8-K



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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549
 

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported):  September 29, 2015

CRAFT BREW ALLIANCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Washington
 
0-26542
 
91-1141254
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission file number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

929 North Russell Street
Portland, OR 97227-1733
(Address of principal executive offices)

(503) 331-7270
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On September 29, 2015, Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a strategic partnership with Cisco Brewers, based in Nantucket, Massachusetts. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference.


Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits:  The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K:
 
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release dated September 29, 2015.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
CRAFT BREW ALLIANCE, INC.
 
 
 
Dated:  September 29, 2015
By:
 /s/ Joseph K. Vanderstelt
 
 
Joseph K. Vanderstelt
 
 
      Chief Financial Officer

 
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