Poll: LA County's best craft distributor

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by Yalobusha, Oct 26, 2015.

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  1. Yalobusha

    Yalobusha Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2013 Mississippi

    I'm a small Mississippi brewery that has been asked to provide beer for a non-profit event in LA.
    The likelihood of me ever seeking partial or full distribution in CA is slim.

    This is pretty much a one time deal.

    I'd like to find out BA's opinion on who I might contact, Distributor-wise, about helping me with this event and be 100% on the up and up about it. I'm willing to go through the whole licensing process, just want to make sure I've got a good partner to work with.

    Thanks for your time and thoughts.

    Andy - Yalobusha Brewing Company
     
    #1 Yalobusha, Oct 26, 2015
  2. ac24

    ac24 Zealot (696) Nov 17, 2014 California
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    Gotta agree with Stone. From the stories I have heard you want to stay away from Artisan Ales.
     
    #2 ac24, Oct 26, 2015
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  3. JoshBeerNow

    JoshBeerNow Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2014 California

    +1 to Stone.
     
    #3 JoshBeerNow, Oct 26, 2015
  4. Yalobusha

    Yalobusha Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2013 Mississippi

    Thanks for the prompt replies!!
     
    #4 Yalobusha, Oct 26, 2015
  5. HoppyLuckyGoGo

    HoppyLuckyGoGo Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 California

    Where is the Event?
     
    #5 HoppyLuckyGoGo, Oct 26, 2015
  6. craft_is_king

    craft_is_king Pundit (773) Jul 24, 2014 California

    Craft Beer Guild( little smaller than stone but carry Bells, Fig mountain Knee Deep, recently added Cisco), Stone is great too,
     
    #6 craft_is_king, Oct 26, 2015
  7. AndrewK

    AndrewK Savant (1,123) Oct 20, 2006 California

    I always had very good experiences with Artisan Ales, Scott and Jimmy were great reps. Though I have heard that Kevin can be hard to deal with.
     
    #7 AndrewK, Oct 27, 2015
  8. Hopmother

    Hopmother Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2012 California

    Agree. Stay far away from Artisan Ales.
     
    #8 Hopmother, Oct 27, 2015
  9. Hopmother

    Hopmother Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2012 California

    Heard great things about Lime Venture when it comes to small breweries. Good luck!!
     
    #9 Hopmother, Oct 27, 2015
  10. icepick

    icepick Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2008 California

    A non profit event makes me wonder is this beer going to be donated or is it going to be purchased by the end user? Point being I think you're going to be hard pressed to find any interest from a distributor here for a one time event especially if the account/event it's going to isn't going to be purchasing the beer.
     
    #10 icepick, Oct 27, 2015
  11. icepick

    icepick Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2008 California

    And stone is way too big to want to take something like this on. You'd be better off contacting someone like craft beer guild, artisan ales, incline, or california craft.
     
    #11 icepick, Oct 27, 2015
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