Just as in the states, big beer players are looking to buy into the momentum of craft beer.

And now British beer and pub giant Fuller’s, London’s oldest and largest brewery, has acquired a 100% stake in Sussex-based brewery Dark Star Brewing.

According to the Morning Advertiser, the 100% acquisition will give Dark Star the funds to further their brand in the United Kingdome as well as overseas.

Dark Star will remain a standalone business led by the brewery’ managing director James Cuthbertson who will continue to oversees the brewer’s operations.

“The deal means we will continue to do what we do,” said Cuthbertson, “but gives us huge opportunities to brew more one-off small batch beers hand-in-hand with exploring the export market and expanded bottle and can formats.”

“We’ve always described Dark Star as more of a hobby that got out of control,” he added. “An ethos that will remain at the center of what we do and what we’re about.”

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