Brewdog: UK craft beer giant expands into China - BBC News

The firm says its Punk IPA and other beers will be brewed in the country by the end of next month.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Brewdog is one of the UK's biggest craft beer brandsBy Peter HoskinsBusiness reporterUK-based craft beer maker Brewdog is expanding in China after partnering with brewing giant Budweiser.

The joint venture with Budweiser China will see the Scottish firm's Punk IPA and other beers brewed in China.

Brewdog also says it plans to open more bars in the world's second largest economy.

It comes after the company has faced controversies in recent years and has flagged it may pursue a stock market listing.

In a statement, Brewdog founder James Watt described the Budweiser partnership as "transformational" and said it would bring the craft brewery to "every corner of the world's biggest beer market".

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