After big loss, Craft Brewers posts modest profit
Craft Brewers Alliance Inc. turned a modest 2009 profit as shipments to beverage giant Anheuser-Busch In Bev soared by nearly 75 percent.In its first full year of operations, the Portland-based brewery (NASDAQ: HOOK) reported a profit of $887,000, or 5 cents per share, on $131.7 million in sales.…