In another raid, State Police hit beer distributor, Origlio's, in Far Northeast
By BOB WARNER & DON RUSSELL
Philadelphia Daily News
warnerb@phillynews.com 215-854-5885
Pennsylvania State Police have staged another beer raid,
confiscating about a dozen cases from a leading distributor
in Northeast Philadelphia and ordering it to stop selling several
well-known imports, including Duvel, a popular Belgian beer
sold throughout the Philadelphia region.
Agents from the State Police
Department's Bureau of Liquor Code Enforcement (BLCE)
descended Monday night on Origlio's Beverage,
a wholesale distributor in the Far Northeast whose primary
brands include Coors and Yuengling.
The police seized about a dozen cases from a small
California beermaker, Russian River Brewing Co.,
and ordered Origlio's to stop selling Duvel and other beers,
including Hacker-Pschorr, Paulaner and
Monk's Cafe Ale, developed in Belgium
for the Philadelphia bar at 16th and Spruce streets.
As in armed raids conducted last week
against three Philadelphia taprooms, the State Police
alleged that the targeted beers were not properly
registered with the state Liquor Control Board
for sale in Pennsylvania - a process involving
limited paperwork and a $75 fee.