Sierra Makes First Acquisition: San Fran’s Sufferfest

Dear Client: At our Beer Industry Summit last week, two dealmakers said that there's still room for creative craft deals in key geographies. Besides that, the topic of the day was health and wellness trends.So it's no surprise that those themes dovetail in this week's huge news: Sierra Nevada is making its first acquisition ever -- of San Francisco's Sufferfest Beer Company, founded by Caitlin Landesberg. Sierra's new CEO, Jeff White, said that the young company "is at the front