Newest rumor-MillerCoors buying Surly

[singybrue]

http://www.wearebrewstuds.com/stories/news/craft-beer-millercoors-buying-minnesotas-surly-brewing/

 

[dallasdb]

Can someone elaborate on this excerpt from the article. I'm not familiar enough with any restrictions or regs that AB/Inbev or MillerCoors have when it comes to purchasing craft breweries.

Thanks

Excerpt:

"The Karbach Brewing purchase officially puts the biggest beer company ever just one card stamp away from the next acquisition happening at half price — and outside the the supervision of the open-palmed U.S. Department of ‘Justice.’"

What does the half price reference or the card stamp refer to?

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Can someone elaborate on this excerpt from the article. I'm not familiar enough with any restrictions or regs that AB/Inbev or MillerCoors have when it comes to purchasing craft breweries.

Thanks

Excerpt:

"The Karbach Brewing purchase officially puts the biggest beer company ever just one card stamp away from the next acquisition happening at half price — and outside the the supervision of the open-palmed U.S. Department of ‘Justice.’"

What does the half price reference or the card stamp refer to?

It's a joke. Like a Starbucks rewards card. Buy 10 get one half price.

As for the open palmed bit .... I am not sure of the specifics but when ABInbev struck the SAB deal, restrictions were also set in place where antitrust commission has to approve any new acquisitions regardless of size. I think this is a obscure reference to that.

 

[dallasdb]

I get the "attempt" at a joke now!

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Wiscohio_brewer]

Hmmm maybe this explains their head brewer Todd Haug leaving for 3 Floyds.