Minnesota in possible Beer Crisis due to Shutdown.

Soon, the big American style beer companies are in trouble. Their beer will be running out in the state soon, and I think that means more people will have to drink microbrewer quality beer. Whatever the case, here’s how the Minnesota shutdown is affecting beer drinkers during these hot summer days.

jsonline: Officials at MillerCoors were scrambling on Wednesday to deal with a Minnesota agency order - an unforeseen consequence of the state's ongoing government shutdown - that the brewer remove its 39 different beers from store shelves. Without a valid brand registration document for each of its products, including Miller Lite, Miller Genuine Draft and others, Neville said the state had no other option but to order MillerCoors to get rid of its beer.

At the same time, many Minnesota restaurants, bars and liquor stores are in a similar bind. Minnesota requires those retailers to obtain a "buyer card" each year. That allows them to sell liquor, beer or other spirits. An undetermined number of retailers were unable to get their "buyer card" renewed in time and now cannot receive new shipments. "It's going to cripple our industry," Frank Ball, executive director of the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association, told the Star Tribune.

Oh, and this is good news:

There are also reports that Anheuser-Busch will face a similar problem as MillerCoors if the government shutdown lingers, the newspaper reported.