Fly on the wall at recent Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois meeting
Interesting read for those in the business or those following the buzz around beer distribution in Illinois…
Moreover, I was equally surprised and pleased that there many distributors in attendance are actively courting craft brewers – big and small. How small? I quoted Matt Gebhardt’s goal of 300 barrels in his first year of operation at 4Paws to the roomful of distributors and asked if anyone would be willing to take on that small of an amount. I fully expected eyes to the floor, no one willing to make eye contact. I mean, let’s face it, a distributor probably isn’t going to make a ton of money off that small of an amount. But, without batting an eye, Kevin Mullarkey – President of Joseph Mullarkey Distributing – said he would.
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