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 RYAN: “You sure do have some gumption…walking in to that room, saying the things you said.” I wheeled around to see an unnamed distributor wearing a black pullover with a grey Bud logo over his heart grinning at me. He found me pacing the hallway outside of the Picasso Ballroom at the Omni Hotel [...]  KARL: Back when I lived in the western suburbs, my friend James played with a bunch of bands and played shows all around Chicago. One night he came home with a CD from a band he played with called Tractor Boy, who (as I recall) were a group of thoughtful redneck anime fans who [...]  RYAN: Just when you thought talking about business registration, regulations and tax law couldn’t get any more boring…it has. The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office just finished its first review in to claims that Anheuser-Busch InBev’s wholly owned subsidiary WEDCO – which holds a minority interest in the Chicago area and downstate distributor City [...]  Photo Courtesy ABDI, Facebook RYAN: As you read this I have most likely already begun my presentation; talking about breweries, farm-to-table brewpubs and why guys that have trucks with “Budweiser” on them should give a damn. Today, I am speaking before the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois. A number of people will be speaking [...]  We received word late yesterday that Anheuser-Busch InBev has formally responded to the Illinois Secretary of State’s inquiry in to the brewing giant’s wholly owned subsidiary, Wholesaler Equity Development Corporation – or WEDCO. WEDCO currently owns a 30% stake in the Chicago area and downstate distributor City Beverage. The state is now reviewing A-B [...]  It’s term paper day, of sorts, at the Illinois Commerce Commission. Today, responses are due from the parties who attended last month’s hearing before the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to determine if Anheuser-Busch can keep it’s 30-percent stake in Chicago area distributor City Beverage. We previewed the hearing here and detailed the bombshell dropped [...] |  The pain of the day after an evening of RIS, BCCBS and specialty release tasting is well worth it. #foreshadowing #reviewscoming3 hours ago @UplandBrewCo Double weird is the fact that the #tbk hashtag seems to send me to nothing but Malaysian twitter updates.3 hours ago  RT @guysdrinkinbeer: Prepare yourselves accordingly. RT @beerad: Chicago craft beer week set for 11 days in May, the 17th - 27th. http://t.co/igmIBkvi5 hours ago Prepare yourselves accordingly. RT @beerad: Chicago craft beer week set for 11 days in May, the 17th - 27th. http://t.co/igmIBkvi5 hours ago | ||||
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