Independent Distributors
[BELOW] Cody Distribution Co., Boston, Massachusetts - 1940
A 100% Ballantine wholesaler, claimed to be the "largest distributor of ale and beer in the world"
ALASKA
Bill O'Leary, Fairbanks, AK
Pacific Bottlers Supply Co., Seattle, WA
ARIZONA
United, Arizona
Finley Distributing Co., Tucson
Associated Beverage Co., Atlanta, GA
Ogeechee Beer Co., Savannah, GA
HAWAII
Cereal & Fruit Products,
DELAWARE
Major Distributing Co., Milford/Wilmington
General Distributors, Wilmington
FLORIDA
State Beverages Inc, Hialeah/Miami
Coyle, Hialeah/Miami, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Key West
National Brands, Miami (formerly "Florida Sugar Distributors, Inc")
Ben Thyson, Tallahassee
GEORGIA
Associated Brewers, Los Angeles
H. F. Rathjen, Oakland
H. Olson, San Bernardino
Edward J. Goldie Importation Co., San Francisco
CONNECTICUT
B. Vetrano, Inc., Bristol
J. Cardinale Trucking Co., Fairfield
Star Distributors, Inc. New Haven
Richard L. Gentry, New London
CALIFORNIA
Office of
Hagerstown Distributing Co
Zane Import Co.,
Hotel Import Co.
all of Honolulu
ILLINOIS
Arthur G. Bess, Inc, Chicago, IL
Northern Illinois Beverage Co., Rock Island
INDIANA
Midwest Beverage Co., Inc., Lafayette
General Beverages, Auburn
Kennebec Beverage, Augusta
Bangor Bottling Co., Bangor
Pine Tree Beverage, Portland
Pio Beverage Co., Portland
Beverage Distributors Co., Portland
Better Brands, Inc., LafayetteCounty Beverage, Logansport
Joe Parker Distributing, Kokomo
Walnut Beverage Co., Muncie
Magic City Beverage Co., Muncie
Juerling , Beverage Co.Richmond
Ted Brown's Premium Sales, Inc., Terre Haute
IOWA
Grain Belt Distributing, Cedar Rapids
KANSAS
Sunflower Sales Co., Parsons- Dodge City
A-B Sales Co., Wichita - Great Bend
MAINE
MARYLAND
William "Bill" Filsinger, Allegheny County
Winner Distributing Co., BaltimoreAllegheny Distributing Co., Cumberland Hagerstown Distributing Co., HagerstownC. Edward Williams, Salisbury
Richard H. Parsons, Salisbury
Thomas Distributing Co., Wash. & Fred. Cty
MASSACHUSETTS
H.G. Sears, Holyoke
Girardi Distributing Co., North Adams
Elk Spring Beverage Co., Wakefield
Plymouth Bottling Co., Plymouth
C. Leary Co., Newburyport
Flynn's Inc., Fall River
Spinale, Lynn
Cody Distribution Company,
Worcester/Dorchester/Boston*
MICHIGAN
MISSOURI
Fisher Distributing, St. Louis
"Ted" Kirby, Sikeston
MISSISSIPPI
F.E.B. Distributors, Biloxi
MONTANA
Fred Briggs Distributing Co., Billings
Pattison Dist., Battle Creek
State Beverage Co., Lansing
City Beverage, Traverse City
NEBRASKA
City Beverage Co., Omaha
NEVADA
Beacon Distributing Co., Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Lake City Beverage, Laconia, NH
N. G. Gurnsey, Manchester, NH
Chocheco Bottling Co., Rochester, NH
NEW JERSEY
1954 - One of Conti's Trenton Beverage Co's
34 Ballantine Beer benches
Kramer Beverage, Atlantic City
Quality Beverage, Camden
Coast Line Beverage, Little Silver
Shore Point, Freehold
Otto Seifert, Lodi
Piccirillo, Newark (Falstaff era)
Pt. Pleasant-Bay Head Ice and Coal Co.
W. H. Cawley Co., Somerville/Wharton/Dover1
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Trenton Beverage Co. (Conti), Trenton
Imperial Distributing Co. Vineland
Premier Beer Co., (Conti), Wanamassa
1 Said to be the oldest Ballantine distributor, since 1887.
[ABOVE RIGHT] 75th anniversary coaster.
NEW MEXICO
Anchor Liquor Co.
NEW YORK
Fatato, New York City (Falstaff era)
Cream of Malt, Inc., AlbanyPaul A. Luchini, BinghamtonElliott Dist. Co., BinghamtonSebesta Distribution, Binghamton/EndicottA & B of Buffalo
Dennis P. Warren, Canton
Atlantic beverage Co., Central Islip
Empire Foods Inc., Elmira/Jamestown
Lake Beverage Co., Fairport
C.M. & R. Tompkins, Ithaca
Tom Conti, Inc., 50 Market St., Jamestown
L. Gandolfi & Co., Inc., Jamaica and NYC
Brusten Distributing Co., Kingston
Maguire, Eastern Long Island
John Lynch, Jr., Inc., Lynbrook
R. J. Fellion, Inc., Malone
Three Circle Corporation, Middletown
Mt. Kisco Bottling Co.
