How familiar are you with your beer? It looks like a craft beer, it tastes like a craft beer, but is it actually made by a craft brewery? Many of the large brewers have been swallowing up successful craft breweries and adding them to their portfolio over the past several years. Leading the way is Anheuser-Busch, which has purchased 10 craft breweries over an eight-year period, including well-known brands such as Goose Island, 10 Barrel and Breckenridge. So if your a craft beer loyalist, it may pay to do your due diligence before you pick up your next six-pack.
To learn more about this topic, the Chicago Tribune published an article recently looking into this phenomenon.
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