Craft brewery liquidation done by people who know the gear.
Stonebridge sells used brewery equipment for closing breweries, downsizing producers, and contract operations. Brewhouses, fermenters, brite tanks, canning and bottling lines, glycol systems, and lab — sold to craft breweries opening or expanding across North America.
- No upfront cost on qualifying projects
- Nationwide buyer network
- Auctions + direct buyers
- Fast turnaround timelines
- Full-service coordination available
Five steps from inquiry to net proceeds
Whether you're handling a single site or a multi-location project, the process is the same and the path is clear.
- 01
Share your assets
Tell us what you have, where it is, and your timing.
- 02
We review
Our team evaluates inventory, condition, location, and goals.
- 03
Strategy
You receive a recommended liquidation strategy and timeline.
- 04
We market & sell
We market to direct buyers, dealers, our network, and select auctions.
- 05
Closing & proceeds
Assets sell, removal coordinated, net proceeds distributed to you.
Brewhouse to packaging — full system or component sales
Most craft brewery buyers want matching tanks and a known brewhouse origin. We catalog systems by manufacturer, BBL capacity, vessel count, and condition so brewers can buy with confidence.
Brewhouse & cellar
- Mash tuns and lauter tuns
- Brew kettles and whirlpools
- Hot and cold liquor tanks
- Fermenters (single and dual zone)
- Brite tanks and serving tanks
- Yeast brinks and pumps
Utilities & process
- Glycol chillers and reservoirs
- Steam boilers and condensate
- Compressors and CO2 systems
- RO and water treatment
- Pumps, hoses, and fittings
- Heat exchangers and CIP
Packaging, kegs & lab
- Canning lines (Wild Goose, Cask)
- Bottling lines and labelers
- Keg washers and fillers
- Half and sixth-barrel kegs
- Lab equipment (cell counters, density meters)
- Cold storage and walk-in coolers
Curious what your equipment could net?
Send a rough list — even just photos and a location — and we'll come back with a recommended path within one business day.
Built for the people who actually run these projects
The right channel for the right asset
Craft breweries buy from each other. We market your system to operators searching for the exact configuration you have.
Direct brewer-to-brewer sales
Targeted outreach to craft breweries opening or expanding capacity matching your system.
Full-system packages
Sell the full brewhouse + cellar as a turnkey opportunity to a single operator.
Component sales
Tanks, fermenters, and packaging sold individually to operators backfilling capacity.
Online timed auctions
Photo and video-rich listings reaching national and international craft buyers.
Closing sales with on-site removal
On-site coordination for breweries with hard lease deadlines.
Every kind of wind-down
Voluntary closures
Owners winding down on their own timeline with a clean process for staff and creditors.
Bankruptcy & ABCs
Court-supervised brewery dispositions with full reporting.
Production downsizing
Selling off oversized fermenters and brite tanks as production rightsizes.
Capacity replacement
Selling first-generation tanks as new vessels arrive.
Distillery and cidery exits
Adjacent fermentation operations using similar equipment categories.
Lender-driven dispositions
Workouts and repos for ABL and SBA lenders.
Brewery teardown takes brewer-grade care
Tanks have to be drained, cleaned, glycol jackets purged, and CO2 systems isolated before anything moves. We coordinate decommissioning that protects buyers and your sale value.
Tank cleaning and purge
Vessels CIP-cleaned and depressurized before rigging.
Glycol jacket purge
Glycol drained and reclaimed so jackets ship clean.
Rigging and freight
Tanks rigged through doors, walls, or roof depending on the build.
Brewhouse documentation
Original P&IDs and brewer manuals consolidated for the buyer.
Get a no-obligation valuation on your assets
Share a quick overview and a specialist will respond within one business day with a recommended path forward.
Why breweries and craft beverage producers trust us
Brewery equipment is a global resale market — a 30bbl brewhouse, fermenters, brite tanks, glycol chillers, canning lines, and kegs each move on their own buyer channels. Generalist auctioneers routinely undervalue stainless production equipment by treating it like scrap. We don't.
Brewhouse and tank-farm valuation expertise
Brewhouse size (bbl), tank count and configuration, glycol capacity, lab and QC equipment, kegging vs canning vs bottling lines — we value each subsystem against the real used brewery equipment market, not a flat scrap percentage of stainless weight.
International craft brewery, cidery, and distillery buyers
Craft breweries, contract brewers, cideries, hard seltzer producers, kombucha makers, and small distilleries across North America and overseas come to us for used fermenters, brite tanks, canning lines, and brewhouses. International demand routinely lifts pricing on complete systems.
Disassembly, rigging, and export logistics
Tanks, brewhouses, and packaging lines require professional disassembly, rigging, glycol drain-down, and often international shipping. We coordinate the riggers, freight forwarders, and export documentation so a buyer in another state — or another country — can actually take delivery.
A clear, low-friction first conversation
The first call is short and useful — even if you ultimately decide not to move forward. No hard sell, no pressure, no obligation.
- 1
You share what you have
Equipment list, photos, location, and timing — even rough info is fine. We can also pull from a previous appraisal or insurance schedule.
- 2
We respond with a plan
Within one business day, you'll get a recommended channel mix, a realistic timeline, and a clear view of what we'll handle vs. what stays on your plate.
- 3
You decide, on your terms
If it's a fit, we move forward. If it's not, you walk away with useful information and zero cost.
- 4
We run the project
Once you sign off, we take over: marketing, buyer vetting, scheduling, removal coordination, and final accounting.
Premium brands buyers actively search for
Buyers search for known brewhouse and packaging brands.
Not sure what your assets are worth?
We'll review what you have and recommend the channel — direct sale, auction, or hybrid — that nets the most for your situation.
Common questions
Tell us about your brewery
Brewhouse size, tank counts, packaging line, glycol — share what you have and we'll respond within one business day.
- Free valuation, no obligation
- Brewer-grade decommissioning
- OLV/FLV available
- Brewhouse manufacturer, BBL, vessel count
- Fermenter and brite tank counts and sizes
- Glycol, boiler, and CO2 system specs
- Canning or bottling line details
- Lease end / move-out date
Don't have it all yet? Reach out anyway — we can work from very little.