We're not big drinkers, but we follow all things food. And, dang if this is not big news. The 14.5 billion dollar a year, Belgian brewer InBev has acquired Anheuser-Busch! Here's the press-release (in PDF).

InBev already produces the top selling beers in the world (made up of over 200 brands), including Becks, Cass, Jupiler, Labatt Blue, Sedrin, Siberian Crown, Skol, and Stella Artois. If you don't recognize some of those names, it just means you don't know your global beers, as each of those is a #1 seller in their markets. With the new acquisition, which moves the former American brand abroad, InBev will now also produce the Budweiser, Busch, and Michelob family of beers (amongst many others).

I imagine many beer purests are mourning this day.