Anheuser-Busch acquires DIY brewing company

New York

FOR the world's biggest brewer, no beer is too small.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, fighting defection from its blockbuster brands to craft beers, has turned to kitchen and closet brews, buying one of the continent's largest suppliers for do-it-yourself beer-makers, Northern Brewer, for an undisclosed sum.

"We understand the consumer need is changing, and we want to keep up with the evolving beer landscape," said Cassiano Hissnauer,…