Tipping Point for Ending the Minnesota State Shutdown: Beer -- Not a Bakken Story

Greg from "Freedom to Act" blog writes:

There was an imminent cut-off of Miller and Coors beer because the company waited until just before the shutdown to renew all of their 3-year permits (total cost $1300). Obviously the imminent beer cutoff was the crisis needed to get a tentative deal!

Greg normally posts at http://FourFiftyGas.com.

As crazy as it sounds, this can be backed up at CNN Money, not "fair and balanced," but in this case, probably accurate:

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.

If only essential personnel from the state are working, how would anyone from the state know if MillerCoors even pulled their beer, and if they didn't, was there anybody on the state payroll still working with the authority to enforce the ruling. Just asking.

Read more at his blog regarding the details of the deal to close the budget impasse in Minnesota.