Brewery Acquisitions

NoFo Brewing acquires Tantrum Brewing

NoFo Brewing, located just north of Atlanta, has acquired Cleveland, Georgia-based Tantrum Brewing. The deal was closed this morning.

NoFo is acquiring the brewing equipment, 10,000+ square foot building, and 5.3 acres of land owned by Tantrum, located Continue Reading →

Full Circle Brewing Acquires Speakeasy Ales & Lagers

Full Circle Brewing has merged with San Francisco-based Speakeasy Ales and Lagers. Together the two, along with Sonoma Cider Full Circle acquired in 2020, combine to be the largest and most distributed black-owned brewery in the United States.

Harpoon Brewery acquires Clown Shoes Beer

Harpoon Brewery’s parent company has acquired Clown Shoes Brewing.

The Mass Bay Brewing Company, the parent company for Harpoon Brewery, has acquired Ipswich, Massachusetts based Clown Shoes Beer. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Clown Shoes Brewing started in Continue Reading →

AB InBev acquires Northern Brewer

Anheuser-Busch InBev acquires something a little different this week. Homebrew supplies. The global brewery has acquired Northern Brewer.

Northern Brewer was founded 23 years ago by Chris Farley (not the actor). Since then the homebrew supply group has grown to one of Continue Reading →