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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
DATED OCTOBER 6, 2004

          THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 to Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement is made and entered into this __ day of January, 2005, by and among GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, a California corporation (hereafter collectively "Golden West") and BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company ("Butte Creek")

WITNESETH:

          WHEREAS, the parties executed and delivered a certain Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of October 6, 2004 (the "Purchase Agreement"); and

          WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify and amend certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement in the particulars hereinbelow set forth.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained the parties agree as follows:

          1.          Sections 3.2 (a) and (b) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to provide that the entire $350,000 cash portion of the Purchase Price has been paid by Buyer to Seller, and Seller hereby acknowledges receipt thereof.

          2.          Section 4.2 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to provide that the closing shall take place on the earlier of (i) not more than five (5) business days following the receipt of all regulatory consents and approvals to the closing of the transaction, including the consent and approval of the BATF and California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or (ii) July 31, 2005.

          3.          Section 5.18 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to delete the first sentence, in its entirety, which states, "The Company has terminated the employment of all employees of the Business."

          4.          Section 8.1(b) is hereby amended in its entirety to read: "By either Buyer or Seller, if for any reason the parties have failed to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before July 31, 2005, provided that neither Buyer nor Seller is then in default thereunder."

          5.          This Amendment may not be construed to amend the Purchase Agreement in any way except as expressly set forth herein. The execution and delivery of this Amendment does not constitute and this Amendment may not be construed to constitute a waiver by any party of:

                    a.          Any breach of the Purchase Agreement by any party, whether or not such breach is now existing or currently known or unknown to the non-breaching party or parties; or

                    b.          Any right or remedy arising from or available to a party by reason of a breach of the Purchase Agreement by any other party or parties.

          6.          The parties hereby confirm that the Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is in full force and effect.

          7.          Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement the date and year first above written.

 

Golden West:

GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary GOLDEN WEST BREWING COMPANY, a California corporation

   

By:  /s/ Brian Power                                                     
      Brian Power, Chief Executive Officer and President

 

Butte Creek:

BUTTE CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLC,
a California limited liability company

   

By:  /s/ Tom Atmore                                                  
      Tom Atmore, Managing Member