In another raid, State Police hit beer distributor, Origlio's, in Far Northeast

By BOB WARNER & DON RUSSELL
Philadelphia Daily News

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.

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