Aussie pubs, jobs safe for now as UK company lays off hundreds of staff

Wednesday, 4 March 2026 08:04

The company has four breweries and about 100 pubs around the globe, including five here in Australia.

Several Australian BrewDog pubs are unlikely to be impacted after dozens of bars were closed and hundreds of staff made redundant in the UK chain of the same name.

The company has four breweries and about 100 pubs around the globe, including five here in Australia.

They're located at Murarrie and Fortitude Valley in Brisbane, Pentridge in Melbourne, South Eveleigh in Sydney, and West Perth in Perth and employ dozens of staff.

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An exterior shot of BrewDog DogTap in Murarrie, Brisbane is one of five BrewDog locations in Australia.

Nearly 40 of BrewDog's UK bars have been shuttered and 484 jobs have been slashed after the company was bought by Tilray, a US beverage and medical cannabis company.

The $62 million rescue deal came after years of BrewDog failing to turn a profit.

But it did not save 38 of the brand's UK locations, nor hundreds of its workers.

Staff were reportedly told they had been made redundant on a conference call with only 25 minutes notice, according to a BBC report.

Unite, a UK trade union representing hospitality workers, called it a "disgrace".

General view of a BrewDog bar in Clerkenwell as the bar chain and craft beer brewer plans a potential sale of the business.

The BBC reported Tilray and BrewDog are now negotiating for a deal on the firm's assets in Australia, as well as in the US.

The BrewDog bars in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne, which are independently operated by Australian Venue Co, should not be impacted.

A spokesperson for Australian Venue Co told nine.com.au the closures and redundancies in the UK will not affect its BrewDog venues.

“BrewDog South Eveleigh in Sydney, BrewDog Perth and BrewDog Pentridge in Melbourne will continue to operate as normal and team members will remain in their current roles,” they said.

How the UK closures will affect the other two Australian locations remains unclear.

Nine.com.au has reached out to BrewDog's Head of Australian Operations and the two Brisbane locations for comment.

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