Anheuser-Busch is closing three of its American breweries in a move that is expected to send production, and potentially jobs, to its brewery near Baldwinsville.

After a review of its operations, the company decided to close its facilities in Fairfield, Calif., Merrimack, N.H., and Newark, N.J. in early 2026, the last of which it is selling to the Goodman Group, a company spokmesperson told Spectrum News 1. 

The closing will affect about 475 full-time employees. The company has offered those workers transfers to its nine remaining U.S. plants, including the one near Baldwinsville, which is the largest brewery in New York. The company is also shifting production from the three facilities to its other U.S. facilities, including the one near Baldwinsville.  

The company said the changes will enable it to invest more in remaining operations and brands, which include Budweiser, Michelob ULTRA, Busch Light, Bud Light and Stella Artois.

The Central New York location opened in 1983. Anheuser-Busch has poured around $90 million worth of upgrades over the past five years into the Baldwinsville facility, including a $9 million investment announced earlier this year.

The brewery closings come at a time when fewer Americans are drinking alcohol. A recent Gallup poll found 54% of Americans drink, the lowest number in the poll’s 90-year trend.