Chicago Breweries Maplewood Brewery & Distillery, Half Acre Beer Co. Announce Merger

Chicago craft brewers Half Acre and Maplewood announce merger

Operating under the principle that two heads are better than one, pioneering Chicago craft breweries Half Acre and Maplewood are joining forces under one corporate umbrella.

Chicago breweries Maplewood Brewery & Distillery, Half Acre Beer Co. announce merger

Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."

Amid industry struggles, Chicago's Half Acre, Maplewood breweries merging

Two of Chicago’s largest craft breweries are merging to create a new, “yet-to-be-named” beverage company, the businesses announced Tuesday.Half Acre Beer Company and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery said in a joint statement that the two companies “share similar visions for the future of our industry and city.”The craft brewing i ndustry has become oversaturated after a proliferation of new breweries in the last decade. That has forced several bre…

Half Acre, Maplewood Breweries Merging Amid A ‘Rapidly Changing’ Beverage Market

The popular Chicago beer brands will keep operating while the new company seeks growth in other segments like THC beverages and restaurant operations.

Chicago's Half Acre Beer Company and Maplewood Brewery Merge Amid Craft Consolidation Wave

Half Acre Beer Company and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery, two of Chicago’s largest craft breweries, are set to merge into a new beverage company, the businesses announced on Tuesday. Both breweries will operate independently at their respective taprooms, but the joint venture will consolidate their behind-the-scenes business operations to form an unnamed, “premier Chicago beverage company,” per the release. The merger comes after a wave of shut…

Chicago’s Half Acre, Maplewood breweries merging

Two of Chicago’s largest craft breweries are merging to create a new beverage company, the businesses announced Tuesday. Half Acre Beer Company and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery said in a joint statement that the two companies “share similar visions for the future of our industry and city.” The craft brewing industry has become oversaturated after a proliferation of new breweries in the last decade. That has forced several breweries to shut dow…