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AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 1:07 am
by CorneliusAlphonse
I found this quite informative and interesting. Some of the actual reasons to be concerned about the big guys buying small craft breweries (besides gut instinct mistrust)
http://goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2017/5/ ... f-megabrew
Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 4:14 pm
by CPR
Insightful stuff and pretty scary! More incentive for small breweries to stay small and to make beer better than the big guys can
Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 4:31 pm
by BBrianBoogie
Interesting analysis for sure.
Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 5:56 pm
by BAbrewing
Heineken obtaining Lagunitas surprised me.
Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 7:43 am
by elreplica
Sleeman, Creemore, Mill Street, Granville - four Canadian examples of craft swallowed by multinational megaswillage...
Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 10:06 am
by Lisa J
Sadly, if you throw enough money around (as only the big players like AB InBev can), there will always be those who will sell out (to the detriment of the craft category as a whole). "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse..." literally and figuratively in some cases. Buy out vs. force out.
Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 4:02 am
by CorneliusAlphonse
And in related news, AB-InBev essentially controls the South African hop market, and just blocked hop sales to north american independent breweries.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/ ... frica.html
Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:10 am
by amartin
Huh, I didn't know there were South African hops. I'm guessing it's probably not looking great for us either.
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Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 7:28 am
by elreplica
Lol. Go ahead AB-InBev, block hops to Canada. Create a demand for more local homegrown products. Kind of like Jamaica blocking weed into Canada- we know how that prohibition ended.
Re: AB-InBev purchasing craft breweries - a blog post
Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 7:32 am
by McGruff
I brew mostly Pilsners so kiss my ass AB. I googled how many breweries Ab/Inbev owns and the list is endless. They don't own my beer, well yet.