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Description Of Amendment.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($) vendor
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Amendment date description	The amendment grants the Company the right to extend the agreement beyond the December 31, 2021 termination date on an annual basis through December 31, 2025.
Contractual obligations		$ 184.9
Prepaid Expense, Current		3.5
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Contractual obligations		40.4
Third Party Brewery
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Capital improvement for 2018	$ 4.0
Capital improvement for 2019	$ 4.0
Contractual obligations		$ 4.0
Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Company's current brewing and packaging percentage		75.00%
Barley and Wheat
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of suppliers \| vendor		2
Purchase commitments outstanding		$ 12.3
Hops
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Purchase commitments		42.3
Hops \| Barley and Wheat
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Contractual obligations		54.6
Advertising contract [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Contractual obligations		50.5
Other Ingredients [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Contractual obligations		23.1
Other Commitments
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Contractual obligations		$ 16.3