Ringwood Brewery is closing in January after being unable to find a buyer. The brewery and shop on the edge of the New Forest has 10 employees affected.
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) chief executive Paul Davies said: “We have made the difficult decision to announce our intention to close the site, as we have been unable to secure a sale of our Ringwood Brewery operation over the past six months.
“We are incredibly proud of the effort and dedication of our people at Ringwood Brewery – our priority now is to support colleagues affected by the proposals through the consultation period, which has now begun.”
CMBC announced in June the sale after deciding the level of investment required to sustain and update the site would be too large.