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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bryce Kopperud Director of Marketing [email protected] 970.622.8444 High Country Beverage Honored With MillerCoors President’s Award LOVELAND, COLO. – April 20, 2015 – MillerCoors President Tom Long recently awarded local beer distributor High Country Beverage with the "MillerCoors President’s Award" in front of some 2,000 fellow distributors from across the country. "I couldn't be more proud of our team for the effort on all fronts that our team put forth last year. Their attention to detail and speed to address opportunities with sales, distribution, quality, and operations was amazing," said High Country Beverage President Steve Nichols. The President’s Award was presented at the annual MillerCoors Distributor Convention held March 1112 in Charlotte. The President’s Award recognizes sales excellence by rewarding the top performing distributors from across the five MillerCoors sales regions with a special trip for two to Lausanne, Switzerland. “These distributors represent the best of the best in our business,” said Long. “These teams know how to move swiftly, decisively and with boldness to win.” Below is the full list of MillerCoors President’s Award winners: Central Region High Country Beverage Corp. (Loveland, CO) Central States Beverage Co. (Kansas City, MO) Wright Distributing Co., Inc. (Bastrop, TX) Glazer's Distributors of Texas, Inc. (Odessa, TX) Price Distributing Company (Ennis, TX) GG Distributing, LLC (Longview, TX) Great Lakes Region Robert 'Chick' Fritz Inc. (Belleville, IL) River City Distributing, Inc. (Louisville, KY) John P. O'Sullivan Distributing, Inc. (Flint, MI) D & D Beverage, LLC (Little Falls, MN) Dahlheimer Beverage, LLC (Monticello, MN) C.J.W., Inc. (Racine, WI) more

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FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  Contact:  Bryce  Kopperud  

Director  of  Marketing  [email protected]  

970.622.8444    High  Country  Beverage  Honored  With  MillerCoors  President’s  Award  

LOVELAND,  COLO.  –  April  20,  2015  –  MillerCoors  President  Tom  Long  recently  awarded  local  beer  distributor  High  Country  Beverage  with  the  "MillerCoors  President’s  Award"  in  front  of  some  2,000  fellow  distributors  from  across  the  country.  

"I  couldn't  be  more  proud  of  our  team  for  the  effort  on  all  fronts  that  our  team  put  forth  last  year.    Their  attention  to  detail  and  speed  to  address  opportunities  with  sales,  distribution,  quality,  and  operations  was  amazing,"  said  High  Country  Beverage  President  Steve  Nichols.  

The  President’s  Award  was  presented  at  the  annual  MillerCoors  Distributor  Convention  held  March  11-­‐12  in  Charlotte.  The  President’s  Award  recognizes  sales  excellence  by  rewarding  the  top  performing  distributors  from  across  the  five  MillerCoors  sales  regions  with  a  special  trip  for  two  to  Lausanne,  Switzerland.    

 “These  distributors  represent  the  best  of  the  best  in  our  business,”  said  Long.  “These  teams  know  how  to  move  swiftly,  decisively  and  with  boldness  to  win.”  

Below  is  the  full  list  of  MillerCoors  President’s  Award  winners:  

Central  Region  • High  Country  Beverage  Corp.  (Loveland,  CO)  • Central  States  Beverage  Co.  (Kansas  City,  MO)  • Wright  Distributing  Co.,  Inc.  (Bastrop,  TX)  • Glazer's  Distributors  of  Texas,  Inc.  (Odessa,  TX)  • Price  Distributing  Company  (Ennis,  TX)  • GG  Distributing,  LLC  (Longview,  TX)  

 Great  Lakes  Region  

• Robert  'Chick'  Fritz  Inc.  (Belleville,  IL)  • River  City  Distributing,  Inc.  (Louisville,  KY)  • John  P.  O'Sullivan  Distributing,  Inc.  (Flint,  MI)  • D  &  D  Beverage,  LLC  (Little  Falls,  MN)  • Dahlheimer  Beverage,  LLC  (Monticello,  MN)  • C.J.W.,  Inc.  (Racine,  WI)  

