Editing Pyramid Breweries (section)

==History==
Hart Brewing was founded by Tom Baune and Beth Hartwell in 1984 in [[Kalama, Washington]]. A pioneer of [[craft brewing]] in the [[Pacific Northwest]], Hart's signature beer was Pyramid Pale Ale, which it followed with Pyramid Wheaten Ale in 1985. In 1994, Hart debuted the Apricot Ale, a [[fruit beer]] that quickly became its most prominent brand. The company opened new facilities and greatly expanded its production, and changed its name to Pyramid Breweries in 1996. It also started experimenting with other styles, which won a number of brewing competitions in the U.S. and abroad. Eventually it grew to become one of the five largest craft brewers in the country.<ref name=Oliver>{{cite encyclopedia |last= Oliver|first= Garrett|authorlink=|editor-first= Garrett |editor-last=Oliver |year= 2011 |title = Craft brewing |encyclopedia= The Oxford Companion to Beer |publisher= Oxford University Press |location= |isbn= 978-0195367133|pages= 681–682}}</ref>

Pyramid eventually stopped brewing in Kalama in favor of other locations, but maintained its headquarters in [[Seattle]]. In 2004, Pyramid acquired [[Portland Brewing Company]], makers of the MacTarnahan's brand.<ref name=Oliver/><ref name=sold>{{cite news|last=Foyston|first=John|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/business/160869_mactarnahan17.html|title=MacTarnahan's of Portland Will Be Sold to Seattle's Pyramid|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|publisher=Hearst Communications|date=February 16, 2004|accessdate=March 15, 2012}}</ref> In 2008, the company was itself purchased by Independent Brewers United, the parent company of [[Magic Hat Brewing Company]] of [[Burlington, Vermont]]. Magic Hat maintained the Seattle office and the Pyramid and MacTarnahan's facilities and products.<ref name="merger">[http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_magic_hat_pyramid.html Pyramid Breweries to be acquired by Magic Hat]</ref> Two years later, the joint company was acquired by [[North American Breweries]] of [[Rochester, New York]].<ref name=acquisition>{{cite web |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100812/BUSINESS/8120338/Genesee-Beer-owner-buys-brewer-of-Magic-Hat-9 |title=Genesee Beer owner buys brewer of Magic Hat #9 |last=Daneman |first=Matthew |date=2010-08-12 |website=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, NY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815021654/http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100812/BUSINESS/8120338/Genesee-Beer-owner-buys-brewer-of-Magic-Hat-9 |archive-date=2010-08-15}}</ref> In December 2012, the parent company was purchased by Cerveceria Costa Rica, a unit of the Costa Rican company [[Florida Ice & Farm Co.]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Cerveceria Costa Rica to buy North American Breweries |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nab-costarica-idUSBRE89P0UQ20121026 |website=Reuters |date= Oct 26, 2012 |accessdate= May 21, 2013}}</ref>