Ballast Point
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“At a time when many craft brewers are opting to sell their businesses, Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits has an unconventional plan for the brewer’s future: it’s going public.

The San Diego-based craft brewery, the nation’s 31st largest craft brewer, has officially filed plans to go public with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The brewer would be one of the few publicly traded craft beer companies, joining a small club with Sam Adams maker Boston Beer SAM 6.28% and Redhook and Kona brewer Craft Brew Alliance BREW 0.88% .”

Read the complete article by John Kell in Fortune by clicking here: IPO for IPA: California craft brewer Ballast Point to go public