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• Amoskeag  Beverages,  LLC  (Concord,  NH)  • Spirit  &  Sanzone  Distributors  Co.,  Inc.  (East  Syracuse,  NY)  • Warren  Distributing  Co.  South  (Hammonton,  NJ)  • Lobo  Distributing  Company  (Montgomery,  NY)  • Banko  North,  Inc.  (Allentown,  PA)  • Muller,  Inc.  (Philadelphia,  PA)  

 Pacific  Region  

• Crescent  Crown  Distributing,  LLC  (Mesa,  AZ)  • Beauchamp  Distributing  Co.,  Inc.  (Compton,  CA)  • New  West  Distributing,  Inc.  (Sparks,  NV)  • Columbia  Distributing  (Medford,  OR)  • Columbia  Distributing  (Everett,  WA)  

 Southeast  Region  

• Champion  Brands,  Inc.  (Jacksonville,  FL)  • Crescent  Crown  Distributing,  L.L.C.  (New  Orleans,  LA)  • Beverage  South  of  Aiken,  LLC  (West  Columbia,  SC)  • Capitol  Beverage  Company  (Charleston,  WV)  • Northeast  Sales  Distributing  Inc.  (Winder,  GA)  • Better  Brands  Distributing  Company  (West  Point,  MS)  

                                                     About  High  Country  Beverage:  High  Country  Beverage  is  an  independent  Colorado  family  owned  and  operated  beer  distributor  known  for  product  quality  and  outstanding  customer  service.  They  proudly  represent  over  250  brands  of  the  finest  local,  craft,  domestic  and  imported  malt  beverages  from  around  the  world.  For  more  information  about  High  Country  Beverage,  please  call  1-­‐800-­‐462-­‐3615,  or  visit  us  online  at  www.highcountrybeverage.com.      About  MillerCoors    Through  its  diverse  collection  of  storied  breweries,  MillerCoors  brings  American  beer  drinkers  an  unmatched  selection  of  the  highest  quality  beers  steeped  in  centuries  of  brewing  heritage.    Miller  Brewing  Company  and  Coors  Brewing  Company  offer  domestic  favorites  such  as  Coors  Light,  Miller  Lite,  Miller  High  Life  and  Coors  Banquet,  as  well  as  innovative  new  products  such  as  Miller  Fortune.    Tenth  and  Blake  Beer  Company,  our  craft  and  import  division,  offers  beers  such  as  Leinenkugel’s  Summer  Shandy  from  sixth-­‐generation  Jacob  Leinenkugel  Brewing  Company  and  Blue  Moon  Belgian  White  from  modern  craft  pioneer  Blue  Moon  Brewing  Company.  Tenth  and  Blake  also  operates  Crispin  Cidery,  an  artisanal  maker  of  pear  and  apple  ciders  using  100  percent  fresh-­‐pressed  American  juice.  The  company  imports  world-­‐renowned  beers  such  as  Italy’s  Peroni,  the  Czech  Republic’s  Pilsner  Urquell  and  the  Netherlands’  Grolsch.    MillerCoors  also  offers  pioneering  new  brands  such  as  Redd’s  Apple  Ale,  Batch  19  Pre-­‐Prohibition  Lager,  Third  Shift  Amber  Ale  and  Smith  &  Forge  Hard  Cider.    MillerCoors  seeks  to  become  America’s  best  beer  company  through  an  uncompromising  promise  of  quality,  a  keen  focus  on  innovation    

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Page  3  of  3    and  a  deep  commitment  to  sustainability.    MillerCoors  is  a  joint  venture  of  SABMiller  plc  and  Molson  Coors  Brewing  Company.  Learn  more  at  MillerCoors.com,  at  facebook.com/MillerCoors  or  on  Twitter  through  @MillerCoors.    

   Pictured  above  from  left  to  right:  Pete  Coors  Matt  Witherell  Chris  Reynolds  Cody  Carlson,  General  Sales  Manager  of  High  Country  Beverage  Nick  Kelly,  Operations  Manager  of  High  Country  Beverage  Steve  Nichols,  President  of  High  Country  Beverage  Dave  Nichols,  CEO  of  High  Country  Beverage  Bryce  Kopperud,  Director  of  High  Country  Beverage  Jenn  Schmid  Ron  Terrin    Tom  Nichols,  Marketing  Manager  of  High  Country  Beverage  Ed  McBrien  

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