Yearly archive for 2021

Deschutes Acquires Boneyard Deschutes of Bend, Oregon, the nation’s 11th largest Craft Brewery has acquired Boneyard Brewing, also of Bend. Boneyard’s name was a nod to the brewery’s origins, as it was established with used equipment from breweries scattered across the country. The ‘joint venture’ was in-part a reflection of the challenges brought about by the pandemic. Boneyard previously based its revenue on tasting room and keg sales and Covid forced a shift to packaged product – aluminum cans. An alignment with Deschutes provides greater efficiency and opportunity for retail

There have been many recent gloom and doom articles about the state of beer and the financial health of breweries during the pandemic. Beer sales are reported down significantly and under-capitalized breweries are reported as being on the ropes. While all that may be true, we at the North American Brewers Association have a more optimistic view of beer’s future. Throughout American history brewers have demonstrated that although beer is not recession proof it is recession resistant. Take a look at beer production during and after each of the notable