Victory: Java Cask Bourbon Barrel Coffee Stout

Well, A PLCB license search shows Northeast distributors as:

GENERAL LICENSEE INFORMATION
Name:
JAY AMBAA INC

Address:
7324 CASTOR AVE
PHILADELPHIA PA
19152-4205
Trade Name: Phone: 000-000-0000
License No: ID 935 LID: 58808
License Type: IMPORTING DISTRIBUTOR - MALT - (ID) County: PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Municipality-(code): PHILADELPHIA - (005) Status: ACTIVE
Tavern Gaming Status: NO

OWNER ISSUE DATES
Original Owner: 11/5/2007 Current Owner: 11/5/2007
OFFICER INFORMATION
Name: WILLIAM N MORRIS JR - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
MANAGER/STEWARD
Name: RAMAN M PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
STOCKHOLDER
Name: USHABEN A PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):


The Southampton Beer Store as:
GENERAL LICENSEE INFORMATION
Name:
MAA AMBA, INC.

Address:
488 2ND STREET PIKE STE C
SOUTHAMPTON PA
18966-3803
Trade Name: Phone: 000-000-0000
License No: R 8154 LID: 63288
License Type: RESTAURANT LIQUOR - (R) County: BUCKS COUNTY
Municipality-(code): U SOUTHAMPTON TWP - (625) Status: ACTIVE
Tavern Gaming Status: NO
OWNER ISSUE DATES
Original Owner: 7/6/2010 Current Owner: 0/0/0000
OFFICER INFORMATION
Name: SERAFIN FIGUEROA - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
MANAGER/STEWARD
Name: PINKI PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):

The beer store Malvern:
GENERAL LICENSEE INFORMATION
Name:
MAA UMIYA INC

Address:
LINCOLN COURT SHOPPING CENTER
215 LANCASTER AVE UNITS C2 C3 C4
MALVERN PA
19355-1874
Trade Name: THE BEER STORE CHESTER Phone: 000-000-0000
License No: R 16357 LID: 69761
License Type: RESTAURANT LIQUOR - (R) County: CHESTER COUNTY
Municipality-(code): EAST WHITELAND TWP - (570) Status: ACTIVE
Tavern Gaming Status: NO
OWNER ISSUE DATES
Original Owner: 0/0/0000 Current Owner: 8/11/2014
OFFICER INFORMATION
Name: THOMAS D ELLINGSWORTH - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
MANAGER/STEWARD
Name: PINKI PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY/TREASURER
DIRECTOR

The Beer Store Philadelphia:
GENERAL LICENSEE INFORMATION
Name:
JAY AMBY INC

Address:
399 FRANKLIN MILLS CIR
PHILADELPHIA PA
19154-3118
Trade Name: Phone: 000-000-0000
License No: R 7266 LID: 70526
License Type: RESTAURANT LIQUOR - (R) County: PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Municipality-(code): PHILADELPHIA - (005) Status: ACTIVE
Tavern Gaming Status: NO
OWNER ISSUE DATES
Original Owner: 0/0/0000 Current Owner: 1/16/2015
OFFICER INFORMATION
Name: PINKI PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR
SECRETARY/TREASURER
STOCKHOLDER
MANAGER/STEWARD

I also found these additional distributor licenses that reference "AMBA" which also are run by someone with a "Patel" name:

GENERAL LICENSEE INFORMATION
Name:
AMBAA, INC.

Address:
8900 KREWSTOWN RD
PHILADELPHIA PA
19115-4517
Trade Name: Phone: 000-000-0000
License No: D 2305 LID: 55020
License Type: DISTRIBUTOR - MALT - (D ) County: PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Municipality-(code): PHILADELPHIA - (005) Status: ACTIVE
Tavern Gaming Status: NO
OWNER ISSUE DATES
Original Owner: 12/3/1946 Current Owner: 9/30/2005
OFFICER INFORMATION
Name: MANAV A PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR
MANAGER/STEWARD
STOCKHOLDER
Name: MINESHKUMAR M PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):

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GENERAL LICENSEE INFORMATION
Name:
AMBAJI, INC.

Address:
MILL POND SHPPG CTR
1E S PENNSYLVANIA AVE
MORRISVILLE PA
19067
Trade Name: SAM'S COLD TAKE OUT BEER Phone: 215-736-8893
License No: R 8377 LID: 39897
License Type: RESTAURANT LIQUOR - (R) County: BUCKS COUNTY
Municipality-(code): MORRISVILLE - (140) Status: ACTIVE
Tavern Gaming Status: NO
OWNER ISSUE DATES
Original Owner: 0/0/0000 Current Owner: 2/25/1997
OFFICER INFORMATION
Name: ASHOK S PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR
STOCKHOLDER
Name: HITESH R PATEL - (ACTIVE) Title(s):
SECRETARY/TREASURER
STOCKHOLDER
DIRECTOR
MANAGER/STEWARD

Looks like they are all owned/run by different people from the same family but each location has a different "president". Seems the Patel Family is a big fan of selling beer...unless they are all aliases?

PLCB "Unlawful Activities" states:

Looks like they separated the licensing for the distributor to Raman and Ushaben, Pinki does the "Beer stores", and the others for the other ones. I'm not sure what constitutes "indirect" employment but looks like they separated it on purpose on paper.

 

Anyone have a beat on where there may be some left in the Bucks Co area?

 

Pretty sure the owner of the distributor, William Morris, has worked at Southampton in some capacity.

 

A Google Streetview yields this result of the address listed for Northeast Beer Distributor. Something is off, and seems fishy if this is indeed the case.

 

According to Facebook, William Morris Jr. is the manager at Southampton. So there you go.

 

Not sure about Bucks Co (sorry) but if you find yourself around Victory's brewpub in Downingtown I know they have a about 20 cases off it. They recently got a small number of cases from a few distributors who didn't want their total allotment.

 

Appreciate the info. Its about 45 minutes away I may venture down Sunday.

 

Abe's in Bethlehem just got a few cases, it was on the shelf yesterday. $18 I believe is what they are charging

 

It just showed up in Northern Kentucky. $16.99 per bottle. I picked up one. At 14.3% abv, this one won't be sold over the border in Ohio.

 

Plenty down the Jersey shore. $15.99

 

I'm at Stateline very often and I what I have found out is that often times they have more stuff in the back. If it's listed on their website then they have it.

 

Maro Brothers on Rt 38 in Hainesport has a bunch on the shelf. $16.99

 

Downingtown had about 4 cases left when I picked up some today

 

Picked up a bottle in Hoboken this weekend at Sparrow Wine and Liquor. $16.99.

 

Bought a bottle at State Line Liquors in MD today. Still on the shelf.