In a move that has shaken up the independent beer sector, AB InBev has started to close down and break apart its former craft brewery buyouts. Much-loved Cleveland-based craft beer business Platform Beer Co which, according to American Craft Beer, has recently ceased operations and seen all staff laid off, was bought by AB InBev in 2019 when it was at
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Anheuser-Busch has announced a $6 million investment in its Portsmouth, New Hampshire brewery. The funding will go toward building a state-of-the-art can line at the facility, which produces the company’s beer, cider and hard tea offerings. The revamped can line will enable the facility to brew and package a forecasted 29% more beer in 2023. In 2024, production is expected
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The brand will live on through three of its IPAs, but they will not be brewed at Platform’s brewery in Ohio. Anheuser-Busch InBev has confirmed the closure of Platform Beer Co.’s brewery and taprooms in Ohio. The Cleveland-based craft brewer – which AB InBev acquired in 2019 – produced more than 200 different beers annually at its peak, but just
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