re: Forcing Breweries to Use a Distributor

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a brewery wants to hire sales and staff all those trucks and pay the fees associated with shelf space, then they should be able to go for it. A distributor, though, already has the investment in those costs and pays the sales staff to negotiate shelf space and the drivers to deliver and in some cases, deliver and refresh the shelves. There is an enormous cost associated with going it alone, but by all means, go for it. I don't support helmet laws either. People should be allowed to slam their heads into a brick wall or concrete pavement if they choose to.

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This is also true. In Washington where the tree tiered system is NOT law but breweries, wineries and distillers still follow the three tiered model. Most alcoholic beverage makers would rather focus on their craft and third party out distribution.

With that said, there still should be a choice.