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[HVB]

Stone acquired by Sapporo.  10 years ago I never would have imagined this could happen.

 

https://www.business...e-Stone-Brewing

[Stout_fan]

That sux.

 

Next Coors will be bought by Butweiper. Oh wait, I couldn't care less about that one.

 

A timeline goes only to 2017.

Anybody have a better one?

[No Party JKor]

10 years ago this already seemed like the inevitable outcome to me.  That's how pretty much every industry works nowadays.  If a new disruptive company or movement comes up they get bought when they get big enough to screw up the quarterly earnings statements of the companies who have to answer to their shareholders.