It was a major overhang. The unsettled nature of it was a large potential liability. Settling this, I'm sure, was a priority for them.

I don't think a lot of these new products are big bets. Most of them are experiments in an attempt to address the changing consumer dynamics.

Its wholesalers are clamoring for high-margin, growth brands. Anheuser has promised to deliver them, but they can't just create them.

Wine and spirits are outperforming beer. It's been a reversal of a decade-long trend.

Wine and spirits are outperforming beer, ... It's been a reversal of a decade-long trend.

The positive thing to note is that they actually had improving results as the year went on. But they were going against a very easy comparison -- they were down 3% in last year's fourth quarter.