for US $7.3 billion. The deal closed on 21 December 2016 and included beer brands such as Pilsner Urquell, Velkopopovický Kozel, Topvar, Tyskie, Lech, Dreher and Ursus. In 2017, the company sold its 19.9% stake of Tsingtao Brewery for $937 million. In 2019, the company bought Fuller's beer business from Fuller, Smith & Turner plc for an enterprise value of £250 million. The assets sold comprised the entirety of Fuller's beer, cider and soft drinks brewing and production, wine wholesaling, as well as the distribution thereof and also includes the Griffin Brewery, Cornish Orchards, Dark Star Brewing and Nectar Imports In May 2020, the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board approved the company's $16 billion bid for Carlton & United Breweries, and the deal will see Asahi ending up with about 48.5 per cent share of the Australian beer market. Brands The company's primary beer, from 1957 through the late 1980s, was Asahi Gold (overtaking Asahi Draft, its original formula, which remains in production). However, Asahi Super Dry, introduced in 1987, is now the company's flagship beer brand. Asahi Super Dry, a product that transformed the modern beer industry in Japan, is described as a highly attenuated lager without the heavier malt flavors of competitors' products, with a crisp, dry taste reminiscent of some northern German beers. This highly successful launch led to a significant rise in consumer demand for dry beer and in turn to a dramatic turnaround in Asahi's business performance, surpassing Kirin in terms of both sales and profitability. Other beers produced include: Asahi Draft – Lager (first produced in 1892) Asahi Gold – Lager (former flagship product; first produced in 1957) Asahi Stout Asahi Z – Dry lager Asahi Black – a 5% abv dark lager Asahi Prime Time – German Pilsener style lager (only available in Japan) Brands acquired from Anheuser-Busch InBev: Grolsch Brewery Peroni Brewery Meantime Brewery Gambrinus Pilsner Urquell Radegast Velkopopovický Kozel Tyskie Lech Dreher Ursus Carlton & United Breweries Asahi Beer Hall Asahi Breweries' headquarters in Tokyo were designed by French designer Philippe Starck. The Beer Hall is considered one of Tokyo's most recognizable modern structures. See also Beer in Japan Asahi Soft Drinks References External links Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Asahi Breweries Breweries in Japan Companies based in Tokyo Multinational companies headquartered in Japan Food and drink companies established in 1889 Japanese companies established in 1889 Japanese brands Companies listed