Miller and Coors shutdown?

I giggled out loud.

I’m ready to march!!! This is madness!

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First they came for Miller, I didnt drink Miller, so I said nothing.

Then they came for Coors, I wasnt a Coors drinker, so I said nothing.

Then they came for Newcastle and Budweiser and no one was there to fight for me.

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Well played sir!

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if they stop them, then trouble will be brewing.

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Pun intended?

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ok opening up on this but of course it was on purpose

I am just that smert.

Kinda funny, but on my way home last night, I noticed the COORS sign had been taken down, at the distributor ??? Thought it was kinda odd ?? Coincidence ???

Ok, here is the deal. For a 10% adder, I will go to Prescott WI and fill your beer orders for the weekend. I will meet you all at the Capital steps Friday afternoon and we can make the exchange.

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I just find it interesting that the state can’t function in order to renew the license, yet it can somehow enforce the ban? You would think that if they can fund the enforcement, why wouldn’t they be able to fund/function the renewal? Anywho, I am interested to figure out what the facts really are.

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EXACTLY! I’d just keep on selling

It’s business as usual according to the Journal-Sentinel.

Could always brew your own. That way you can make what you like.

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It’s business as usual according to the Journal-Sentinel.

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Sounds like this whole thread is BS. Glad to know my MGD will be there waiting for me.

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Could always brew your own. That way you can make what you like.

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LOL! Who wants to brew their own Miller or Coors? Why waste good malt and hops.

Sound like most of this thread is true.. but some dude named Green is clearing it up with the state.

Here is the story from the Star Trib.

Shutdown forces MillerCoors to pull beer from shelves

Miller Time in Minnesota is over — until lawmakers reach a budget deal.

The state’s government shutdown, now in its 13th day, will soon force MillerCoors to pull all of its beer from Minnesota liquor stores, bars and restaurants. A state official says law requires the company to remove products like Coors Light, Miller Lite and Blue Moon imminently.

“I would suspect within days to see that product leave the shelves,” said Doug Neville, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety.

A MillerCoors spokesman said they are fighting the decision, which would decimate one of its largest markets in the country.

“Right now we are exploring all options that are available to us,” said spokesman Julian Green. “We are currently in discussions and hoping that we can get a resolution with the state, with the agency that enforces the sale … of alcohol.”

Neville says MillerCoors must remove the product because they did not renew their brand label registration with the state before the shutdown began. By law, brewers must renew those registrations — which show the label on each brand of beer — every three years.

The company tried to renew in mid-June, but the process got delayed when they wrote a check for too much money. Green said they sent in a new check, which the state received on June 27, but nonetheless received a letter three days later saying their brand licenses had expired.

Neville said his agency has asked MillerCoors to develop a plan to remove the product from shelves and cease their distribution. He added that Anheuser-Busch will face a similar problem if the shutdown extends to October.

Green said they are not currently working on that plan, hoping they can overturn the decision.

There are 58 minutes between these postings. Things sure changed during that time. Or maybe Julian Green should run for office in MN? Fit right in…

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By Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel

Updated: July 13, 2011 11:02 a.m. |(32) Comments

Is Minnesota running out of beer?

It would seem so after reports surfaced that one consequence of the ongoing government shutdown in Minnesota is that breweries, distillers, distributors and liquor and beer stores don’t have licensing authority to keep selling alcohol.

And one big brewer – MillerCoors – is apparently caught in the middle of it.

Minnesota state officials have told MillerCoors that it must come up with a plan to remove its beer from store shelves because the brewer failed to renew its brand license with the state before the shutdown.

But MillerCoors spokesman Julian Green said those reports were false. It’s business as usual for MillerCoors in Minnesota for now, he said.

Green said the company complied with all applicable state laws, sent its registration and fees to the state on time and is working with Minnesota authorities to clear up the matter.

“We are feeling the pain just like other licensees, but we are working with the state to clear this up,” Green said.

Green said Minnesota is one of the brewer’s largest markets. “We have pretty significant volume there,” Green said.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that thousands of liquor outlets in the state scrambled to renew their state-issued liquor purchasing cards, but didn’t make it in time before the government shut down.

“It’s going to cripple our industry,” Frank Ball, executive director of the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association, told the Star Tribune.

There are also reports that Anheuser-Busch will face a similar problem as MillerCoors if the government shutdown lingers, the newspaper reported.

Here’s a list of beers affected. There are so many other good beers out there this should not negatively impact anyone.

Brands that could potentially be affected by this include:
Blue Moon Pale Moon Belgian Style Pale Ale, Coors Banquet, Coors Light, Coors Light 3.2, Foster’s Lager Beer, Foster’s Premium Ale, Grolsch Amber Ale, Grolsch Blonde Lager, Grolsch Light Lager, Grolsch Premium Lager, Hamm’s, Hamm’s Genuine Draft Style, Hamm’s Special Light, Henry Weinhard’s Dark, Henry Weinhard’s Hefeweizen, Henry Weinhard’s Pale Ale, Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve, Icehouse Beer, Keystone Light Beer 3.2, Killians Irish Red 3.2, MGD Light 64, Mickey’s Ice Ale, Mickey’s Malt Liquor, Miller Genuine Draft, Miller High Life 12/16 oz can, Miller High Life Ice, Miller High Life Light 12 oz can, Miller Lite 3.2%, Miller Lite Beer, Milwaukee’s Best #1 , Milwaukee’s Best Ice, Milwaukee’s Best Light #1 3.2, Molson Canadian, Molson Canadian Light, Molson Golden, Molson Ice, Molson XXX, Olde English 800 Malt Liquor, Sparks Light.

what do you guys need beer for anyway? Don’t all the women in MN look Pretty?

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what do you guys need beer for anyway? Don’t all the women in MN look Pretty?

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Yes but we get so many visitors from south and east.

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what do you guys need beer for anyway? Don’t all the women in MN look Pretty?

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Yes but we get so many visitors for south and east.

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All that I need comes from New Ulm, MN.

Man….if you guys run out of beer and sober up, you will realize the Vikings really do suck

Just hit up the local store over lunch. All the Miller-Coors products were safe…except the 6 cases that are now in my truck

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All that I need comes from New Ulm, MN.

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Ja, das gut bier.

PLUS, they are the brewery that brought us the ever-lovin’

Thanks for the shove. I better pick up some Coors Light for the missus. I am versatile in the ways of beer. She is not.

Molson is on that list…Ouch…

I am surprised that a company with sales in the amounts they have are allowed to get by with only paying $30 per label for this license that is creating such a stink.

Heck, I pay more then that for my boiler license.

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All that I need comes from New Ulm, MN.

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BINGO!….