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QUIZ: Who brews your beer?

1. Stella Artois

QUIZ: Who brews your beer?

Yes! But don't get too excited. That was an easy one to get you warmed up.

Yes! But don

Stella Artois is one of AB InBev's most prominent and famous brands, after all.

2. Wild Blue

2. Wild Blue

Yes. AB InBev actually started the craft brewery.

Yes. AB InBev actually started the craft brewery.

Wild Blue is a blueberry-infused lager with American and German hops. The beer started in 2005, comes from Missouri, and was created by Anheuser-Busch

3. Kronenbourg 1664

3. Kronenbourg 1664

Nope. Kronenbourg belongs to Carlsberg.

Nope. Kronenbourg belongs to Carlsberg.

Carlsberg, now the world's fourth-largest brewer, bought the French brewery in 2008 in a deal worth roughly $7.04 billion.

4. Stella

4. Stella

Sorry, but this one isn't a spin-off of Stella Artois. This Stella comes from the Al Ahram Brewery in Egypt, which is owned by Heineken.

Sorry, but this one isn

Al Ahram, Egypt's only beer brewery at the time, was bought in 2002 by another giant, Heineken, for $280 million.

SAB Miller has tried to acquire Heineken in a bid to ward off the impending merger with AB InBev — but Heineken said no in 2014.

5. Smithwick's Ale

5. Smithwick

No, Diageo owns Smithwicks.

No, Diageo owns Smithwicks.

Smithwicks is brewed in St. James' Gate in Ireland, with main markets in the UK, Canada, and the US.

The company was founded in 1710. Guinness acquired the company in 1965, before merging with the Grand Metropolitan in 1997 to become Diageo — the maker of Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker.

6. Balimi

6. Balimi

Yes. SABMiller owns the rights to Balimi — which opened the door to Tanzania for the company.

Yes. SABMiller owns the rights to Balimi — which opened the door to Tanzania for the company.

Balimi is a Tanzanian beer and a key part of SABMiller's expansion into Africa.

Which is part of the reason why the merger between AB InBev and SABMiller is so expansive — SABMiller has a strong hand in Africa, a market that AB InBev has yet to breach.

7. Kirin

7. Kirin

Well, kind of. AB InBev brews Kirin for US consumption.

Well, kind of. AB InBev brews Kirin for US consumption.

And US consumers were not happy about that when it was they realized the Japanese beer was being brewed in the US.

Back in January, AB InBev agreed to reimburse consumers who had the beer between 2009 and 2014 for alleged deceptive packaging.

8. Matilda Bay Dirty Granny

8. Matilda Bay Dirty Granny

Yes! SABMiller owns Dirty Granny.

Yes! SABMiller owns Dirty Granny.

A cider from Australia, Dirty Granny is brewed by Matilda Bay Brewing Company, Australia's first craft brewery. Matilda Bay was acquired by Carlton and United Breweries, which was then subsumed in 2011 by SAB Miller for $10.2 billion.

Through Carton and United, SAB also owns Australia's best selling beer, Victoria Bitter.

9. Blue Moon

9. Blue Moon

Nope. Blue Moon belongs to Molson Coors Brewing Company.

Nope. Blue Moon belongs to Molson Coors Brewing Company.

Blue Moon is based out of Colorado, and controversially, is labeled as a craft beer.

Molson Coors is the world's seventh-largest brewer by volume — though that doubtlessly will change after the merger between SABMiller and AB InBev.

SABMiller recently decided to sell its shares of the joint venture MillerCoors to Molson Coors for $12 billion, in a bid to comply with US antitrust laws.

10. Skol

10. Skol

Skol is one of the biggest names in AB-InBev's portfolio ... but it's also owned by Carlsberg.

Skol is one of the biggest names in AB-InBev

Denmark-based Carlsberg Group is now the fifth-largest brewery in the world, and owns the rights to brew and distribute Skol outside of Africa and South America.

While AB InBev owns the rights in South America, Belgium-based Unibra owns the rights to sell Skol in Africa.

Skol is the most popular beer in Brazil.

11. Keystone Light

11. Keystone Light

No, Keystone is owned by Molson Coors.

No, Keystone is owned by Molson Coors.

Keystone Light is one of the best-selling domestic beers in the US by dollar value.

SABMiller recently decided to sell its shares of the joint venture MillerCoors to Molson Coors for $12 billion, in a bid to comply with US antitrust laws.

12. Harbin

12. Harbin

Yes! AB InBev owns China's fourth-largest brewery, Harbin.

Yes! AB InBev owns China

AB InBev has a 15.9% market share in China with its brands, which include Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois, Harbin, and Double Deer.

Harbin is China's oldest brewery and was acquired by AB InBev in 2004 for about $885 million.

SABMiller brews Snow. Some legal experts say the combined SABMiller and AB InBev entity may have to divest Snow in order to fall in line with Chinese antitrust laws.

With Snow, the two companies would control about 40% of China's beer market.

13. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

13. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Nope. This one is owned by one of Sierra Nevada's founding members, Ken Grossman.

Nope. This one is owned by one of Sierra Nevada

The California-based company started in 1979, and is said to be wroth about $800 million.

14. Singha

14. Singha

Singha is owned by Boon Rawd Brewery.

Singha is owned by Boon Rawd Brewery.

Boon Rawd Brewery is based out of Thailand. The brewery is best known for creating Singha, though it also produces energy drinks.

Brewery owner Santi Bhirombihakdi is Thailand's seventh-richest person, with a net worth of $2.9 billion.

15. Klinskoye

15. Klinskoye

Yes, AB InBev owns the brewery.

Yes, AB InBev owns the brewery.

Klinskoye is one of the best selling beers in Russia — though the beer market in Russia has declined at least 25% since 2008.

In 2010, AB InBev estimated that it had 15.8% market share in Russia.

In short, this is a huge merger, and the combined company will have a significant hand in nearly every single market.

In short, this is a huge merger, and the combined company will have a significant hand in nearly every single market.

You can read more about that here.

And in the US, they own six out of the 10 most popular beer brands.

And in the US, they own six out of the 10 most popular beer brands.

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