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Craft Brew Alliance is a beer brewing company that is composed of five beer and cider brands:〔CRAFT BREW ALLIANCE, INC. ANNUAL REPORT For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2012.〕 * Redhook Ale Brewery founded by Gordon Bowker and Paul Shipman in 1981 in Seattle, Washington; * Widmer Brothers Brewery founded by brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer in 1984 in Portland, Oregon; * Kona Brewing Company founded by father and son team Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa in 1994 in Kona, Hawaii; * Omission Beer developed internally in 2012 in Portland, Oregon; * Square Mile Cider, launched in 2013; and * KCCO - a collaboration with Resignation Brewery (founded by John and Leo Resig of The Chive) - launched in 2014. According to the Brewers Association, it is the 9th largest beer brewing company in the United States, based on 2012 sales volume of 724,900 and an annual working capacity of approximately 1,075,000 barrels.〔〔(Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries of 2012 ), Brewers Association, April 10, 2013.〕 As of January, 2013, Anheuser-Busch InBev owned 32.2%〔(10 Craft Beers that Aren't ), ''The Street'', January 4, 2013.〕 of the business and is also the company's distribution partner,〔 has two seats on its board of directors, and special status in the company's board committees.〔 As of August, 2010, Brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer, founders of Widmer Brothers beer, owned a combined 18%.〔(Page 3 - Anheuser-Busch Takeover Target: Craft Brewers Alliance? - TheStreet )〕 ==Company history== The company was formed on July 1, 2008,〔(Craft Brewers Alliance ) accessed 08-30-2009〕〔(Post-merger Widmer reports profit ) Portland Business Journal, August 12, 2009〕 with the merger of Redhook Ale Brewery and Widmer Brothers Brewery. CBA acquired Kona Brewing Company on October 1, 2010. In 2012, CBA launched a new brand called "Omission" beer, promoting the beer as specially crafted to remove gluten. In 2013, CBA launched a cider - Square Mile Cider, and in 2014 entered into a partnership with The Chive to create KCCO beer under the independent/Chive-owned Resignation Brewery moniker.〔(Craft Brew Alliance Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results ), Craft Brew Alliance official web site.〕 The company was originally named Craft Brewers Alliance, but changed its name to Craft Brew Alliance on January 12, 2012.〔(Craft Brewers Alliance is now Craft Brew Alliance )〕 As of March 15, 2012, Craft Brew Alliance is publicly traded as . Prior to this date it was publicly traded as HOOK.〔(Craft Brew Alliance Changes Ticker Symbol to 'Brew' ) accessed January 8, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Craft Brew Alliance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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