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5. Pyramid Breweries Inc Annual sales: 192,199 barrels Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Pyramid Breweries was acquired by North American Breweries Inc. in August, along with Magic Hat. With its introduction of Apricot Ale in 1994, Pyramid has been known as a leader in the fruit beer category. They operate several ale houses and restaurants in Washington, Oregon and California.
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Pyramid Breweries, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a brewer of craft beers, ales, and lagers under the Pyramid label. It has operations in Sacramento, Berkeley, and Walnut Creek, California, in addition to Seattle.
HistoryFounded in Kalama, Washington, in 1984 as Hart Brewing, Inc., the company bought Thomas Kemper Brewing of Poulsbo in 1992. (Thomas Kemper had been founded in 1985 on Bainbridge Island, and began making soft drinks in 1990.) First commercial apricot aleIn 1994, Hart Brewing introduced Apricot Ale which went on to win a gold medal from the Great American Beer Festival where they were dubbed innovators in the fruit beer category. Hart Brewing changed its name to Pyramid in 1996 after its best-known brand. BeersPyramid used to feature one of the single largest selections of beer types among a single brewer. They made beers covering all the major types including, ales, lager, weizens, ciders, porters, and IPAs. Nowadays, the selection has been pruned to six styles, four of them weizens (wheat ales), Crystal Wheat, Apricot Ale, Alehouse Amber and Haywire Hefeweizen. Current eventsIn 2007, Pyramid sold Thomas Kemper to Adventure Funds of Portland, Oregon. Pyramid also owned the Portland/MacTarnahan's Brewing Companies. Pyramid is no longer a public company. It agreed to be acquired by Magic Hat Brewing Company in 2008 for $2.75 per share, a total of about $25.2 million. Magic Hat will "maintain offices in Seattle" after the merger. [1] It was acquired in August 2010 by North American Breweries of Rochester, NY[2]. Its ticker symbol was PMID.
AlehousesPyramid Breweries operates 4 restaurants called 'Alehouses' in Seattle, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and Sacramento. In addition, Pyramid operates a taproom in Portland. The Seattle Alehouse opened in 1994 and is directly west of Safeco Field, which was completed in 1999. The Walnut Creek Pyramid Alehouse opened in 2002. References
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