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Catawba Valley Brewing Co. bought by owner of Oyster City Brewing Co.

October 12, 2021Chris Crowell

Oyster City Brewing and Catawba

Made By The Water LLC (MBTW), a portfolio company of Wiregrass Equity Partners and owner/operator of Oyster City Brewing Company, has reached an agreement to acquire North Carolina-based Catawba Valley Brewing Co. (CVBC) producer of Catawba and Palmetto craft beers and Twisp Southern hard seltzer.

CVBC was founded by Billy, Jetta, and Scott Pyatt in 1999, and they have grown it to include 5 brewing locations, 6 tasting rooms, and distribution into 5 states today.

“We love the craft brewing industry and our 130 Catawba-family coworkers. But one day you wake up and you’re sixty years old”, said Billy Pyatt, older brother and CEO of Catawba, “You realize it’s time we knock some things off our bucket list. Jetta, Scott, and I are extremely fortunate to have met the Wiregrass folks. Their business model, a great mix of tasting room retail and wholesale sales, almost exactly mirrors ours. They value our people, markets, customers, and most of all, our culture. While Scott intends to stay aboard awhile, Jetta and I know we are leaving CVBC in great hands.”

Made By The Water will wholly own the family of craft breweries. Included in this acquisition, Catawba operates breweries and retail tasting rooms in Asheville, Charlotte, Morganton, and Wilmington, NC, and in Charleston, S.C., and it distributes to Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.

“Made By The Water and Oyster City Brewing Company, were founded on the principles of local engagement, great beer, and most importantly the assembly of inspirational people thirsty to make an impact. Over the last several years we’ve proudly grown Oyster City Brewing Company from a humble corner taproom to an entrenched regional brewery with locations and influence across the Gulf Coast of Florida, and Alabama,” says Alexi Sekmakas, CEO of Made By The Water. “As we unify, we seek to continue developing on the incredible vision of Catawba and Palmetto Brewing to form a Southeastern craft beer family that is authentically deep in the shallows.”

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