MillerCoors Must Stop Selling Beer in Minnesota because of Expired Alcohol License

State officials informed MillerCoors that it must stop selling beer in Minnesota until they could apply for the necessary alcohol license. The Minnesota state shutdown halted all business license activity in the state for the past three weeks making obtaining any sort of business licenses an impossible feat.

Before the shutdown took place, a MillerCoors employee mailed in the alcohol license renewal form along with a check to pay the business license fees. Unfortunately, the amount the check was made out for was more than the sum required in licensing fees and the check was returned to MillerCoors without the renewal being processed.

According to StarTribune since MillerCoors no longer has an operational license, the brewing giant can no longer sell beer. “The Department of Public Safety told the brewer it must stop distribution in Minnesota and devise a plan to pull its product from the shelves, including Coors, Coors Lite, Miller Lite, Miller High Life and 35 other name-brand beers.”

Hundreds of bar owners and restaurant operators are also feeling the effect of the shutdown as they can no longer obtain the purchasing licenses necessary for them to continue buying and selling liquor.

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