Wednesday, July 13, 2011

So Very Not Miller Time

The Minnesota shutdown's latest casualty?  Miller Lite.

Miller Lite beer fans better stock up while they can.

The MillerCoors brewing company will soon be forced to pull 39 brands of beers from every restaurant, bar and liquor store in the state of Minnesota.

It's all because the company wasn't able to renew their brand label registration far enough in advance before the state's government shut down.

"What that means is they're not able to either distribute or sell their product in this state," said Doug Neville, spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

Neville said the bare-bones staff of the state Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement department have reached out to MillerCoors for a removal plan, so he said it will likely be a day or two before the company begins pulling the product.

Granted, Minnesota may later thank the beer gods for getting rid of Miller Lite and Coors for a while, but something tells me this is exactly the six-pack straw that broke the shutdown's back.   We'll see.

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