{"id":804078,"date":"2020-02-11T15:54:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T22:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=378881"},"modified":"2020-02-12T07:17:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T14:17:23","slug":"breckenridge-brewery-pub-signs-11-year-lease-after-dispute-with-landlord-over-its-longtime-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/breckenridge-brewery-pub-signs-11-year-lease-after-dispute-with-landlord-over-its-longtime-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Breckenridge Brewery & Pub signs 11 year lease after dispute with landlord over its longtime home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Breckenridge Brewery & Pub reached an agreement with its landlord to stay in its current location at 600 Main St. in Breckenridge for the next 11 years. <\/strong>
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BRECKENRIDGE \u2014 A deal has been struck to keep Breckenridge Brewery & Pub in its current location into the next decade.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes after months of fighting over a lease between Anheuser-Busch, which owns the brewery, and its landlord Richard Squire, who originally founded the brewery 30 years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve signed the lease to keep Anheuser-Busch in the building for the next 11 years,\u201d said Graham Squire, Richard Squire\u2019s son and one of the general partners of Breckenridge Brewery Real Estate, which owns the building.<\/p>\n

Richard Squire sold the brewery to Anheuser-Busch in 2015 but remained the owner of the building at 600 Main St. in Breckenridge. Then in May 2019, a conflict emerged when the two parties<\/a> clashed about whether there was an agreement to renew the building lease. <\/p>\n

The brewpub \u2014 which is the longest running in Summit County and third oldest in Colorado \u2014 filed a lawsuit<\/a> accusing the brewery\u2019s landlord of accepting terms for a new lease in a February 2019 email exchange that detailed rental rates and a five-year time frame. Richard Squire vehemently disputed the lawsuit had merit and framed the case as a beer giant\u2019s attempt to ride roughshod over the little guy.<\/p>\n

The case never went to court as the two parties reached an agreement to renew the lease through May 30, 2020. Richard Squire said he planned to open a new brewery in the building after the lease ended. But on Nov. 17, 2019, Richard Squire died at age 78<\/a>, leaving the question of whether the remaining partners would carry out his vision for the building.<\/p>\n

When Graham Squire was reached in November, he was unsure what his father\u2019s company would do with the building. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still really in an exploratory mode at this point,\u201d Graham Squire said at the time.<\/p>\n

After meeting with partners of Breckenridge Brewery Real Estate, Graham Squire said they decided to let Breckenridge Brewery stay for over a decade before deciding whether to renew the lease again. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe restaurant piece, that was kind of my dad\u2019s vision,\u201d Graham Squire said. \u201cAnd then when he passed, we just got together with the partners and we decided it was in the best interest of the partners to just sign the lease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham Squire said it was clear that the current brewpub owners wanted to stay and were able to work with him and the other partners to reach a mutual agreement.<\/p>\n

Breckenridge Brewery Head Brewer Jimmy Walker said the brewery celebrated the security of the brewery\u2019s home as well as the brewery\u2019s 30 year anniversary Friday, Feb. 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were just always focused on trying to stay, and now that we are, it\u2019s awesome,\u201d Walker said. \u201cWe had a big group toast on Friday night. We have a special beer that we put away called sexy motor oil. We broke that out and had a couple toasts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that the brewery has security in its location, Walker said they plan to make some improvements.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that we\u2019re staying long term, we want to spruce up the place a little bit,\u201d Walker said. \u201cWe\u2019re looking to put in a new brewhouse, as well. We still have the original 30-year-old equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker said the brewery plans to replace equipment like the mash tun, brew kettle and the control panel. <\/p>\n

\u201cThirty years ago, people weren\u2019t making really strong beers, so we need a bigger mash tun,\u201d Walker said. \u201cMore alcoholic beers require a bigger mash tun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker added that the main brewery is in Littleton, but Breckenridge Brewery makes beer to be sold locally and experiments with new beer formulas in-house.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just looking to continue and keep making awesome beer,\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n

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