Several formerly independent craft breweries were acquired by a major beer maker over the past several years and are now being promoted in sports venues nationwide. Here’s a look at how a few of them have fared in the number of barrels shipped.
* Heineken acquired a 50 percent stake in the brewery in 2015, and the remaining portion in 2017, for a combined total of approximately $1 billion. ^ Anheuser-Busch buys the brewery for $38.3 million in 2011. # Constellation buys the brewery in November 2015. @ Anheuser-Busch buys the brewery in January 2015.