With AB-InBev buying up microbreweries across the country they are simply trying to control the growing competition due to people realizing what real beer tastes like. They can fool people for a while but new independent microbreweries will sprout up and gain followings like the originals did. The people want what the people want and that is craft beer, not mass-produced beer wearing a craft beer label. Just like every corporate merger in history, they say the product and quality that people have come to expect won't change, they say the local management and operations won't change, but a year or two later after the hubbub dies down they quietly corporatized the business to maximize profit and minimize variability. Why should anyone be surprised at this, corporations exist solely to make a profit for shareholders and if the profit does not increase on a yearly basis they restructure the corporation in order to do so.
In conclusion,
AB-InBev: WE ARE THE BORG. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED.
In conclusion,
AB-InBev: WE ARE THE BORG. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED.