Related Party Transactions (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) agreement $ / case	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
A-B ownership of outstanding stock (in hundredths)	31.60%	31.70%
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due to A-B	$ 0	$ 0
Lease payments to lessors [Abstract]
Number of agreements | agreement	3
Affiliated entity | Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B)
Transaction with related parties [Abstract]
Gross sales to A-B	$ 179,974,000	178,805,000	$ 161,010,000
Margin fee paid to A-B, classified as a reduction of Sales	2,594,000	2,644,000	2,009,000
Inventory management and other fees paid to A-B, classified in Cost of sales	396,000	393,000	$ 402,000
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due from A-B related to beer sales pursuant to the A-B distributor agreement	12,576,000	7,846,000
Net amount due from A-B	$ 8,640,000	3,396,000
Affiliated entity | Distributor Agreement, Margin Fee, in qualifying territories, September 30, 2013 through December 31, 2018 | Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Distributor Agreement, Margin Fee, usd per case | $ / case	0.25
Affiliated entity | Distributor Agreement, Margin Fee, January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2028 | Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Distributor Agreement, Margin Fee, usd per case | $ / case	0.75
Affiliated entity | Refundable deposits | Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B)
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due to A-B	$ (2,291,000)	(2,629,000)
Affiliated entity | Services rendered | Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B)
Amounts due to or from Anheuser-Busch, LLC [Abstract]
Amounts due to A-B	$ (1,645,000)	$ (1,821,000)