BrewDog eyes company's potential sale after closing Columbus taprooms
Sophia Veneziano, Columbus Dispatch
Sat, February 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM EST
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A month after Scottish craft brewer BrewDog announced the closure of its two Columbus taprooms, putting its Franklinton location up for sale, it has hired a consulting firm to oversee a potential sale or restructuring of the company.
The Scottish company, which operates BrewDog USA out of Canal Winchester, in central Ohio, selected AlixPartners to "support a structured and competitive process to evaluate the next phase of investment for the business," according to reporting from the BBC and other U.K. media outlets.
This could lead to the business being broken up, according to the BBC story. It remains unclear how this will affect the U.S. operations located in central Ohio, though the company said its "bars and breweries continue to operate as normal," according to an email to staff, as cited in the BBC story.
After closing the Franklinton and Short North locations, BrewDog still has several locations throughout central Ohio, including New Albany, Canal Winchester and the John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
Cofounded by James Watt and Martin Dickie in northeast Scotland in 2007, the company, including its U.S. arm, has previously made headlines for complaints made by workers about working conditions and "toxic culture."
Reporter Sophia Veneziano may be reached at sveneziano@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: BrewDog hires firm to oversee company's potential sale, UK media say
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