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SIMON THORPE NEW PABST CEO Former Ommegang President To Lead Largest Independent COOPERSTOWN – Pabst Brewing Company, America’s largest independent brewer, announced today it has named former Brewery Ommegang President Simon Thorpe as chief executive officer, effective tomorrow, Dec. 1. Eugene Kashper, current Chairman and CEO, will remain full-time chairman of the board and continue to play an active role in the business. There will be a 60-day transition period between Kashper and Thorpe to ensure a smooth handover. “We…
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Ommegang, Anchor Brewery Joust Over MLB Wild Card COOPERSTOWN – Brewery Ommegang and Anchor Brewing in San Francisco have agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of tonight’s MLB National League Wild Card game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. Sporting blue and orange, Ommegang President Doug Campbell this morning challenged Anchor’s President Matt Davenport on Twitter. Matt accepted, terms were drawn up, and a tweet-handshake sealed the deal.…
Simon Thorpe Leaves Duvel He Played Key Role Locally As President Of Ommegang COOPERSTOWN – Duvel Moortgat USA today announced that Simon Thorpe, its president and former president of Brewery Ommegang, plans to leave the company at the end of August. He will be succeeded by Jeff Krum, who joined Duvel when it acquired Boulevard Brewing Co. in Kansas City, where Krum had been CFO. “We are grateful for Simon’s strong leadership, and wish him the very best in his future…
Ommegang + Nine Pin Cider Craft Producers Collaborate On Beer, Cider Combination Nine Pin Cider Works, New York’s first farm cidery, based in Albany, and Cooperstown’s Brewery Ommegang today announced their first collaboration: The Lion’s Share. Nine Pin is blend of apples from Samascott Orchards in Columbia County, fermented in Ommegang’s proprietary yeast into a Belgian-style cider.…
OMMEGANG NAMED BEST IN THE WORLD COOPERSTOWN – Brewery Ommegang was named the Champion Brewery for mid-size companies at the 2016 World Beer Cup competition, highlight of the Craft Brewers Conference & Beer Expo America in Philadelphia last week. It also was recognized for best brewmaster for companies its size, and won three individual beer awards The brewery won a gold medal for its newest beer, Rosetta, in the Belgian-style fruit beer category, a bronze for Three Philosophers in the…
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Ommegang Helps Cooperstown Win Livability.com 3rd Ranking COOPERSTOWN – Livability.com’s first “99 Beers In 99 Cities” index – spun off from the idea that “the craft beer movement has coincided with the revitalization of many of the nation’s downtowns – has ranked Cooperstown third in the nation. “Baseball and beer make a nice pair, so it’s only fitting that in Cooperstown, considered the birthplace of baseball, you’ll also find great brews,” the blurb reads. It notes Ommengang is “not too…
Ommegang Wins 2 Gold Medals In Prestigious European Contest COOPERSTOWN – Brewery Ommegang has received two gold medals at the prestigious European Beer Star Competition, the brewery announced today. Abbey Ale won gold for Belgian-style dubbel and Gnomegang won gold for Belgian-style tripel. The results of the judging of 1,957 beers from 45 countries was announced Wednesday in Nuremberg, Germany. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded in 55 categories.…