“Consistent with our approach when the acquisition was announced last December, we will continue to operate in the same manner, with the leadership team at Ballast Point continuing to run the day-to-day operations and making decisions the team feels are in the best interests of the company and our consumers,”

That’s pretty inconsistent considering the CEO, COO, CCO, and other major parties have announced their departure this week. It’s a shame to see all this happening to a brand like Ballast Point, but at the same time… when you dance with major corporations like Constellation, ABInBev, SABMiller, this is what happens.

http://thornstreetbrew.com/purge-ballast-point-execs-fleei…/

Edit:

This is a better article, a lot more comprehensive, and touches more on the root causes of the split. http://www.brewbound.com/…/door-ballast-point-founder-jack-…

It looks like the distillation side of Ballast Point is the area of contention. It will be interesting to watch this pan out and we will see whom has what at the end.

The Purge? Moree Ballast Point Execs Make Their Exit – Thorn Street Brewery

The West Coaster recently broke the news that Yuseff Cherney, Ballast Point’s COO/Head Brewer/Co-founding Distiller has left the billion Dollar Brewery…

thornstreetbrew.com/