Jacob Laxen

jlaxen@coloradoan.com

1933 Brewing is getting new owners and a new name.

The Midtown brewery will close temporarily on Dec. 31 for several months of rebranding, with the plan to reopen with a new concept at its 4025 S. Mason St. site.

“The new concept closely resembles dreams that we have had for along time,” said new owner Zach Wilson, who is purchasing the brewery with fiancee Laura Sickles.

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Wilson has been 1933 Brewing’s head brewer since it opened in spring 2014. Sickles is the brewery’s marketing coordinator.

“(Zach) impressed us from the get-go and has ever since,” said Cody Pisacka, the selling owner. “I’m glad he can carry on the tradition.”

1933 Brewing will host a farewell party 2 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 31. Wilson and Sickles will look to sell off the remaining kegs.

The entire staff has been let go. The new owners said they have no timetable to reopen the new concept.

“The spirit of 1933 Brewing will always live on,” Wilson said.

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1933 Brewing opened as the 12th craft brewery in Fort Collins. There’s now 21 within city limits.

The brewery was named for the year prohibition was repealed.

“I feel we set ourselves apart by being one of the first neighborhood breweries,” Sickles said. “We really did build a following.”

Shortly before 1933 Brewing opened, the operation had four 1,000-pound beer fermenters stolen from the property.

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