Archive record · Brewery
Eight Degrees Brewing
Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, Ireland
- Founded
- 2010
- Archive ID
- TB-4QKN0608
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
⚠ The Ireland compendium lists this brewery as corporate-backed via 'C&C Group distribution networks'. That is wrong on both counts: the acquirer was Irish Distillers (Pernod Ricard) in May 2018, and the Founders bought IT BACK in January 2024. Recorded as Independent.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The rarest ending in this archive: a brewery that sold to a multinational and then got itself back. Scott Baigent and Cam Wallace — a New Zealander and an Australian, the name is the latitude line between their homelands — sold to Pernod Ricard's Irish Distillers in 2018, largely so Jameson could age whiskey in beer casks. In January 2024 they bought it back. Almost nobody does this. Almost nobody gets the chance.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2010Two antipodeans in North Cork
Scott Baigent and Cam Wallace found Eight Degrees in Mitchelstown, named for the latitude line that connects their two homelands.
- 2018Sold to Irish Distillers
Irish Distillers — the Pernod Ricard subsidiary behind Jameson — acquires the brewery in May 2018, principally to secure beer supply for Jameson Caskmates.
- 2024Bought back
In January 2024 the founders buy the brewery back from Irish Distillers, with the same core brewing team. Independent again.
The People
Behind the beer
A New Zealander and an Australian who founded Eight Degrees in Mitchelstown, sold to Irish Distillers in 2018, and bought the brewery back from them in January 2024.
The Beer Library
Beers
Howling Gale Ale
Year-RoundKnockmealdown Porter
Year-RoundSunburnt Irish Red
Year-RoundTravel Guide
Plan a visit
Follow the money
How it changed hands
2 recorded moves- 2010Founded
- 2018Sold to Irish Distillers
Irish Distillers — the Pernod Ricard subsidiary behind Jameson — acquires the brewery in May 2018, principally to secure beer supply for Jameson Caskmates.
- 2024Bought back
In January 2024 the founders buy the brewery back from Irish Distillers, with the same core brewing team. Independent again.
No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.
Straight answers
Common questions about Eight Degrees Brewing
- Who owns Eight Degrees Brewing?
- Eight Degrees Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, Ireland.
- Is Eight Degrees Brewing independent?
- Yes. Eight Degrees Brewing is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Eight Degrees Brewing founded?
- Eight Degrees Brewing was founded in 2010 in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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