Flying Dog Brewery is being acquired, and flying out of Maryland

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@FlyingDog
Brewery in Frederick, Maryland, has agreed to be acquired by Utica, New York-based FX Matt. The acquisition will mean most of Flying Dog’s beer production will move out of Maryland and to New York. https://wtop.com/business-finance/2023/05/flying-dog-brewery-is-being-acquired-and-flying-out-of-maryland/ /3

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Flying Dog Brewery is being acquired, and flying out of Maryland - WTOP News
Craft beer maker Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland, has agreed to be acquired by FX Matt for an undisclosed sum.

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[Shermann]

1. Those used to be all over this area back in the day but seem to be harder to find these days

I recall that Doggie Style pale ale being good.

[getagrip_already]

2. for craft breweries, it is usually a case of be acquired or die slowly.....

Brewing is a low margin industry, and unless you can keep volumes high and cost low, your investors will quickly lose patience. It isn't so much you can't be profitable, it's that investors get impatient.

fx matt is not a mega brewer, but it isn't small scale either. It will cut costs by using existingg capacity and move to change the recipes so they can bulk buy grains nd other materials.

The label will join the ranks of the meh. Capitalism.