We were pleased to play a role in the unique partnership between Kirin and Brooklyn Brewery, said Townsend Ziebold, managing partner of First Beverage. Brooklyn Brewery, Williamsburg. For an undisclosed amount, Kirin will own an approximate 25% stake, though management will remain unchanged at Brooklyn Brewery. According to Nikkei Asia, Kirins businesses in Myanmar will soon constitute around 10% of the conglomerates overseas sales, following major investments from 2015-21. Craft beer is where the growth is, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Duncan Fox. Kirins investment allows us to do that and a lot more. Kirin-owned brewer Lion has announced it has signed an agreement with US brewery Brooklyn Brewery to take over the marketing, sales and distribution of Brooklyn Brewery beers in Australia.The new agreement will commence on 17 December 2018, and Brooklyn Brewery stock will be available for trade to order through Lion from that date. To draw patrons of specialty beers, Kirin opened two brewpubs last year where beer is brewed on site. Japan's beer maker Kirin Holdings will invest $30 million in Kirin meanwhile has historically shown interest in independent breweries and owns a minority stake in New Yorks Brooklyn Brewery. The investment will give Kirin a 24.5% stake in Brooklyn Brewery, the U.S.s 12th-largest craft brewer by volume. To draw patrons of specialty beers, Kirin opened two brewpubs last year where beer is brewed on site. Kirin Holdings Co. of Japan said Wednesday it agreed to take a minority stake in Brooklyn Brewery, in one of the first investments by a Japanese company in a U.S. craft brewer. The brewery became one of the pioneers of the US craft beer movement. Financial terms werent disclosed So on behalf of our 150+ employees, soon to be growing, we welcome Kirin to the Brooklyn Brewery family and look forward to our journey together. Japanese beer titan Kirin is set to acquire a 25 percent stake in Brooklyn Brewery for an undisclosed sum. Craft beer is where the growth is, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Duncan Fox. Kirin and Brooklyn Brewery will form a Japanese joint venture in January 2017 to roll out the Brooklyn brand in Japan, with plans to expand to Brazil, according to a Kirin statement. Brooklyns other dealings also include a new craft brewery in Korea, Jeju Brewing Company, expected to open in Spring 2017. In fact, it has a sister in Sweden. Brooklyn Brewery, co-founded by Steve Hindy, a former war correspondent, and a banker, will remain an independent company with its management intact, according to a Kirin statement. As part of the deal, Kirin's beer-centric division, Kirin Brewing Co., and Brooklyn Brewery will establish a joint-venture in Japan in early 2017, as well as expanding Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Brewery, which is the nations 12 th largest craft beer supplier by sales volume, recently sold a minority stake to Kirin Holdings Company, a Japanese beer producer. KIRIN DRINX5,500 12. The two companies will also form a joint venture in Japan next year to market Brooklyn beers in Japan and then expand to Brazil, the Tokyo-based Kirin said in a statement. The company engages in the distribution and retail of brewery products of the Brooklyn Brewery Kirin and Brooklyn Brewery will form a joint venture in January 2017 to roll out the Brooklyn brand in Japan, with plans to expand to Brazil, the companies said. Kirin Holding moves into New York beer scene Meanwhile fellow Japanese beer brand Kirin Holdings have bought a 25% stake in the New York beer specialist, Brooklyn Brewery To draw patrons of specialty beers, Kirin opened two brewpubs last year where beer is brewed on site. They own and licence many different beer brands. Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings Co Ltd <2503.T> said on Wednesday it would buy a minority stake of about 24.5 percent in privately held Brooklyn Brewery Privately-held Brooklyn Brewery will issue new shares to Kirin Brewery Co., giving the Brooklyn will set up a joint venture with Kirin for the purpose of expanding the craft beer market in Japan, and will develop a similar model together with Kirin in Brazil. Japanese beer producer Kirin on Wednesday announced it was acquiring a 25 percent stake in New York's Brooklyn Brewery, to tap into the global popularity of craft beers. Lion owner Kirin understands and respects craft beer, said Brooklyn Brewery president Robin Ottaway, as the parties entered into a capital and business partnership. Distributor of beers. The Brooklyn Brewery deal would follow Kirins purchase of a 33 percent stake in Japanese craft label Yo-Ho Brewing Co. in 2014. Brooklyn Brewery beers will be distributed The Brooklyn Brewery deal follows Kirins purchase of a 33 percent stake in Japanese craft label Yo-Ho Brewing Co. in 2014. Brooklyn Brewery will issue new shares for the deal, whose value