“We have confirmed that James Pendegraft has resigned effective upon the hiring of a successor,” Schlafly officials said in a statement Wednesday. “We have already begun the search process for that position.”

St. Louis Brewing chairman Tom Schlafly told the Post-Dispatch on Friday, “James (Pendegraft) has resigned.”

He declined to provide more information.

Pendegraft did not immediately return a call for comment on Friday.

“We were embarrassed to learn of these actions and sincerely apologize to 4 Hands Brewing Company,” Tom Schlafly said in a statement. “Such actions are inconsistent with the core values on which we were founded and which have defined Schlafly for 27 years.”

Kevin Lemp, president and co-owner of 4 Hands, said in a statement, “We are grateful to have this behind us.”

He declined to comment further on Friday.

The statement concludes, “(St. Louis Brewery) and 4 Hands Brewing Co. have agreed to put this incident behind them and work to restore the mutual respect on which the craft-brewing industry was built in St. Louis.”