Founder of Blichmann Engineering, Anvil Brewing to retire
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John Blichmann, the president and founder of Lafayette-based Blichmann Engineering and Anvil Brewing Equipment, has announced plans to retire at the end of the month.
Drew Barnes, who is currently vice president, will succeed Blichman as president. He joined the company nine years ago, and the company called Barnes a key leadership member in a news release.
Blichmann led the family business to become a global industry leader in the brewing industry, the company said. They provide equipment for both home brewing and commercial brewery “Nano “sectors.
“It has been an incredible journey that all began with a garage start-up and grew into making equipment accessible to home brewers on a global level,” Blichmann said in the release. “I always operated with a vision that we would support brewers, our industry colleagues, and suppliers, just like we would our own family.”
Anvil Brewing’s equipment is sold at dozens of retailers in 30 states and four countries.