Nantucket Vineyard, a sister company of Cisco Brewers, was founded in 1981 by Dean and Melissa Long.[4] After failing to grow grapes on Nantucket Island due to unsuitable climate and soil conditions, Dean and Melissa began to import grapes from California, Washington, and New York.[5]
Relocationsedit
In 1992, Randy and Wendy Hudson moved into a loft above Dean and Melissa Long’s winery to help with production. They began producing beer on the site, with the entire process taking place outside, except for the cold-room. This outdoor brew space was called a nanobrewery.[6]
In 1996, the Hudsons moved to a new building called the Mortan Building. But, due to the construction, Cisco Brewers could not sell beer in July and August of 1996. This event created the company’s motto, “Nice beer, if you can get it.”[7]
Triple Eight Distilleryedit
In 1997, Dean Long applied to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a license to manufacture high-proofed spirits. The license was approved in the fall of 2000, and he began distilling single-malt Notch Whiskey. The plan called for the whiskey to be aged for five years; to generate income, the decision was made to also produce vodka because it could be sold immediately. The name for the vodka, Triple Eight Distillery, came from it being produced with water from Nantucket well #888. To help raise capital for the production of the vodka, people were allowed to purchase futures on barrels of Notch Whiskey.[1]
Craft Brew Allianceedit
In 2015, Craft Brew Alliance purchased a minority stake in Cisco Brewers. The acquisition also had Cisco Brewers start production of their beers at Craft Brew Alliance's Portsmouth, New Hampshire, facility and make Craft Brew Alliance their master distributor.[8]
In 2018, Craft Brew Alliance wholly acquired Cisco Brewers for $23 million.[9]
Partnershipsedit
Cisco Brewers supports the shark research activities of OCEARCH. As a result, a great white shark tagged by OCEARCH in October 2016 near Nantucket, Massachusetts, was named "Cisco" after the brewery.[10] The brewery also produces Shark Tracker Light Lager in support of OCEARCH.[11]
cisco, brewers, confused, with, cisco, wine, brewery, distillery, winery, founded, 1992, nantucket, massachusetts, randy, wendy, hudson, acquired, craft, brew, alliance, 2018, inbev, 2020, locationnantucket, massachusetts, united, statesopened1992, years, 1992. Not to be confused with Cisco wine Cisco Brewers is a brewery distillery and winery founded in 1992 in Nantucket Massachusetts by Randy and Wendy Hudson 1 It was acquired by Craft Brew Alliance in 2018 and by AB InBev in 2020 2 3 Cisco BrewersLocationNantucket Massachusetts United StatesOpened1992 32 years ago 1992 ParentAB InBevWebsitewww wbr ciscobrewers wbr com Cisco s Tripel Contents 1 History 1 1 Nantucket Vineyard 1 2 Relocations 1 3 Triple Eight Distillery 1 4 Craft Brew Alliance 2 Partnerships 3 References 4 External linksHistory editNantucket Vineyard edit Nantucket Vineyard a sister company of Cisco Brewers was founded in 1981 by Dean and Melissa Long 4 After failing to grow grapes on Nantucket Island due to unsuitable climate and soil conditions Dean and Melissa began to import grapes from California Washington and New York 5 Relocations edit In 1992 Randy and Wendy Hudson moved into a loft above Dean and Melissa Long s winery to help with production They began producing beer on the site with the entire process taking place outside except for the cold room This outdoor brew space was called a nanobrewery 6 In 1996 the Hudsons moved to a new building called the Mortan Building But due to the construction Cisco Brewers could not sell beer in July and August of 1996 This event created the company s motto Nice beer if you can get it 7 Triple Eight Distillery edit In 1997 Dean Long applied to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a license to manufacture high proofed spirits The license was approved in the fall of 2000 and he began distilling single malt Notch Whiskey The plan called for the whiskey to be aged for five years to generate income the decision was made to also produce vodka because it could be sold immediately The name for the vodka Triple Eight Distillery came from it being produced with water from Nantucket well 888 To help raise capital for the production of the vodka people were allowed to purchase futures on barrels of Notch Whiskey 1 Craft Brew Alliance edit In 2015 Craft Brew Alliance purchased a minority stake in Cisco Brewers The acquisition also had Cisco Brewers start production of their beers at Craft Brew Alliance s Portsmouth New Hampshire facility and make Craft Brew Alliance their master distributor 8 In 2018 Craft Brew Alliance wholly acquired Cisco Brewers for 23 million 9 Partnerships editCisco Brewers supports the shark research activities of OCEARCH As a result a great white shark tagged by OCEARCH in October 2016 near Nantucket Massachusetts was named Cisco after the brewery 10 The brewery also produces Shark Tracker Light Lager in support of OCEARCH 11 References edit a b About us Cisco Brewers Retrieved 2023 07 02 Rob Cisco Brewers Announces Innovative New Partnership With Craft Brew Alliance Mass Brew Bros Retrieved 2023 07 02 Furnari Chris Anheuser Busch InBev Completes Acquisition Of Craft Brew Alliance Forbes Retrieved 2023 07 02 Cisco Brewers Union Beer Distributors www unionbeerdist com Retrieved 2017 04 10 Who We Are Cisco Brewers Triple Eight Distillery Nantucket Vineyard ciscobrewers com Retrieved 2017 03 21 Cisco Brewers Brewbound com Craft beer industry news events and jobs www brewbound com Retrieved 2017 04 10 Planet Lonely Cisco Brewers in South Shore Lonely Planet Retrieved 2017 04 10 CBA Planning to Purchase Minority Stake in Cisco Brewers Brewbound 2015 09 29 Retrieved 2023 07 02 Led By 23 Million Purchase of Cisco Brewers Craft Brew Alliance Buys 3 Beer Companies Brewbound 2018 10 10 Retrieved 2023 07 02 OCEARCH ORG Profile Cisco www ocearch org Retrieved 2017 07 04 Shark Tracker Light Lager Cisco Brewers Triple Eight Distillery Nantucket Vineyard ciscobrewers com Retrieved 2017 07 04 External links editCompany History Official site Company History 41 15 48 7 N 70 7 52 5 W 41 263528 N 70 131250 W 41 263528 70 131250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cisco Brewers amp oldid 1216297862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
