The U.S. wholesale beer industry history book should now be separated into three volumes: 1. Pre-Prohibition (1492 - 1921): "Danke, tied house is guut" 2. Post-Prohibition (1933 - 2005): "Side-loader bays rule" 3. Post-Granholm, (2005 - ??): "Price based on multiples of pallet loads, careful I'm backing up to the dock.. beep, beep, beep".