Oxbow Brewing has announced plans to acquire Rising Tide Brewing. The deal is expected to be wrapped up by the end of 2024. When it does, both brands will remain independent and Nathan Sanborn will continue on as the brewer at Rising Tide.
The announcement reads in part,
We are honored to be taking the torch and excited for the future of this beloved brand.” said Oxbow’s founder and President, Tim Adams. “Their team does an amazing job and their brewing values are in line with our own. They take their time and make decisions with a quality-above-all-else mentality.”
The two breweries share similar brewing philosophies, but their beer portfolios are markedly different. Rising Tide excels at making traditional American and European beer styles, while Oxbow specializes in farmhouse ales and lagers.
Tim continues, “I love the classic styles and can’t wait to help bring more of them to the people. The pendulum is swinging back to traditional beers, and between Oxbow and Rising Tide we’ve now got those bases fully covered.
Rising Tide launched in 2010 and was initially located on Industrial Way. Founders Nathan and Heather Sanborn moved the business to its current location on Fox Street in 2012. Oxbow was founded in Newcastle and they opened their tasting room and brewery on Washington Ave in November 2014.