Tilray Brands Acquires BrewDog Australia

Acquisition includes brewing facility and bar locations across Australia.

Published on Mar. 9, 2026

Tilray Brands Inc. has acquired BrewDog Brewing Australia Pty Ltd., including the company's Australian brewing and production facility in Brisbane, Queensland, as well as a portfolio of owned and franchised BrewDog bars across the country.

Why it matters

The acquisition of BrewDog's Australian assets comes just one week after Tilray acquired the brewer's UK operations, signaling Tilray's strategic expansion into international markets and the global craft beer industry.

The details

The deal includes BrewDog's Brisbane brewing and production facility, along with two owned BrewDog bar locations in Brisbane and three franchised BrewDog bars in Pentridge, South Eveleigh, and Perth. Tilray expects to finalize the acquisition of BrewDog's US assets within the next 30 days.

  • The Australia acquisition was announced on March 9, 2026.
  • Tilray acquired BrewDog's UK assets one week prior to the Australia deal.

The players

Tilray Brands Inc.

A global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company.

BrewDog Brewing Australia Pty Ltd.

The Australian subsidiary of the Scottish craft beer company BrewDog.

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The takeaway

Tilray's back-to-back acquisitions of BrewDog's international assets demonstrate the company's ambitions to become a major player in the global craft beer industry, building on its existing cannabis and consumer goods businesses.