The elephant in the room or there is no "We" in DISCUS.

Agave Loco Brands

Bacardi U.S.A. 

Beam Suntory  

Brown Forman Corporation

Constellation Brands

Diageo

Edrington  

Luxco

Moet Hennessy USA

Patron Spirits Company

Pernod Ricard USA

Prichards' Distillery

Remy Cointreau USA

Sidney Frank

The preceding list comprises the current membership of The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).  

DISCUS has been instrumental in other states increasing access to the brands they represent.  

Access means increased points of distribution and increased days of availability.  

DISCUS claims to represent limited youth access and legal responsible service. DISCUS and their members represent Sunday sales and proliferation of liquor into grocery and convenience stores.  

This mission statement is in direct conflict with your cities revenue stream, your job security and your ability to control youth access to alcohol.

As you speak to your legislators about proposed legislative changes the phrase "free market " may become part of the conversation.  

Please inform them our market functions very well as is and requires no modifications.  

Free market can also mean "leave well enough alone!"

Tax revenues are the best methodology to determine the success of market changes such as Sunday sales.  

They are a direct measurement of sales volume changes and reflect overall sales in a market.  

Since Colorado passed Sunday sales legislation in 2008 their tax revenue has annually increased 2.32%, roughly the rate of inflation.  

Connecticut, who passed Sunday sales legislation in 2012, showed a net reduction in tax revenue collection from $60.6 million to $60.4 million.

Remind your legislator that we are a significant revenue source in our member communities.

One of our great strengths as an Association is our ability to network.  

I regularly "acquire" great promotional ideas from Dave and Steve, Randall and Mike, Brenda, Steve etc.  

The list is endless!

Our mutuality makes us strong and it is not illegal, it's just good business!

I am not opposed to Sunday sales because I don't want to work on that day.  

Yes, it would change my life but I can adapt.  

The irony for me is that many of our opponents must not work Sundays either, otherwise how could they spend the day drinking beer?  

The Sunday sales argument has never been about customer convenience, increased sales or free markets.  

It's really about the abolition of 3.2% beer, beer in grocery, wine in grocery, spirits in grocery and proliferation of a controlled substance in all retail locations.  

This is purely a supplier argument.  

There are suppliers in this market that support us; but their companies may not feel the same way.  

We must continue to support those who support us!

Let your supplier representatives know how you feel!

Gary Buysse

Rogers 

"I literally had to drive to Wisconsin to go buy orange liqueur," she said.

"I just wish we could extend this (Sunday Growler) bill a little further to cover all Sunday sales.  

It would make my life a little bit easier and other people's lives a little bit easier."

Source:Abby Simmons, Star Tribune, March 4, 2015, 9:27 PM

Filled growlers can shatter or explode if allowed to warm or freeze, especially if they are overfilled. The internal pressure of a filled growler warmed to room temperature (68F) or in a hot car (90F) may be as high as 2.0 atm (29 psi) or 3.7 atm (52 psig) respectively.  

(Example assumes a growler filled to 99% of capacity with beer at 38F containing 2.5 volumes CO2, and then sealed).  

Brewers Association recommends:

* Only use growler containers specifically designed for packaged carbonated beer, and ask the container supplier to verify the pressure rating is equal to or greater than the pressure from carbonation in the beer being filled.  

Many containers currently in use are not designed for carbonated beverages.

* If filling by counter-pressure, know the pressure rating of the system used and ensure the system includes shielding between the growler being filled and people nearby in case of failure.

* Do not overfill a growler. Always leave 5% headspace or fill to the manufacturers recommended fill line if one is shown.

* For growlers with threaded screw-on closures, consider using plastic rather than metal closures; plastic closures may vent more readily if over pressurization occurs.

If using metal closures you may wish to discuss this issue with your supplier.

* Keep filled growlers cold and dark, and never allow a filled growler to warm or to freeze, due to potentially hazardous shattering.

Visually inspect every growler before filling.  

Do not fill glass or ceramic growlers with cracks or chips, those which have been engraved, or older growlers with pitted or unsmooth glass surfaces, as the pressure strength of these growlers will be significantly reduced.

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