Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
| December 31, | December 26, | |||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
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Machinery and plant equipment |
$ | 420,486 | $ | 387,180 | ||||
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Kegs |
70,024 | 71,391 | ||||||
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Land |
22,295 | 25,135 | ||||||
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Building and building improvements |
112,508 | 101,836 | ||||||
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Office equipment and furniture |
22,412 | 19,635 | ||||||
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Leasehold improvements |
14,147 | 12,037 | ||||||
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| 661,872 | 617,214 | |||||||
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Less accumulated depreciation |
(253,461 | ) | (207,288 | ) | ||||
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| $ | 408,411 | $ | 409,926 | |||||
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