Brewdog's new owners have revealed the 38 UK bars that will close for good after the Scottish craft brewer was snapped up in a £33m rescue deal. Tilray’s takeover of BrewDog comes at a moment of major upheaval for the craft‑beer company, and the deal reshapes what parts of the business will survive.

The cannabis and beverage group has agreed to buy BrewDog’s global brand, its intellectual property, the main UK brewing site, and 11 pubs across the UK and Ireland in a transaction worth £33 million. Administrators overseeing BrewDog’s collapse said that, because only a portion of the estate was included in the sale, most BrewDog bars will shut down. Thirty‑eight venues are now set to close, leaving 484 employees facing redundancy, while the company’s 18 franchise bars in the UK and abroad will continue trading under their existing operators.

Under the agreement, Tilray will assume control of key BrewDog facilities, including the Ellon brewery in Aberdeenshire and The Hop Hub distribution centre in Motherwell.

The acquisition also secures 733 jobs, with those employees transferring to Tilray as part of the business continuity plan. BrewDog had temporarily closed its pubs on Monday while finalising the takeover, a move that underscored the uncertainty surrounding the brand’s future as it sought a buyer capable of keeping at least part of the operation intact.

Bristol – Baldwin Street, Harbourside

London – Soho, Camden Road, Chancery Lane, Clerkenwell, Ealing, Hammersmith, Seething Lane, Tower Bridge, Wandsworth

Manchester – DogHouse Manchester, Manchester Outpost

Aberdeen – Castlegate, Union Square

Glasgow – Merchant City, Argyle Street