Archive for Merger-Acquisition
InBev to jump InBed with A/B?
A report released today from the Associated Press in London indicates that European brewing giant InBev may be working on a $46 billion dollar bid for Anheuser-Busch. Following suit, this would mark the third and final of the big three American Brewers to consolidate with a foreign owned brewer (Coors joined with Molson and Miller [...]
Magic Hat And Pyramid Intend to Merge
Howdy, This information is hot of the press (posted by BA yesterday). I held onto the previous Magic Hat Expansion post and when this news appeared yesterday — I decided to share these together. (The expansion update was an article from about 2-3 weeks ago.) I am curious if Magic Hat will continue with their [...]
Redhook, Widmer merge, brew new business
Redhook, Widmer merge, brew new business By Melissa Allison Seattle Times business reporter Redhook Ale Brewery of Woodinville plans to merge with Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland to form a new company called Craft Brewers Alliance. It will be headquartered in Portland with management offices in both cities, officials said. Existing breweries will remain, including [...]
Colorado’s Flying Dog Brrewery moving to Maryland
This is some big news in the Craft Beer market. Flying Dog is one of the major players in the Colorado Craft Beer Market and will be moving all of their operations to Frederick, MD. This is an interesting move and we hope that this works out for them. This just give us another reason [...]
Tragic Story sees light at the end of the Tunnel…
I read this story today for the first time and at first I wasn’t going to post it on the blog. I then realized that this was an inspirational story that should be shared. Life goes on and good beer will survive. (It’s interesting that Mass is noted as one of the states it is [...]
Hops price hike brewing up a crisis
By Tracey Rauh Solomon , Staff writer Eagle-Tribune HAVERHILL – Sean Corcoran and Adam St. Jean don’t mind paying $4 for a pint of beer at The Tap in Haverhill. But if the price were to go up to $4.50 or $5, would they still be willing to sit at the bar and sip their [...]
Samuel Adams – Battling with the big guys
Below is an article about the Business side of Samuel Adams Brewery (Boston Beer Company). This market analysis was made before the announcement of the Coors/Miller merger. It’s interesting to see a former Microbrewery battling with the big guys…. Sean Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!! P.s. I added extra pictures for those who might [...]
Coors, Miller to combine operations
NEW YORK – The makers of Coors and Miller plan to combine their U.S. brewing operations in an effort to compete better against industry-leader Anheuser-Busch. The joint venture announced Tuesday will be known as MillerCoors and will have responsibility for selling brands like Miller Lite and Coors Light in the U.S. Anheuser-Busch Cos. accounts for [...]
Good News for Microbrew fans..
Ian stumbled upon this article today… It’s rather long, but this is good news for Microbreweries. GROCERY: Beer: Honing the craft The craft beer segment is a prominent growth driver, but grocers need to decide where it fits in a larger category strategy. By Dan Motelet AUGUST 01, 2007 — Craft beers have grown so [...]
Interesting news on The Rolling Rock front
We discovered this article a few weeks ago, but I didn’t get a chance to post this. Even though Rolling Rock isn’t a microbrew, it’s still interesting that $$ is being invested in the industry. Enjoy! Sean p.s. Rolling Rock was one of my go to beers back in the day. It’s good to see [...]
