The prohibition does not include breweries that have sold to private equity firms or other large breweries, such as Heineken (which bought half of Lagunitas last year) or Duvel Moortgat (which bought Firestone-Walker and Boulevard Brewing). Knape said HopCat weighed whether to drop Lagunitas but felt comfortable continuing to carry it, in part, because Heineken is a majority family-owned company.