Microbrewery is second Australian acquisition in 2017. Two months since AB InBev purchased Australian brewery 4 Pines, the world's largest brewer has bought a second Australian brewery, Pirate Life. Founded in 2015, South Australia's Pirate Life made a name for itself very quickly in Australian craft brewing with what President of AB InBev’s Asia Pacific South Zone Jan Craps called a "lifestyle-driven brand". Expansion of the brewery's portfolio into sour and barrel-aged beer is cited as a...

Sydney's 4 Pines Brewing is the latest acquisition ZX Ventures, the disruption arm of AB InBev, the world's largest brewer, has purchased 100% of 4 Pines Brewing Company, a microbrewery and brewpub in the Sydney suburb of Manly. A video on the 4 Pines website currently describes it as "Australia's leading independently owned beer company". Owner and co-founder Jaron Mitchell stated that negotiations with AB InBev had been going on for over a year and cited the access to ingredient resource...