Hardywood Acquires Starr Hill, Uniting Virginia's Largest Breweries

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Hardywood buys Starr Hill in major Virginia beer deal

Updated: Virginia's 2 largest craft brewers, Hardywood and Starr Hill, are merging

Hardywood acquired Starr Hill in an all-equity deal, meaning no cash changed hands, and Starr Hill's owners will become partial owners of Hardywood.

Hardywood acquires Starr Hill, uniting Virginia's largest breweries

Richmond-based Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has acquired the Charlottesville-born Starr Hill Brewery.

Hardywood Acquires Starr Hill, Uniting Virginia's Top Craft Brewers

The Hardywood Starr Hill deal puts Virginia’s two biggest craft brewers under one roof: Richmond’s Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has acquired Crozet’s Starr Hill Brewery in an all-equity deal. The breweries announced it on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, and said the transaction closed Oct. 1. Price? Not disclosed. Both brands, their breweries and their taprooms...

Hardywood Acquires Starr Hill Brewery in Virginia

Richmond's Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has acquired Charlottesville's Starr Hill Brewery, merging Virginia's two largest craft beer makers.