Changes afoot for Platform Brewing ownership

Cleveland’s Platform Beer Co. has been acquired by industry giant Anheuser-Busch, according to a press release issued on Wednesday.

Platform, which has operations in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus, was “the fastest growing regional brewery in the United States in 2017” according to the release.

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Anheuser-Busch announced the news to the pubic via a post on Twitter:

We are excited to welcome the @PlatformBeers team—and their diverse portfolio of award-winning innovative beers—to Brewers Collective as our newest craft partner! https://t.co/fTZu0Ck1w3 pic.twitter.com/Ae0EISJN6G
— Anheuser-Busch (@AnheuserBusch) August 7, 2019

Platform is just the latest craft brand to be acquired by the brewing mega-conglomerate, which also holds such popular brands as Goose Island, Breckenridge, and Wicked Weed Brewing.

Terms of the deal between Anheuser-Busch and Platform were not disclosed in the release. What changes this will bring to the Ohio-based company—including those effecting its Columbus Taproom and production facility—are unknown at this time.

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