More On Beer Monopoly

More On Beer Monopoly

Not Brewopoly, the beloved family board game, an actual monopoly.  As was noted in the inaugural post of the SLACE Archive, Anheuser-Busch InBev is attempting to purchase another beer conglomerate–Grupo Modelo.  That Planet Money story used the attempted purchase as a predicate for discussing the economic effects of monopolies.  This story, on All Things Considered (11:30 minutes), discusses the economic battle between big beer and craft brewers and how many of the hip craft beers you think you are drinking are really owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Special thanks to Jack Foster for bringing this story to my attention.