San Antonio beer distributor Silver Eagle purchased by Florida firm

A family-owned beer distributor from Florida has purchased San Antonio's Silver Eagle Beverages, distributor for Anheuser-Busch products and other beer brands in Bexar and 12 other South Texas counties, according to company officials. Sunkey Beverage Holdings didn't reveal how much it paid to purchase Silver Eagle, which has 500 employees and bills itself as one of the nation's largest independent beer wholesalers. In addition to its Alamo City corporate office and warehouse, Silver Eagle operates a warehouse in Del Rio and a depot in Carrizo Springs.