Buyback

Last month Appalachian Mountain Brewing bought their company back from the SABInBev Craft Brew Alliance and I my first wonder was if more would follow that lead.

It is one possible benefit of the slowness of the craft beer industry is that breweries who had sold out to the big beer barons, might see that their treatment at the hands of their overlords wasn’t great and the price is now right to get their company back into their hands.

My second wonder was that maybe the people that sold already moved on? But then Funky Buddha and Four Corners were reverted back to their OG owners from Constellation who bet ever so wrong on craft beer.

I think more will follow.

Advancing Asahi

Sounding quite ominous, Asahi is looking to the North American beer market for growth.  These will include acquiring brands, working with start-up companies, and entering the NA and low ABV niches of the market.  You can read more HERE.

Does it mean that they want their Stone like Sapporo does?  And follow up question, who would that be?