▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁ac quire ▁S AB M iller ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Dre her ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁As ah i ▁Bre wer ies ▁of ▁Japan ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ; ▁the ▁deal ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁close ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁▁▁▁ ▁Dre her ▁Bre wer ies ▁Ltd . ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁leading ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁be er ▁market . ▁The ▁bre wer y ▁still ▁oper ates ▁in ▁K ő b ány a , ▁where ▁the ▁be ers ▁are ▁bre wing ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁technology ▁methods ▁in ▁the ▁buildings , ▁which ▁were ▁restored ▁to ▁their ▁original ▁splend our . ▁▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁– ▁Peter ▁Schmidt ▁founder ▁of ▁“ K ő b ány ai ▁Ser f ő ző ▁T árs as ág ” ▁produced ▁the ▁first ▁“ K ő b ány ai ▁Ser ” ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁– ▁Anton ▁Dre her , ▁the ▁“ K ing ▁of ▁Be er ” ▁bought ▁the ▁“ K ő b ány ai ▁Ser ház ”. ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁– ▁Anton ▁Dre her ▁Jr . ▁takes ▁over ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁He ▁developed ▁the ▁technology ▁and ▁capacity ▁of ▁his ▁fact ories , ▁and ▁K ő b ány a ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁bre wer y ▁of ▁Hung ary . ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁– ▁Among ▁his ▁three ▁sons , ▁Anton ▁Dre her ▁Jr