The Chippewa Falls brewery has been in the Leinenkugel family for six generations. It's closing Friday, with all beer instead being made in Milwaukee.

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Leinenkugel brothers trying to buy back Chippewa Falls brewery

Molson Coors is permanently closing the brewery this week and moving production to its main site in Milwaukee.

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Leinenkugel brothers trying to buy historic brewery back from Molson Coors. They won't sell

The Leinenkugel Brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, will permanently close its doors on Friday after more than 150 years in operation.

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Chippewa Falls Leinenkugel's brewery closing, family's purchase offer denied

Days before the 157-year-old Leinenkugel Brewery in Chippewa Falls is set to close, two brothers from the family are saying their interest in buying back the facility has been rejected by parent company Molson Coors.

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Leinenkugel brothers interest in buying back historic brewery rejected

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Molson Coors has seemingly rejected the Leinenkugel family’s attempt to enter a negotiation to bid on their beloved Chippewa Falls brewery in the wake of the news that this location would be closed by the multinational brewing company. According to a statement obtained exclusively by WTMJ, Jake and Dick Leinenkugel attempted to enter negotiations to put a bid in on the Chippewa Falls brewery by submitting a request to ente…

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EXCLUSIVE: Molson Coors rejects Leinenkugels' bid to save Chippewa Falls brewery

Dick and Jake Leinenkugel have gone public with their efforts to buy back their family’s namesake brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, from Molson Coors, which plans to cease operations at the facility on Friday, January 17, and lay off 56 workers.

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Leinenkugel Family Attempts to Buy Chippewa Falls Brewery From Molson Coors; Efforts Rebuffed So Far – RetailWit

Jake and Dick Leinenkugel sent out a statement Wednesday saying that the Leinenkugels aim to acquire the Chippewa Falls brewery from Molson Coors.

Chippewa Herald

Leinenkugel family aims to purchase Chippewa Falls brewery from Molson Coors

The Leinenkugel family is hoping to acquire the historic Chippewa Falls brewery after Molson Coors announced plans last year to shut it down.

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Leinenkugel family wants to acquire historic Chippewa Falls brewery

Brothers Jake and Dick Leinenkugel attempted to buy back the original Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa, Wis. from Molson Coors to save it from its impending closure. According to a statement released Wednesday, Molson Coors declined their offer to purchase the brewery on January 6. The Leinenkugels followed up two days later with a request to further pursue negotiations, however the Chicago-based brewing company has yet to respond. “As of today…

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Molson Coors Rejects Leinenkugel Brothers’ Attempt to Buy Back Family Brewery

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Brewery operations at the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, will shut down permanently Friday in a gut-punch move to Chippewa Falls made by Leinenkugel's owner Molson Coors. While Leinenkugel's will maintain the Leinie Lodge and a small pilot brewing system in Chippewa Falls, the closure of the main brewery, first opened in 1867, marks the loss of a critical piece of what makes the Leinenkugel bra…

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Like a 'funeral wake': Dick and Jake Leinenkugel lament loss of historic Chippewa Falls brewery

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Leinenkugel brothers trying to buy historic brewery back from Molson Coors. They won't sell

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