Miller Time in Minnesota is over -- until lawmakers reach a budget deal. The state's government shutdown, now in its 13th day, will soon force MIller-Coors to pull all of its beer from Minnesota liquor stores, bars and restaurants. A state official says the mass exodus of products like Coors Light, Miller Lite and Blue Moon will begin almost immediately.
"I would suspect within days to see that product leave the shelves," said Doug Neville, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety.
Miller-Coors must pull the product because they did not renew their brand label registration with the state before the shutdown began, Neville said. By law, brewers must renew those registrations -- which show the label on each beer -- every three years.
MIller-Coors' tried to renew in mid-June, but the process got delayed when they wrote a check for too much money.
Neville said his agency has asked MIller-Coors to develop a plan to remove the product from shelves and stop their distribution. He added that Anheuser-Busch will face a similar problem if the shutdown extends to October.
Here is a list of the beers that are affected:
Blue Moon Pale Moon Belgian Style Pale Ale, Coors Banquet, Coors Light, Coors Light 3.2, Foster’s Lager Beer, Foster’s Premium Ale, Grolsch Amber Ale, Grolsch Blonde Lager, Grolsch Light Lager, Grolsch Premium Lager, Hamm’s, Hamm’s Genuine Draft Style, Hamm’s Special Light, Henry Weinhard’s Dark, Henry Weinhard’s Hefeweizen, Henry Weinhard’s Pale Ale, Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve, Icehouse Beer, Keystone Light Beer 3.2, Killians Irish Red 3.2, MGD Light 64, Mickey’s Ice Ale, Mickey’s Malt Liquor, Miller Genuine Draft, Miller High Life 12/16 oz can, Miller High Life Ice, Miller High Life Light 12 oz can, Miller Lite 3.2%, Miller Lite Beer, Milwaukee’s Best #1 , Milwaukee’s Best Ice, Milwaukee’s Best Light #1 3.2, Molson Canadian, Molson Canadian Light, Molson Golden, Molson Ice, Molson XXX, Olde English 800 Malt Liquor, Sparks Light
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