Rhinegeist Sticks to its Word, Taking the ESOP Route

Dear Client: At our annual Beer Summit in 2018, we asked Rhinegeist Brewing co-founder Bob Bonder about a possible sale of the company. The Cincinnati-based brewer was red hot, hitting 90,000 barrels worth of annual production in just five short years, and could’ve likely named their price at the time [see CBD 01-25-2018]. But Bob didn’t think twice on the question. "[We’re] out on that altogether,” he said. “No amount of 'B's (billions)," could entice them. "It's not happening,” he