Karbach Brewing Company is a brewery based inHouston, Texas. Since 2016, it has been owned byAnheuser-Busch InBev. It was founded in 2011, when beverage industry veterans Chuck Robertson and Ken Goodman (of distributor C.R. Goodman) joined with Eric Warner, the formerbrewmaster and CEO ofFlying Dog, on a new venture.[1] The brewery is named for its location on Karbach Street in Houston'sSpring Branch neighborhood.
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| Location | Houston,Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Key people | Chuck Robertson(Co-founder) Ken Goodman(Co-founder) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Anheuser-Busch InBev | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | karbachbrewing.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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In 2013,The New Yorker noted that Karbach was the second fastest-growing craft brewery in the U.S.[2] In 2015, Karbach completed renovations on a$15 million expansion to its brewhouse, which also added an on-site restaurant.[3][4]
Karbach was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev on November 3, 2016.[5]
References
edit- ^Crocker, Ronnie (May 22, 2011)."New brewer joins the Houston beer scene".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedJune 28, 2016.
- ^Crocker, Ronnie (April 24, 2015)."Karbach ramps up growth with new brewery".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedJune 29, 2016.
- ^Martin, Joe (April 24, 2015)."Inside Karbach Brewing Co.'s new restaurant, taproom (Video)".Houston Business Journal. RetrievedMay 29, 2024.
- ^Crocker, Ronnie."Expansion on tap at Karbach Brewing".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedMay 29, 2024.
- ^Crocker, Ronnie (November 3, 2016)."Karbach to be acquired by Anheuser-BuschInBev".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedNovember 3, 2016.