Sapporo Breweries Ltd.’s acquisition of Stone Brewing Co., a craft beer producer based in California, has given the Japanese brand a couple of bases to expand in the United States. Stone Brewing ...

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Soon after winning the March 2022 jury trial, Stone Brewing was acquired by Japanese beer maker Sapporo in a deal worth $165 million. At the time, Koch said it was “the right next chapter for ...

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $56 million jury verdict in favor of San Diego craft beer ... of Stone Brewing, which was launched in 1996 in San Marcos, to Japanese brewer Sapporo ...

“The same can be said of beer,” he said. “There is fun in choosing (a brew) you think will go well with your meal.” The Sapporo native came to brewing in a roundabout way. He started skiin ...

One case study: Stone Brewing and its founders, Greg Koch and Steve Wagner. After years of insisting they would never sell the Escondido-based company, in June 2022 they sold to Japan’s Sapporo ...