August 18, 2011More on Keg Loss Problem Dear Client:"Keep in mind that the breweries are somewhat insulated from the full exposure of losing cooperage," writes one distributor, noting that the breweries and keg float logistics companies charge hefty deposits to the wholesalers, who lose that deposit when kegs are lost in the trade. One distributor said that the most common response he gets when he asks a small brewer how he got another brewer's kegs is, "I bought them on
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