It reflects the history of American beer further still by what happened next: Hamm Brewing withered away in a consolidating industry dominated by the big three of Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors. Hamm Brewing passed through several hands during the second half of the 20th century, including Olympia Brewing, Pabst Brewing and Stroh Brewing before Miller Brewing finally acquired the brand in 1999. The original St. Paul brewery was shuttered in 1997.