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re: Anyone work for beer company that can confirm something?

Posted on 3/23/20 at 3:24 pm to
Posted by TD422
Destrehan, LA
Member since Jun 2019
972 posts
Posted on 3/23/20 at 3:24 pm to
Wife came home from the grocery yesterday, said there was a noticeable dent in the liquor selection...so yeah, I'll second the "incredibly stupid" comment...

Posted by firejohnbrady
Chocolate City
Member since Dec 2007
863 posts
Posted on 3/23/20 at 3:49 pm to
There is zero slow down with distributors getting product to stores. In fact, all distributors business is currently booming due to consumers buying in bulk. The only delivery issues distributors currently have is that they are having a hard time getting all the trucks out of their warehouses!

If you do have a friend that has been unfortunately laid off many of these distributors will be hiring part time merchandisers to help keep coolers/shelves filled.
Posted by firejohnbrady
Chocolate City
Member since Dec 2007
863 posts
Posted on 3/23/20 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

My friends that own a brewery say that the distributors aren't taking any new beer from them because they don't have anywhere to take it with restaurants and bars being shut down. Maybe this has slowed distribution down to a halt in general? I don't really know. Just guessing.


Distributors aren't taking any draft orders which will greatly impact local craft. Kegs going out of date is going to be a major issue for distributors.
Posted by hoopsgalore
Chicago
Member since Nov 2013
9158 posts
Posted on 3/23/20 at 4:10 pm to
This makes sense. There’s a local bar that said to contact them if you’re interested in buying one of their 135 kegs that will go untapped.
Posted by More beer please
Member since Feb 2010
46605 posts
Posted on 3/24/20 at 9:22 am to
Yes my best friend is a beer rep and they have ceased all new product incoming as of last week. (To distributors)

This post was edited on 3/24/20 at 9:24 am
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
99034 posts
Posted on 3/24/20 at 3:37 pm to
My friend owns the distributor and says that’s not true
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
20380 posts
Posted on 3/24/20 at 3:42 pm to
quote:

Brothers friend works for anheiser bush and says


Did you mean to write "My boyfriend..."?

Because anyone circulating stupid rumors like this must be a teenage girl that is getting them off of FaceBook.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
172004 posts
Posted on 3/24/20 at 4:09 pm to
I assume he means kegs. They're virtually useless right now.

Cans/bottles are selling like crazy in off premise. Saw some new items come into one of my accounts today, and it's not like they got it in last week and waited until today to ship. It's usually a next day shipment once it hits the distributor's warehouse.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
99034 posts
Posted on 3/24/20 at 4:22 pm to
Yeah the kegs are going bad in the coolers
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 3/24/20 at 4:51 pm to
Crapola. Stacks and stacks of Bud, White Claw etc at my boondocks WalMart today.
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