Debate is not always a bad thing. I am on the fence, but see both arguments. I think big brew and craft brew are separate markets, and this merger wouldn't really affect craft brew in a negative way. If ABI dominated cheap, crush the can when you're done brew, and were able to drive the price up...
This is the opposite side of the Justice Department's argument: the merger would not lead to a monopoly on the market.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323807004578284262078682652.html?KEYWORDS=least+interesting+lawyers
This is the 'golden-age' of independent breweries right...
This is my first post. I have been a viewer for a while, and thought a lot of you might find this interesting. It is a Wall Street Journal article that talks of price fixing by ABI, and the rest of the macro-brewers following their lead. As well as the predicted outcome if such a takeover...