versa,” Turner said. “In fact, it is our intent to distinctly and uniquely grow both brands independently.”

Both breweries are known pioneers in the brewing industry in their respective regions. GBBC is the oldest and largest brewing company in Nevada, and MBC is the oldest and most award-winning in the Eastern Sierra.

“I like to think that we're representing the Eastern Sierra and leading the charge to show what two independent brewers can do,” Turner said.

“We are two true craft breweries looking to merge our brands together because of our passion and love for the industry, and our constant effort to make great beer that represents our region,” said Tom Young, Brewmaster, GBBC.

“The goal is to close this deal before the 24th annual Bluesapalooza & Mammoth Festival of Beers in Mammoth Lakes, California on August 1-4, and we have many tasks to complete before then,” Turner said.

22 April, 2019