Bass Charrington
1967 Bass, Mitchells and Butlers merged with Charrington United Breweries to create Bass Charrington, later shortened to Bass PLC
1989 Following the MMC Report on the Supply of Beer and the DTI Beer Orders, Bass PLC formed separate brewing and retailing divisions: Bass Brewers and Bass Taverns respectively
1991 Bass was the largest brewer in Britain[1]
1998 Diageo sold Inter-Continental Hotels Corporation to Bass[2]
1999 Bass and Co was second largest brewer in the UK.
2000 Company acquired by Belgian Interbrew.
2001 American company Coors bought the company after the Interbrew company was split up.