Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

E.	Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:


	December 29, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Machinery and plant equipment	$	183,828	$	137,246
Kegs		46,899		43,847
Land		24,515		24,249
Building and building improvements		36,667		25,220
Office equipment and furniture		12,580		11,047
Leasehold improvements		6,193		3,717

		310,682		245,326
Less accumulated depreciation		120,734		101,740

	$	189,948	$	143,586

The Company recorded depreciation expense related to these assets of $20.2 million, $18.1 million and $17.3 million in fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

During 2012, 2011, and 2010, the Company recorded impairment charges of $0.1 million, $0.7 million, and $0.3 million, respectively, based upon its review of the carrying values of its property, plant and equipment.

- 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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