CBA Ends the Year About Flat

Craft Brew Alliance issued Q4 and year-end preliminary results yesterday, plus a look into 2016. The highlights:-For the quarter, net sales grew 4% while beer shipments were flat "reflecting higher net revenue per barrel, primarily due to favorable pricing and package mix." For the year 2015, net sales increased 2% "which reflects net pricing increases, a favorable shift in package mix and increased sales at our pubs. Shipments declined 1% in 2015 from 2014, while Kona saw shipments increase by