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Brewers Association
Role: Merger successor
2005 merger
The Association of Brewers merged in 2005 to form the current Brewers Association.
Beer actors · organization
Association of Brewers
Historical U.S. brewing association identified by the Brewers Association as one of the organizations merged into the current Brewers Association in 2005.
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- Identity class
- association
- Temporal status
- founded 1978 · merged
- Place context
- United States
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organization
Brewers Association
U.S. not-for-profit brewing trade association established in 2005 by merger of two predecessor organizations.
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succeeded_by · forward
Association of Brewers — succeeded by → Brewers Association.
Source role/organization identity is succeeded by target in a specifically evidenced succession context; this is not generic replacement or corporate equivalence. The Association of Brewers merged in 2005 to form the current Brewers Association.
Evidence: Brewers Association Bylaws
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Brewers Association Bylaws
Brewers Association
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