Beer organization changes name, introduces kick-ass logo
The Oklahoma Malt Beverage Association — the advocacy association for beer distributors in Oklahoma — announced today that they will change their name. The group will now be known as the Beer Distributors of Oklahoma. In addition, the group unveiled a sweet new logo:
The group issued this statement, from President Brett Robinson, about the name change:
“While the Oklahoma Malt Beverage Association brand has served us well for decades, we feel the time is right to become the Beer Distributors of Oklahoma, a name our membership believes more accurately reflects the true mission of our organization. Through our new name and logo we will continue our advocacy and public outreach efforts on behalf of Oklahoma beer distributors and the three-tier system, while educating Oklahomans on the importance of effective state-based regulation.”
The group also announced its team of officers for 2011:
-Chairman – Matt Jett, Jett Distributing Co., Clinton
-Vice Chairman/Chairman-Elect – John Cresap, Premium Beers of Oklahoma, Inc., OKC
-Secretary/Treasurer – Gordon Green, Capital Distributing Co., OKC
-Immediate Past Chairman – Tim Zaloudek, Pope Distributing Co., Enid
-Director – Tommy Hitchcock, Hitchcock Distributing, Inc., Durant
-Director – Lou Moreau, A&B Distributing, Muskogee
-Director – Dan Solie, LDF Sales & Distributing, Inc., Tulsa
-Director – Mitch Zaloudek, Pope Distributing Co., Enid
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Not a big fan of OK distributors. They do a horrible job of getting some of the better micros in the state, though they claim different. I hope the state laws concerning alcoholic beverages change. In the mean time, I’m still stuck having to go over state lines to get some of my faves.