Syracuse, N.Y. – Anheuser-Busch, the world’s largest beer maker, is closing three of its U.S. breweries in a move that is expected to send business and potentially jobs to its brewery near Baldwinsville, which is remaining open.

The company said this week that after a “thorough review” of its operations, it has decided to sell its Newark, New Jersey, brewery to the Goodman Group and close its breweries in Fairfield, California, and Merrimack, New Hampshire, in early 2026. Goodman plans to repurpose the Newark brewery for industrial manufacturing and logistics uses, the company told NJ.com .

The company said it will shift production from the three facilities to its other U.S. facilities. It said the changes will enable the company to invest in its remaining operations and in its portfol

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