A-B Buys into Another Craft Brewer

A-B Buys Stake in Another Small Craft BrewerBrewer Wants to Become the next Sierra NevadaTiny Starr Hill Brewery of Charlottesville, Virginia, said yesterday that Anheuser-Busch will become the master distributor for Starr Hill nationally, and A-B has taken a minority stake in the brewer. Starr sells around 5,000 barrels a year, mostly in Virginia. Mark Thompson, founder and president of Starr Hill Brewery, said that the "alliance now offers us unparalleled distribution resources and the expertise to distribute our award-winning