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re: Beer Distribution Laws in LA

Posted on 4/1/12 at 4:22 pm to
Posted by BlacknGold
He Hate Me
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Posted on 4/1/12 at 4:22 pm to
ok, so basically small crafts just cant meet demand it seems.

i have contacts with Glazer, Southern Eagle, and Crescent Crown (basically the 3 distributors of all beer here).

Could I contact them asking if they could somehow get a beer like Yuengling or is it a lost cause? Because basically Yuengling has to take the step to WANT to be here and then they will contact the distributor?

I ask this because Marcello's in BR will usually take specialty orders as long as you buy like a whole case or something. and im assuming they call an out of state distributor?

just trying to get more facts straight.
This post was edited on 4/1/12 at 4:31 pm
Posted by Dac311
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 4/1/12 at 8:58 pm to
Yeingling has no interest in getting into then Louisiana Market. Also, Glazer isn't a major beer distributor. They primarily distribute liquor, but do carry some beer. Southern Eagle (owned by the same people who own the company I work for) is the AB house, Cresent is the Coors house and I'm not sure who the Miller house is in NOLA. But it's not Glazer. Some places sell it here(BR) and probably NOLA as well, but they go out of state to get it. Usually at Sam's. The basics of the beer business is that you usually have 3 major distributors each associated with one of the big 3. Sometimes the Miller/Coors house is combined. Which is probably the case in NOLA.
Posted by DCSportsBeerMan
Bethesda, MD
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 4/1/12 at 9:38 pm to
You won't be able to get yuengling without going to an area who sells it and buying it from a store.

Distributors can only sell to those with proper license to sell to consumers (other than to its own employees).

My suggestion is to travel to one of the 14 or so states to get it. Expensive drive for a case.
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