Roy Mason, NewarkVasilion Distributing Co., NyackLeon J. "Oscar" Vernsey, OgdensburgE. J. Frost - Olean Malt Store, OleanJay Sea Beer Co., Oswego
George W. Renc, Pearl River/Nyack
Vasiliow & Carnahan, Pearl River/Nyack
Leo Hetzler, Rochester
Valley Distributors, Rochester
John J. Fitzsimons, RomeAlfred J. Farone, Saratoga SpringsEss & Ess Distributing, Staten IslandJ. W. Christopher, SyracuseChas. C. F. Orschiedt, SyracuseLuchini, Syracuse/Utica*Mynderse, SchnectadyCircle Beer Distributors, WestchesterCarmelo Bambace, White Plains
1965
NORTH CAROLINA
Biltmore, Asheville
Carolina Bev. Co. Asheville
Renfro, Asheville
Carey Sloan, Greensboro
OHIO
DeLuca Distributing Co., Akron
Union Ice & Coal Co., Chillicothe
Thompson Distributors, Lima
Merchants Transfer & Storage Co., Marion
PENNSYLVANIA
Spiegel Distributing Co., Bethlehem
East Stroudsburg Beverage Co.
George M. Steckert, Hazleton*
Hazleton Supply Co.,Hazleton
Tom Verrastro, Hazleton
Wilsbach Distributors, Harrisburg
Sunshine, Kingston
Fred Golla, Kittanning
E. Ferranti, Harrisburg/Williamsport
B and B, Lancaster
"Doc" Digeso, Lock Haven
E. Clayton Stashinski, Mount Carmel
J. S. Giocobello, Mount Union
Peter C. Stubler, Oil City
Scott & Grauer, Philadelphia*
William H. Pflaumer & Sons, Inc., Philadelphia
A. C. Kramer, Pittsburgh
Joe Eckes, Pittsburgh
Ball & Company, Reading
Wood Beverage Co., Inc. Rosemont
Durdach Bros., Shamokin
Ferranti Brothers, Scranton
B. J. Scalise Dist., Warren
Leo. F. McDonald, Wilkes-Barre
Quality Beverage Co., Wyoming
K.W. Queen, Jim Thorpe
* Probably retail distributors,
who attended Ballantine meetings
organized by Scott & Grauer.
Peter Pecora, Bradford
Peoria & DePalma, Bradford
Myers Brothers, Chambersburg
Central Beverage Co.
Fulton Beverage Co.
Macdowell Distributing Co.,
McGuin Distributing Co.,
John Miller Distributing Co.
J. Donald and M Casey Co.,
West End Beverage Co.
C. Viera Distributing Co.
George Aruffo Distributing Co.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Better Beer Co., Anderson/Greenville/Spartenburg
Bennettsville Distributing Co., Bennettsville
B. J. Baroody Beverage, Florence
W. T. Bailey Co., Greenville
Schafer Distributing Co., Inc., Little Rock
SOUTH DAKOTA
State Liquor Store System
TENNESSEE
Abco, Chattanooga
Sterling Distributors, Chat.
Southern Beer Co., Nashville
TEXAS
Atlas Sales Co., Amarillo
Wes-Tex Beer Co., Amarillo
Schepps Distributing Co, Dallas
Border Beverage Co., El Paso
A Schepps truck, loaded with Ballantine in 1949
VERMONT
Cavalier Sales, CharlottesvilleBeverage Co., Newport News
Akers Best Brews, Inc. Norfolk
Ballantine Distributing Co., Norfolk*
Virginia Beverage Co., Norfolk
J. W. Philips & Sons, Petersburg
Goodall & Walter, Stauton
WEST VIRGINIA
Central Distributing, Charlestown, WV
Zain Brothers, Charlestown, WV
Dewitt Grocery Co., BrattleboroRossetti Brothers, BurlingtonM. M. Farrell & Sons, BurlingtonO. C. Taylor, Burlington
Francis Murtagh, Montpelier
Bove Distributing Co., Rutland*
VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
Chaney-Sullivan Co., Green Bay
May Beverages, Kenosha
Western Distributing Co., La Crosse
Zahn Distributing Co., Marshfield
Racine Beverage Co., Racine
Rollie Herman, Sheboygan Falls
Buechler Distributing Co., Waukesha
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* 100% Ballantine Distributor
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[RIGHT] Unknown distributorship's employees (and possibly P. Ballantine & Sons reps) celebrate in a well-stocked warehouse.
Ad from P. Ballantine & Sons Hazleton, PA distributor after the purchase of the brands by Falstaff.
Falstaff ad, several months after their Ballantine buyout. Besides apologizing to the region, they also added a apology to their Philadelphia distributor, Wm. H. Pflaumer & Sons.
Two years before, owner William H. Pflaumer III was fined for selling kegs of Ballantine Beer with "Piels Beer" labels. Pflaumer would later buy Philadelphia's C. Schmidt's & Sons Brewing Co.
