date:Apr 07, 2013
e this out. In February 2012, MolsonCoors (TAP) and SABMiller joint U.S. venture Miller Coors bought Minnesota-based craft cider producer Crispin for a reported $40 million. They plan to put it in their Tenth and Blake stable of craft and import beers. Last April, Boston Beer launched its Angry Orchard cider brands, which leaped into Nielsen's (NLSN) Top 10 beer growth brands by year-end. Angry Orchard grabbed 0.1% of the beer market's volume and 0.2% of its share, which is noteworthy because al