Crucible Brewing Finds New Owner

New owners of Crucible Brewing, Erik Andresen & his wife Johanna Watson

In early October, we wrote about Crucible Brewing’s announcement of their closure by the end of the year if they didn’t find a new owner.

Well, they found a new owner, and it comes with a romantic backstory.

Here’s what they shared:

My name is Erik Andresen and my wife’s name is Johanna Watson. I have been a homebrewer for a decade now and an avid part of the home brewing community, including being in the board of the Greater Everett Brewers League for several years, along with having a business degree from UW.

It has been a dream of mine to open up a brewery, along with a homebrew supplies store and brew on premises. When my wife and I meet in 2020 and we actually had our first “date” at Crucible when things started reopening for the first time and used to end our runs with a walk to Crucible for to-go beers to enjoy with our dinner.

She quickly joined in my hopes of opening up a brewery and here we are taking over what Dick and Shawn have created over the past nine years.

The couple started dating at Crucible and will now spend a good part of their lives carrying on the brewery.

They plan to remodel the taproom and make upgrades to the production area. They are also open to sharing equity in the company. Erik also plans to eventually open “U-Neek Brewing Company” which we believe to be a homebrew supplies store.

The good news is that Crucible will remain open. The only question that remains, is will they ever serve food at the venue (outside of food trucks)?