Oso planning to go pro
Glow and I made the pilgrimage to Chippewa Falls this weekend. Wenthe to the local ice cream parlor and indulged in some Oktoberfest-flavored ice cream.
Favorite Oktoberfest brews?I need a couple new ones to try.Favorite thus far is Great Lakes Brewing.
So if you're ever flying on Aer Lingus, you can get this beer:
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
What should I take? Tony is a good businessman but he did just want John did. Something Tony railed John for.
I know Tony has put down others for doing similar but still, roughly $500M for just a 50% share vs. $39M for 100% of GI's ownership. Note: I don't know the size of GI at time of sale vs. Lagunitas but did find data showing that in 2010 GI was rated the 22nd largest US brewer vs. Lagunitas clocking in at #31.
comparing the two sales is like comparing apples to tbones. i would look more at what Duvel just paid for FW (roughly $220MM). Tony made out like a bandit.
I guess I'll only drink Lakefront going forward.....http://www.jsonline.com/business/budweiser-parent-company-confirms-interest-in-acquiring-sabmiller-b99577947z1-327861331.html
Miller's gonna be spun off if this happens....MolsonCoors will acquire them and consolidate operations. The question is, what craft brands go with Miller and what stay with InBev and what get jettisoned.I hate InBev brands, only ones I allow myself to drink are the Germans (Lowenbrau, Spaten, and Franziskaner)
Is Molson Coors not under the SABMiller umbrella? And are you saying that this is only for the smaller brands, and that AB InBev doesn't want Miller or Coors?
Molson Coors is a separate company. MillerCoors is a joint venture between SABMiller and MolsonCoors for just the US market.InBev's interest in SABMiller is largely for their global brands, as the expansion of the beer market is occurring in places like Asia.This would be bad news for Milwaukee if it happens. InBev would likely downsize anything Milwaukee based even more. If Miller was indeed absorbed into MolsonCoors, those jobs would likely be moved out to Denver. I find it hard to see the JV operations in Chicago remaining if this indeed comes to fruition.
Hmmm, Thursday's choices, DFH tap takeover at Rays or GI Bourbon County tap takeover at Romans
Myabe it's a regional bias, but the GI BC takeover would be the no-brainer for me.
Yep, if InBev acquires SABMiller.....Milwaukee and Chicago will each lose an HQ operation as it will all go to Golden. Long term, I think MolsonCoors keeps some operations in Milwaukee as part of the brand effort but you will likely see a significant decrease in corporate donations as well as involvement in the Milwaukee community.That's the doomsday scenario, I could be wrong, I thought the same thing when M&I was purchased by BMO, but it hasn't seemed to have been an appreciable drop off to date.
I wouldn't be surprised if Miller was spun-off to PE and eventually IPO'd. Miller can stand on its own two feet; the beer business is all about distribution, not necessarily size/sales/production. Though since distribution was part of the consolidation of operations agreement with MolsonCoors, I'm not sure that would be as clean of a divorce as one could hope (who knows, maybe the agreement has some sort of dissolution plan).However, it could be a huge marketing coup to stake claim to being the largest US brewer... and Milwaukee is still synonymous with beer, so there would be a huge hit to the brand to move out of Wisconsin. As people move towards craft beer and many imports are falling out of favor, there could be a huge opportunity for someone to come in and fill the void of a "great American brewer."