Craft Brewer Lagunitas Says Heineken Deal Marks the End of Its 'Startup' Phase

Founder sees move as a chance at expansion, not selling out

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Lagunitas founder Tony Magee knows how it sounds when you hear a craft brewer is selling a 50 percent stake to a global powerhouse like Heineken. But he insists this isn't a case of selling out to The Man.

As news broke today of Lagunitas Brewing's partnership with Heineken, Magee personally took his case to the craft brewer's fans.  

On Tumblr, he wrote about how craft beer's huge growth in California (where Lagunitas briefly surpassed its mainstream competitors this past February to have the No.

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