# Small Craft Breweries Across US Consolidate as Competition Stiffens

Published 2019-05-24 · Updated 2026-03-19 · Food & Beverage on MarketScale
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> A number of small brewery transactions have emerged this month, as craft breweries across the country fight to remain competitive in an increasingly more crowded industry. In Wisconsin, the nearly seven-year-old Wisconsin Brewing Company announced that it would acquire Lake Louie Brewery in Arena after conversations about a tie-up began in 2017. “We were super…

A number of small brewery transactions have emerged this month, as craft breweries across the country fight to remain competitive in an increasingly more crowded industry.

In Wisconsin, the nearly seven-year-old Wisconsin Brewing Company announced that it would acquire Lake Louie Brewery in Arena after conversations about a tie-up began in 2017.

“We were super excited to explore this idea and bring Tom and his team into our family,” Wisconsin Brewing CEO Carl Nolen said via a press release. “This new collaboration will allow us to utilize our scale to expand and enhance the Lake Louie portfolio.”

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