A-B buys Goose Island for $38 million

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Message 17thfloor beers 2444 º places 19 º 06:35 Mon 3/28/2011 http://beernews.org/2011/03/anheuser-busch-to-buy-goose-island-for-38-8-million/#more-18165 whoa
Message JMerritt places 72 º 06:35 Mon 3/28/2011 Another article: http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2011/03/anheuser-busch-inbev-to-take-over-goose-island.html WTF??
Message JMerritt places 72 º 06:39 Mon 3/28/2011 Greg Hall is stepping down. Let the speculation begin. Hostile takeover? Greg going to start up another Chicago brewery? Or is he going to partner up with one of the others? This is a sad day.
Message TheAlum beers 7164 º places 10 º 06:43 Mon 3/28/2011 This could get really interesting really quickly.. and likely not for the better.

Message Cavie P beers 6846 º places 80 º 06:45 Mon 3/28/2011 Hard to believe that GIBCS can no longer be called a craft beer. Sad sad day.
Message CanIHave4Beers P beers 4373 º places 76 º 06:46 Mon 3/28/2011 My goodness.
Message TheAlum beers 7164 º places 10 º 06:48 Mon 3/28/2011 Back room negotiations finalized after some wheelin’, dealin’, and schmoozin’ at CBC??
Message cgarvieuk P beers 37625 º places 457 º 06:52 Mon 3/28/2011 A-B in 3 ratebeer top 50beers shocker!!!

Message italarican P beers 1548 º places 115 º 06:53 Mon 3/28/2011 Sounds like a catalyst for this was Goose Island doing too well? That’s sad. This is out of a Twilight Zone episode for craft beer lovers.
Message NobleSquirrel beers 3437 º places 209 º 06:56 Mon 3/28/2011 This isn’t the first one, but it is by far the biggest shock. Fortunately, they are leaving the Hall family in charge. My gut says that this is a smart move for AB with slipping sales. I don’t know that there is necessarily going to be a negative initial impact here, though I liked GI better when it was a Chicago company...
Message illinismitty beers 2271 º places 279 º 06:57 Mon 3/28/2011 fucking great. I am really looking forward to finding crappier versions of 312 and Honkers Ale next to the Red Hook and Amber Bock