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BOONE — Appalachian Mountain Brewery, which opened its doors in 2013, announced Oct. 10 that it has been sold to the Craft Brew Alliance out of Portland, Ore.
“Today, we’re really excited to announce that we’re taking this great partnership to the next level and joining Craft Brew Alliance,” AMB’s head brewer Nathan Kelischek said in a Wednesday statement. “This decision is one of the most important ones we’ve made in our company’s history, and we want to share it with everyone who has been part of our extended family on this journey.”
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Pretty glaring oversight to not mention that 32% of CBA is owned by InBev and that CBA uses the AB-InBev distribution network that purposefully pushes out local breweries from store shelves.
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Pretty glaring oversight to not mention that 32% of CBA is owned by InBev and that CBA uses the AB-InBev distribution network that purposefully pushes out local breweries from store shelves.
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