After Nearly 75 Years, the Beer Giant Shuts Down NJ Facility; Future Site Slated for Logistics & Industrial Use
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
NEWARK, NJ – Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis-based beverage behemoth, announced on December 12, 2025, that it will be closing its storied brewery in Newark, New Jersey, in early 2026. This decision marks the end of a nearly 75-year presence in New Jersey’s largest city and definitively closes the chapter on Newark’s once-glorious, centuries-old beer-making industry.
