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Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and attended West Island College from 1996-1998.
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Manjit Minhas
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Minhas was announced as one of the new dragons on Season 10 of the Canadian reality television series Dragons" Den in 2015 for its tenth season. The family began importing beer in 2002. In 2006, the Mountain Crest Brewing Company purchased the second-oldest brewery in the United States, the Joseph Huber Brewing Company, along with rights to the Huber and Rhinelander beer brands, and Blumers soda brand.
The Monroe brewery was renamed Minhas Craft Brewery.
Today, the Minhas Craft Brewery is the 10th largest craft brewery in the United States. In addition to producing such brands as Boxer Lager, Lazy Mutt Ale and Huber Bock, the Minhas Craft Brewery also contracts for other brewers and produces private label beers and spirits for retailers such as Costco, Trader Joes, Tesco and Walgreens.
A second brewery, the Minhas Micro Brewery, opened in Calgary, Alberta in June 2012. Combined, the Minhas Breweries & Distillery is a group of companies with a reported revenue of $155 million in 2014.
Molson Brewery sued Mountain Crest Brewing in 2002 over similarities between the Minhas" flagship product and the Molson-owned product Pilsner.
The matter was settled out of court. Minhas claims competitors were behind an Ontario Provincial Police investigation that hindered her company"s entry into the lucrative Ontario beer market in 2005. The investigation was eventually dropped and Boxer Lager was given a listing in Ontario"s Beer Store chain in 2009.
