G&M Distributors

The fall beer season is upon us. We are finishing up our summer session beers and moving into the Oktoberfest, Pumpkin, and Fall Brews that the different breweries make. Among the multitude of different fall seasonal beers that the LWC Division has to offer is Schlafly Special Release Pumpkin Ale. This is by far the best selling fall seasonal that ...

On August 15th, the world commemorated the 68th anniversary of the end of World War II. As time goes on, more is left to memory about all that happened and what was lost in those tumultuous years from 1939 to 1945 when the U.S. got involved. However, do you know how those war years effected beer production, packaging, and the breweries in general. ...

Uinta Brewing is the newest addition to G&M's expanding craft beer portfolio. Uinta Brewing Company embarked upon its mission of brewing world class, full-flavored, craft-brewed beer in the winter of 1993. From a small, renovated mechanic's garage located in Salt Lake City, Uinta began distributing a tasty variety of beer ranging from 4.0% to o...

Wow, it's Memorial Day already. We all know that Memorial Day is viewed as the beginning of the Summer Season around the U.S. Swimming pools open, schools close for the Summer, and the barbeque season ramps up. This weekend is all about beer, barbeque, and burgers (the three B's) as America celebrates with its favorite beverage and favorite foods. ...

With Spring on its way (I think), many bock beers will hit the market. While many bocks, like Shiner Bock, are now available year round, they were traditionally brewed in the fall, aged through the winter, and released around March. Have you ever noticed that almost all Bock labels have some sort of goat pictured on them and wondered what the reaso...

Beer Tip: It's best to pour your beer down the center of the glass to form a nice head of foam – it releases the brew's enticing aromas to help create the perfect taste. 

January 24th will mark the 78th birthday of the beer can so I thought I would shine a little light on one aspect of the can: the self opening top. What we take for granted today was not always so easy. Before the early 1960's, all beer and pop cans had to be opened by piercing two small holes in the top with a can opener. This could always present ...

Members of the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois (ABDI) are distributing booklets which encourage open, honest communication between parents and their children about underage drinking. In partnership with the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), distributors are delivering Talking to Teens Ab...

Ebenezer is Bridgeport's Holiday seasonal brew. Ebenezer is a smooth ale with a complex palate derived from four different roasted malts and a blend of domestic and imported hops. It has a deep mahogany color, a malty forward taste and a full body that is balanced with a light hop aroma which leads to a caramel finish. It's a festive elixir that ca...

The roots of Anchor Brewing go back to 1849 and the California gold rush. Gottlieb Breckle, a German brewer arrived in San Francisco with his family. In 1871 he bought an old beer and billiards saloon near Russian Hill in San Francisco for $3,500. He transformed this into a brewery that would be renamed Anchor, 25 years later. The name changed in 1...

Ad from Schlitz's website: http://www.schlitzgusto.com/ 

At our little brewery in Shiner we think of ourselves as a family. That's never truer than when we lose someone.Elvis "T-Bone" Brooks Sr. passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. As our warehouse and shipping manager, T-Bone made sure our beer got to you fresh and on time. He was a lifelong resident of Shiner and had been with us at the Spoetzl...

Here's the scoop about Summer Honey. It's a full flavored, refreshing summer seasonal. This well-balanced brew has a unique blend of spices, which complement the European hops. The honey lightens up the body and helps to blend taste with aroma without making the beer to sweet. Information from Big Sky Brewing Company website: http://www.bigskybrew....

A filtered American Wheat, placed in perfect measure with muted tones of Blueberry. Kinda Blue- a tasty and tasteful summer brew that you can't turn your back on. It's as cool as the day is long. Information from the Boulder Beer Company's website: http://www.boulderbeer.com/

Beer Lovers, Rejoice! The Western Illinois Chapter of the American Red Cross will have its annual Beer Tasting fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. June 21, 2012 at G&M Distributors, 200 N. Linwood Road. For more information click on the link below. http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x1205888528/Beer-tasting-to-benefit-Red-Cross

This week we received our first shipment from the O'Fallon Brewery. We had a kickoff meeting a few weeks ago with the founder and the VP of Sales. The LWC sales team tried all of the beers O'Fallon produces. The whole sales team thought the beers were very good. They brew five everyday beers: Hemp Hop Rye, 5 Day IPA, Gold, Wheach and Smoked Porter....

Stevens Point Brewery Receives International Acclaim Hand-Crafted Beers win Medals in International Beer Competition​ STEVENS POINT, Wis. (May 7, 2012) – The Stevens Point Brewery recently claimed silver and bronze medals in the 2012 World Beer Cup®, a global beer competition presented by the Brewers Association (BA) that evaluates beers from aroun...

Founded in 1987, the Anderson Valley Brewing Company brewed out of a 10-barrel brewhouse, located in the lower level of its brewpub, The Buckhorn Saloon. Gleaming stainless steel vats brewed and fermented barley and other specialty grains to create outstanding ales, porters, stouts, and wheat beers. These brews began as a dream of Kenneth Allen to ...

With growing consumer demand for new flavored products that in turn drive growth in the flavored malt beverage category, Michelob ULTRA takes it one step further and introduces a new lighter flavored malt beverage product…the ULTRA 19th hole. A light alcohol beverage infused with natural lemonade and iced tea flavors perfect for the spring and summ...

Did You ever ask why beer is packaged in different colored bottles-some green, some brown, some clear?   Did you ever ask which is best? The truth is that beer has been packaged for over a hundred years in both brown and clear and in green since the end of World War II, when the shortage of brown glass in Europe forced brewers to use that colo...