Goose Island Brewery has been sold to Anheuser Busch for $38.8 million. The sale includes the brand and the brewery on Fulton St. in Chicago, but does not include the two Brewpubs on Clark St. and Clybourn Ave. Those will still be owned John Hall and his partners. For those who know AB had a minority ownership since 2006 and distributed Goose Island since. So this purchase comes as no major surprise. Also many know that AB is owned by InBev. This is another consolidation within the beer industry. Hopefully AB/IB will let Goose Island continue to be creative when it comes to their beer. Only time will tell.
QC Beerguy
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