Who owns this brewery?

From the archive

Michael Kirkland (since 2025-12)

VERIFIEDYESEvidence BChecked 2026-09-08

Since: 2025-12
Direct owner: Michael Kirkland

How Tally knows

The archive holds a dated, evidenced ownership event for Side Quest Brewing Co.: Side Quest Brewing Co. is owned by Michael Kirkland (2025-12). Each event cites its source, listed below; the current owner is read from the most recent event, and Tally does not restate it as the ultimate parent — that is a separate question.

Evidence

1 source

Freshet News — Northpaw gets new owners (accessed 2026-08-23) Proves: Northpaw opened 2018; new owners announced Dec. 12, 2025; rebrand to Side Quest.

The chain

2025-12Michael Kirklandowned_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0014 ("Owner / successor operator"). The candidate mechanism succeeded_by is rejected as a category error — its object would be the predecessor BREWERY (Northpaw), not a person. Side Quest is Northpaw's successor identity after Kirkland's acquisition, renamed 2025-

Connections

Side Quest Brewing Co.owned byMichael Kirkland2025-12–present · B

What we still don’t know

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