A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Big Storm Brewing as part of the ongoing effort to recover money that authorities say was stolen from medical trust funds by the craft brewing firm’s former owner.
The brewery’s Clearwater tap room on 49th Street North, along with its fixtures, liquor licenses, trademarks and inventory, will be sold at a Dec. 2 auction, court records show. The starting bid is $7.5 million. A Gulfport company, Tide LLC, has already pledged a bid in that amount.
The business will remain open while the sale continues, court records show…