For Thousands of years beer has filled the bellies of humanity. Beer defies borders and stretches into almost every culture on the globe. The beer companies of the world are some of the most successful businesses ever known.

Huge international business conglomerates are purchasing breweries of all different sizes. A more newsworthy acquisition recently has been the purchase of Pabst Brewing by a Russian corporation. This means my local beer of Lone Star has even less of a foothold in Texas – where it’s regionally sold. Other regional brands like Old Style, and Washington’s Rainer brands are also owned by Pabst, or should I say some business man in Russia.

With the exponential growth of craft beer, market leaders like Budweiser and MillerCoors have all but given up competing with the small breweries. They now just seem to swoop in and purchase the popular craft breweries like there’s no tomorrow.

Although today’s infographic is on a global scale, you must understand a lot of these international beers are owned by just a few companies. If somehow a popular national brew isn’t owned in any way by a foreign agency, you can guarantee their international distribution deal is.