Pelican Craft Brands launched in 2019 with the goal of filling what company president Chris Peneguy saw as a gap in the marketplace: a distributor focused on craft beers. In the Capital Region, the dominant beer distributors are Mockler Beverage, most closely associated with Budweiser, and Crescent Crown. While large distributors can and do work

Brewing desire
Louisiana breweries believe craft-friendly regulations from state legislators could help them make the good times roll.



