{"id":33390,"date":"2021-12-06T13:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=33390"},"modified":"2021-12-07T09:18:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T15:18:09","slug":"hailstorm-co-owner-removed-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/hailstorm-co-owner-removed-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hailstorm Co-Owner Removed Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations (UPDATED)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A social media comment has led to the revelation of alleged sexual misconduct against a woman in the industry by a suburban Chicago brewery co-owner \u2013 and a startling admission from the co-owner and brewer that it happened as described.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, following comments made in a private Facebook group focused on Chicago craft beer, co-owner Steve Miller has been removed from the Hailstorm Brewing<\/a> <\/strong>ownership team as of today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The following statement was just posted to the group: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hello,<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n My name is Ashley and I am an owner of Hailstorm Brewing Company. We are just as shocked and upset as we believe most of you all are about the recent incidents reported on this page. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We would first like to make it very clear that this is the first time that the other ownership of this company have heard of this incident. We were fully unaware until the post was made this weekend.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In light of this information we have removed Steve Miller from ownership of Hailstorm Brewing company effective immediately. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are in contact with the other parties involved and are working to understand the events of the evening. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n All we ask is that you please trust us. We promise that we will do everything in our power to do the right thing here at Hailstorm. We will never condone, support, or cover up any actions of this kind.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for your time, Ashley Thompson & Chris Schiller<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The alleged incident occurred at a Madison bar during the August weekend of the Great Taste of the Midwest<\/a> beer festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Responding to a comment about the allegation, Miller admitted that while at a bar, he put his hands down a woman’s pants \u2013 leaving her shaken and sobbing and eventually leading to a verbal confrontation with others nearby. Miller described it as “an accurate portrayal of the night.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Screenshots of the original comments and the Hailstorm statement follow: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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