Pirate Life Brewing is a brewery located in Adelaide, South Australia, that produces craft beer. Established in 2014 by Jack Cameron, Michael Cameron and Jared Proudfoot,Spence, Andrew; Bailey, Michael (17 August 2016). "Pirate Life sails in sinking beer market", The Australian Financial Review, Sydney, New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2018. the company officially launched in 2015 after the three founders relocated from Western Australia to open the brewery.Spence, Andrew. (August 23, 2016). "Pirate Life brews up a crafty expansion", InDaily, Adelaide, South Australia. Retrieved 16 November 2018. In 2016 Pirate Life set up a distribution company for their products, Pirate Cartel, after a partial acquisition of their previous distributor.Atkinson, James (15 July 2016) "Pirate Life adds distribution arm", BrewsNews. Retrieved 16 November 2018.Castello, Renato (9 August 2016). "Pirate brewers look to foreign shores", The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia. p25. The following year Pirate Life were acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev. After they were acquired, Pirate Life announced plans for a larger scale expansion, "quadrupling" production through a new facility in Port Adelaide."Craft beer company Pirate Life to create new brewery at Port Adelaide" (13 February 2018). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
Pirate Life Brewery is, as of 2020, owned by Asahi Beverages after its purchase of Carlton & United Beverages from Anheuser-Busch InBev."https://www.asahigroup-holdings.com/news/news_file/file/200601_2.pdf Announcement regarding completion of acquisition of the Australian business of Anheuser-Busch InBev and shelf registration of newly issued stock" (1 June 2020).Asahi Group Holdings. Retrieved 30 October 2025. See also
Beer in Australia List of breweries in Australia South Australian food and drink
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