Beer Buzz – AB InBev Buys Australian Craft Brewery, 4 Pines, Mobile Breweries And More!

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The beer biz never sleeps at American Craft Beer. And here’s just some of what’s been happening in the world of craft beer, while you were drinking your way through the weekend.

AB InBev Acquires Australian Crafty (Manley, Australia) – It appears that AB InBev’s global acquisition strategy is far from over and this time the world’s largest brewing company scooped up 4 Pines, a popular Australian craft brewery.

The Belgian-based global beer conglomerate took control a number of Aussie brands last year under the Carlton & United Breweries umbrella — which includes the Victoria Bitter, Carlton Draft, Pure Blonde and Great Northern brands, but this is their first craft brewery acquisition ‘down under.’

Explained as ‘joining forces’ Manley Australia-based 4 Pines said that “the deal would enable its operations to expand while retaining its people, culture and identity, (we’ll see how that goes) and as usual terms of the deal remain undisclosed… but we they’ll no doubt be counting money late into the night.

 

Words To Drink By (Australia) – “When AB InBev first approached, I was skeptical and didn’t think much more of it than an opportunity to nab some grand final tickets.” 4 Pines co-founder Jaron Mitchell

 

beer, Beer Buzz – AB InBev Buys Australian Craft Brewery, 4 Pines, Mobile Breweries And More!

Not a Well Service Smart Brewery

Backyard Breweries (Prague) – Well Service, A Czech firm is reportedly “selling professional beer-making sets that fit in a backyard but can produce commercial quantities of brew.

Not your dad’s small homebrewing kit, Well Service’s Smart Brewery is a fully equipped mobile beer production unit. This is a far cry from the kits typically made for home use…these professional, yet compact portable brewing units weigh 6,614 pounds in total and can generate approximately 370 barrels of beer a year.

They also can cost around $1,240.00, so there’s that.

 

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