Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

E. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:


	December 31, 2011		December 25, 2010
	(In thousands)
Machinery and plant equipment	$	137,357	$	123,932
Kegs		43,737		43,706
Land		24,249		24,463
Building and building improvements		25,220		25,645
Office equipment and furniture		11,047		12,367
Leasehold improvements		3,717		3,899

		245,327		234,012
Less accumulated depreciation		101,741		91,123

	$	143,586	$	142,889

The Company recorded depreciation expense related to these assets of $18.5 million, $17.3 million and $16.8 million in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

During 2011, 2010, and 2009 the Company incurred $0.7 million, $0.3 million, and $1.0 million in impairment charges, respectively, based upon its review of the carrying values of its property, plant and equipment, primarily reflecting the effect of the general decline in economic conditions on the value of certain land owned by the Company.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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