<div id="readability-page-1" class="page">  <p><time datetime="2026-03-16T14:49:04+00:00">    Monday 16 March 2026 2:49 pm  </time></p>         <div>                                                                                                                 Add as a preferred        source on Google                        </div>    <figure>    <div>       </div> <img width="742" height="495" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/brewdog-cans-e1773164201131.jpg/query-dz03NDI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/brewdog-cans-e1773164201131.jpg/query-dz03NDI"/>  <figcaption>US cannabis firm Tilray now owns Brewdog worldwide</figcaption> </figure> <p>The US cannabis firm which bought craft beer giant Brewdog’s UK arm has agreed to buy some of its American bars and brewing facilities.</p><p>Tilray Brands, a pharma firm which sells cannabis and alcoholic lifestyle products, struck the deal for a string of Brewdog’s US operations after sealing a £33m deal for the beer firm’s UK arm. </p><p>Brewdog kickstarted the craft beer craze when it was founded by schoolmates James Watt and Martin Dickie, but its sale marked the end of a rapid downfall which saw both co-founders step away from the firm and eventually cost hundreds of jobs. </p><p>The deal with Brewdog’s US arm will see Tilray acquire its brewery, pub and hotel in Columbus, Ohio, and pubs in New Albany, Cleveland and Las Vegas. </p><p>Last week, Tilray bought Brewdog’s Australian arm, acquiring its brewing site in Brisbane and five other bars. </p><p>Irwin Simon, Tilray’s chief executive, said: “Tilray now owns the BrewDog brand and its intellectual property worldwide. </p><p>“This positions us to steward the brand’s next chapter with a unified strategy and a fully integrated North American brewpub footprint designed to support long‑term growth and brand strength.”</p><p>The deal is set to be completed towards the end of this financial year, pending regulatory approval, and was struck for an undisclosed sum. </p><h2 id="h-nearly-500-jobs-lost-in-uk-sale">Nearly 500 jobs lost in UK sale</h2><p>Brewdog’s sale in the UK saw its brand, Scottish brewing facility and some of its bars go to Tilray but 38 bars were immediately shut, to be put into administration. </p><p>This left 484 former Brewdog employees without work, with co-founder James Watt taking to social media to say he was “heartbroken” that the deal could not protect these staff.</p><p>The deal also left the firm’s thousands of “punk equity” investors without a return, after the company’s mass-appeal investment scheme allowed it to scale rapidly and raise over £75m.</p><p>Watt had been plotting a comeback bid to pile £10m of his own money into the firm and guarantee to keep at least 65 per cent of staff, according to reports. </p><p>Watt and Dickie had already stepped away from the company before the sale, after allegations – fiercely denied by the founders – of a toxic workplace and a “cult of personality”.</p><p>Watt said after the sale: “I am heartbroken for all of the hard-working and passionate team members who have lost their jobs. I am heartbroken for all of our brilliant equity punks who did not get the return on their investment they wanted. </p><p>“And heartbroken to have dedicated the best 20 years of my life to something that ultimately did not have the ending we all wished for.”</p> </div>

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<p>Tilray Brands，一家美國大麻公司，收購了 Brewdog 在美國的業務，包括其位於俄亥俄州、新阿爾巴尼、克利夫蘭和拉斯維加斯的釀酒廠和酒吧，此次交易金額為 3300 萬英鎊，涉及 Brewdog 在英國的業務。這項收購是在 Brewdog 的聯合創始人因公司業績下滑而辭職後進行的，該下滑導致了大量裁員。Tilray 的首席執行官表示，此次收購使他們能夠在全球範圍內加強 Brewdog 品牌。該交易尚待監管機構批准，旨在支持長期增長，儘管這讓許多前員工和投資者感到失望</p>

Brewdog 在美國的酒吧被啤酒公司的英國買家收購