Craft Brew Alliance is a beer brewing company that is composed of five beer and cider brands: Redhook Ale Brewery founded by Gordon Bowker and Paul Shipman in 1981 in Seattle, Washington; Widmer Brothers Brewery founded by brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer in 1984 in Portland, Oregon; Kona Brewing Company founded by father and son team Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa in 1994 in Kona, Hawaii; Omission Beer developed internally in 2012 in Portland, Oregon; Square Mile Cider, launched in 2013; and KCCO - a collaboration with Resignation Brewery (founded by John and Leo Resig of The Chive) - launched in 2014.According to the Brewers Association, it is the 9th largest beer brewing company in the United States, based on 2012 sales volume of 724,900 and an annual working capacity of approximately 1,075,000 barrels.As of January, 2013, Anheuser-Busch InBev owned 32.2% of the business and is also the company's distribution partner, has two seats on its board of directors, and special status in the company's board committees.