the companies didnt disclose. Kirin is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) keiretsu. The Brooklyn Brewery deal follows Kirins purchase of a 33 percent stake in Japanese craft label Yo-Ho Brewing Co. in 2014. Kirin is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) keiretsu. This week they announced a sale of 24.5% of the American brewery business to Kirin, Japan's second largest brewer and beverage business that includes a variety of partnerships including Heineken Japan, a Coca-Cola bottling business, as well as Earlier today, it was announced that Kirin Holdings Company Limited and its subsidiary Kirin Brewing Company have concluded a partnership agreement with Brooklyn Brewery, through which they have acquired a 24.5% stake in the New York-based brewery.. Distribution. Kirin Brewery President Takayuki Fuse said at the launch event in Tokyo that the company aims to gain 100,000 subscribers by the end of the year. In order to further advance these activities, from 2016, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (hereinafter KH) and KB started exploring the possibility of forming a working relationship with Brooklyn Brewery (hereinafter BB), one of the leading US craft breweries, in Japan and Brazil. Carlsberg has opened a craft brewery in Lithuania to produce Brooklyn Lager under license. Kirin Holdings Co. agreed to acquire a minority stake in Brooklyn Brewery, marking a rare investment by an Asian company in the $22 billion U.S. craft lager ind Kirin has taken a 24.5 per cent stake in Brooklyn, which Ottaway said will be reinvested in the New York company. Including Brasil-Kirin (Schincariol) Kirin brews around 37 million barrels (43 million hectolitres). They own and licence many different beer brands. In 2016, Brooklyn Brewery sold off a 24.5% stake in the company to Japanese conglomerate Kirin Holdings. The deal was done in an effort to tap into new markets in Asia and Brazil- an historically difficult region to break into, with Through this partnership, Kirin will help boost the growth of Brooklyn Brewing through technological assistance as well as THE GIST Brooklyn Brewery is piecing together what might be the most diversified and unique partnership model for an American craft brewery. Brooklyn Brewery announced in a blog post today that it has sold a minority stake to Japanese brewer Kirin.. While Brooklyn has been at the forefront of the craft beer movement for decades, they have been publicly moving from regional to national to international over the past few years. They are part owned by Kirin. The blog post, written by Brooklyn Brewery president Robin Ottaway, notes that the investment from Kirin will allow Brooklyn Brewery to remain an independent owned and operated brewery as defined by the Brewers Association Japanese beer multi Kirin enters America and grabs a 24.5% stake in Brooklyn Brewery, the U.S.'s 12th-largest craft brewer by volume, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. Brewery Company (Brooklyn Brewery/Kirin) General Information Description. Kirin's rival Asahi Breweries Ltd. will also begin a similar home-delivery subscription beer service in May, In 2016, Kirin purchased a 25% stake in New York based Brooklyn brewery. In 2016, it sold a minority stake to Kirin Brewery, headquartered in Tokyo. In 2016, Kirin purchased a 25% stake in New York based Brooklyn brewery. Since December 30, 2016, the Carlsberg Group has an agreement with Brooklyn Brewery to distribute its beers in Europe, the UK, and Hong Kong. Brooklyn Brewery last year sold some 290,000 barrels (350,000 hectolitres). Kirin buying a portion of Brooklyn Brewery is just one more example of big beer companies adjusting to consumer spending. Brooklyn Brewery announced today that Kirin Brewery, the Japanese beverage company, has bought a stake in the company that's one of Brooklyn's biggest brands. Japans Kirin Holdings has said it will take a minority stake of 24.5% in Brooklyn Brewery, in one of the first investments by a Japanese company in an American craft brewer. Kirin holds stakes in many major beer companies around the world, including San Miguel, Lion and US-based New Belgium and Brooklyn Brewery. But let me be entirely clearEric and I will continue to control and operate the Brooklyn Brewery for many years to come. (Brooklyn, NY) In a shocking turn of events, Kirin Holdings Company, the parent company of the famous Japanese lager Kirin Ichiban, has purchased a minority stake in Brooklyn Brewery.. Japanese corporation Kirin acquired a 24.5% stake in the brewery in October 2016. Brooklyn Brewery was founded in 1987 by former English teacher and international journalist Steve Hindy and his neighbour Tom Potter, a former lending officer at New Yorks Chemical Bank. Craft beer sales are steadily increasing as more people reject Budweiser, Corona, and other well-known brands for lesser-known and better-tasting products.