Sazerac Buys Full Sail, Closes Hood River Pub

Sazerac, the Louisville-based spirits company behind Buffalo Trace and other beverage brands, has acquired Oregon’s Full Sail Brewing, though financial terms and details of the assets involved have not been disclosed. Full Sail’s Hood River brewpub has closed, and employees report that restaurant staff were laid off; Sazerac has not publicly confirmed the staffing details. Reports from brewery workers say the Hood River facility will shift to contract production and that Full Sail and Session beers may no longer be made, but the company has not confirmed the brands’ future.