The company produces brands such as Redhook, Widmer Brothers Brewing, Omission Beer and several others.
Redhook
Redhook was founded in the early 1980s in Seattle. At first, the brewery was a small shop in the Seattle neighborhood of Ballard. The beers brewed by Redhook include ESB, IPA, Pilsner, Copperhook, and seasonal brews. Anheuser-Busch sold Redhook to Tilray on 8 August 2023 due to the decline in sales from the 2023 Bud Light boycott.
Widmer Brothers Brewing
Widmer Brothers brews various beers including their flagship, Hefe American Hefewiezen, Drop Top Amber Ale, Upheaval IPA, Steel Bridge Porter, PDX Pils, various seasonals and 10+ small batch beers on tap at the Brewery on Russell St. Anheuser-Busch sold Widmer Brothers to Tilray on August 8, 2023, due to the decline in sales from the 2023 Bud Light boycott.
Kona Brewing Company
The Kona Brewing Company was founded in the spring of 1994 and is Hawaii's largest brewery.
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Omission Beer
The company's Omission Beer is designed to have low gluten content by using a proprietary enzyme to remove gluten from traditional beer ingredients – namely malted barley.
Square Mile Cider Company
Launched in 2013, there are two primary products under this brand – "The Original" which is a traditional hard apple cider; and "Spur & Vine", which is a "hopped apple cider".
Appalachian Mountain Brewery
On December 2, 2014, CBA entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Boone, North Carolina–based Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB). As part of the partnership, CBA acted as "master distributor" for AMB, allowing their products to ship via the Anheuser-Busch InBev distributor network. CBA had taken an undisclosed, minority stake in AMB. On October 10, 2018, CBA announced that it acquired 100% of the AMB brand, brewery, and pub. The transaction closed November 29, 2018. On June 3, 2023, the former owners of the Appalachian Mountain Brewery announced they had purchased the company back from AB InBev and will be severing ties with the company to refocus on local distribution.
Cisco Brewers, Inc.
On September 25, 2015, CBA announced a strategic partnership agreement with Nantucket-based Cisco Brewers. As with previous partner, AMB, CBA acted as "master distributor" for AMB, allowing their products to ship via the Anheuser-Busch InBev distributor network. CBA had taken an undisclosed, minority stake in Cisco Brewers. On October 10, 2018, CBA announced that it had acquired 100% of the Cisco intellectual property assets related to its malt beverage products; Cisco's founders continue to own and operate the Cisco Brewers brewpub properties and retail merchandising, including the original brewery and grounds in Nantucket.
Wynwood Brewing Co.
On December 15, 2016, CBA announced a strategic partnership agreement with Miami, Florida–based Wynwood Brewing Co. ("Wynwood"). CBA took a 24.5% stake in Wynwood, valuing the deal at under $30 Million. As with previous partners AMB and Cisco Brewers, CBA acted as "master distributor" for Wynwood, allowing their products to ship via the Anheuser-Busch InBev distributor network. On October 10, 2018, CBA announced that it had acquired the remaining 75.5% of equity in Wynwood, making Wynwood a wholly owned subsidiary of CBA, although Wynwood co-founders Luis Brignoni and his father “Pops” Brignoni would continue to run the operations.
