Evan Weinberg and Cismontane Brewing recently bought the brewing equipment from the former Lightning Brewery in San Diego environs.
But why it was purchased is more the story than the actual equipment. Weinberg has been quoted as saying that the reason behind whipping out the credit card “was more altruistic in nature.” A simple effort to help out the founder Jim Crute.
We will probably being seeing more equipment sales in the future without the semi-happy ending that happened here. We will probably see more Green Cheek style location take-overs too. But the large step of financial rescue will probably not be seen again. It is easier to share ingredients but most craft brewers don’t have the ability to make such a purchase.