The American craft beer industry is changing, and increasingly, even some of its biggest regional players are finding strength in numbers.
The latest example comes from Virginia, where Richmond-based Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has acquired Starr Hill Brewery, bringing the state’s two largest craft brewers by sales volume under common ownership.
The deal, which officially closed on October 1, comes as craft breweries nationwide grapple with declining beer sales, rising operating costs and an increasingly competitive marketplace…