Brewing companies Adolph Coors Co. and Molson Inc. are preparing to announce a $6-billion merger plan as early as Thursday, The Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.

Shareholders of Canada's biggest company, Molson Inc., on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favor of merging with Adolph Coors Co., the third-largest brewery in the United States.

A steeping tub at the Molson Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. The grains used to make beer are soaked for 10 hours in these 30-foot-deep tubs.