Grokking the Boston Beer – Dogfish Head Deal

Dear Client: In what is by far its largest deal, Boston Beer Co. announced yesterday that it will acquire all of Dogfish Head for about $300 million [read details here in case you missed it: BBD 05-09-2019].   We are now here to grok it from as many angles we could think of. But before we get to grokking, it's sometimes wise to dig through the archives and see how both companies got to this place. This deal has been