<Tr> <Th> Products </Th> <Td> Beverages </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> mikeshard.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. is a ready to drink beverage manufacturer based in the United States . It is distributed by Labatt Breweries of Canada in the United States and owned by Anheuser - Busch InBev globally . The company produces a family of products based on its original Mike's Hard Lemonade, first introduced in Canada in 1996, a mix of malt liquor, natural flavors and carbonated water . Mike's entered the U.S. market on April 1, 1999, changing the beverage to a mixture of lemonade flavor and an unflavored malt liquor base, due to differing tax and beverage laws . </P> <P> Founded in 1999 by Anthony von Mandl, the company moved its headquarters from Lakewood, Colorado to Seattle, Washington in 2005 to be closer to its former parent, Mark Anthony Group Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, a privately owned manufacturer and distributor of wines, hard ciders, and other alcoholic beverages . In Sept. 2013, the company announced it was moving its headquarters to Chicago . </P>

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