Brixton Brewery has been fully acquired by Heineken, three years after the global brewer took a minority stake in the business.

Heineken UK has built on the 49% stake it took in Brixton Brewery in November 2017.

That deal enabled the brewery to press ahead with opening a second site in Brixton, boost capacity nearly tenfold from its 3,000hl site to up to 30,000hl, and significantly grow its team as a result.

Brixton Brewery was started in a railway arch in 2013 by two couples who met in a Brixton bar. Jez and Libby and Mike and Xochitl worked hard to build a successful brewery and sustainable local business in the heart of Brixton.

The brewery said in a statement: Our team now includes 25 talented and dedicated people. We are a proud London Living Wage employer and members of the Living Wage Foundation.

“Our growth and expansion are a source of huge pride to us – we’ve always been ambitious for our team and for our business. Over the past three years of working together, we’ve built a strong relationship with Heineken, who share our commitment to quality and responsibility.

“We have benefited from the Heineken team’s expertise and market reach, and we want to build on it.

“There’s no denying the fact that the next few years will be challenging for many reasons, so we’re happy to have the opportunity to secure the future of Brixton Brewery for our team, our families, our community and fans of our beers, who’ve been hugely supportive of our success. 

“The industry has changed massively since we started, and we want nothing more than to continue to be a positive part of it.”