date:Oct 13, 2012
this proposed acquisition, the trade group said in a statement.
Small brewers are getting the ear of the Justice Department, too.
Bob Pease, chief operating officer of the Brewers Association, which represents independent brewers, said his group has been contacted by regulators to weigh in on the case. They've also hired Jones Day, a high-powered Washington law firm, to represent them in the matter.
The BA does have concerns about the merger on behalf of all small American breweries, Pease sa