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Maui Brewing co-founder and CEO Garrett Marrero believes he’s found the people to lead the Modern Times Beer brand into its next chapter.

Craft ‘Ohana announced a pair of “strategic partnerships” for the future of the Modern Times Beer brand and hospitality business that will see the Hawaii-headquartered company step back from the daily operations to “focus and double down” on growing Maui Brewing.

On the heels of the 2024 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC), Brewbound caught up with Craft ’Ohana president and COO Scott Metzger for our weekly Insider-exclusive A Round With Q&A series. Metzger shook up CBC with a real talk chat titled “Your Brewery Is a Business, Not a Hobby.” Metzger discusses the talk, the path forward for craft brewers and how Craft ‘Ohana brands are performing.

Ecliptic Brewing and Hawaii’s Maui Brewing Co have been working together this year to create a Cosmic Collaboration beer: Ecliptic + Maui Bay Breeze Pineapple IPA. The beeris slated to ship August 23rd, both in 16C-ounce cans and draft.

Maui Brewing Company is introducing a Kernza Pilsner in partnership with Patagonia Provisions, the food and beverage business of outdoor apparel company Patagonia.

Maui Brewing Company is fired up to announce that it will expand its operations on the island of Maui as the anchor restaurant at OUTRIGGER Ka‘anapali Beach Resort.

Hop heads will appreciate the launch of Maui Brewing Company’s latest limited release, Pacific Lite Session IPA just in time for summer.

Kihei, Hawaii – Maui Brewing Company continues to extend its distribution footprint by increasing the number of distributor partners in Southern California and the Central Coast.

Maui Brewing Company will broaden its distribution footprint to 26 states, partnering with United Distributors of Georgia beginning this month.

Trent Tokos, former VP of sales and marketing at Montana Craft Malt, has joined Craft ‘Ohana as the craft portfolio company’s VP of marketing.

Maui Brewing Company launches the first limited release beer of the 2023 year with one of their best-selling limited release brews, Da Hawaii Life Lager.

Maui Brewing co-founder Garrett Marrero and former Modern Times CEO Jennifer Briggs shared their experiences on the sale process of the San Diego craft brewery last month during the Brewbound Live business conference.

Now available in Maui Brewing Company’s Kihei restaurant location, Hop Cargo Fresh Hop IPA.

When Maui Brewing’s acquisition of Modern Times Beer closes in late October, the newly formed parent company will be called Craft ‘Ohana – the Hawaiian word for “family,” Maui announced today.