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Granbury Brewery That Makes “Blood and Honey” Sold to MillerCoors

Founders promise local flavor won't change

The North Texas brewery that makes the popular Blood and Honey ale has been sold to MillerCoors, the companies announced Thursday.

But the founders of Revolver Brewing in Granbury vow not to tamper with its formula for success.

Revolver began four years ago with Rhett Keisler's vision.

"You know, it just sort of dawned on me, that craft beer was really an up-and-coming thing in Texas," Keisler said.

He got his father on board along with brewmaster Grant Wood, and they built the brewery from scratch.

Blood and Honey, made from honey and blood orange peel, became its most popular brand.

In the first few months, they produced just 500 barrels of beer.

But year by year, the business exploded. Last year, they produced 22,500 barrels.

"This is beyond my wildest expectations," Wood said. "It's been crazy."

Now, MillerCoors has purchased a majority interest in Revolver.

Wood, Keisler and his father will remain minority owners and still run the brewery day-to-day.

The mega out-of-town beermaker now has control, but the founders insist the beer itself will stay the same.

"It would be silly to change something that has been so successful," Keisler said. "The beer is the same, the recipe is the same, the people are the same, brewed on the same equipment."

But no doubt, the operation will get a lot busier.

They're already talking about expanding from Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin to Houston and possibly beyond.

Just as they say they never could have predicted what would happen in the first four years, they decline to speculate on what the coming years will bring.

"The sky's the limit, really, and the limit is our imagination on what we can do," Wood said.

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