ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS:

Chas. Seligman Distributing Company is a wholesaler and distributor for Anheuser-Busch, Inc. and Crown Imports. We purchase its’ brewery products and distribute them to retail accounts. We are privileged to handle the Anheuser-Busch line of beer products which are the highest quality, best-selling beer products in the world. In addition to the Anheuser-Busch brands, we distribute the Grupo-Modelo brands which include Corona Extra, the best selling imported product in the United States. Our products are stored in a controlled environment warehouse (C.E.W.) which provides optimum storage temperatures. The C.E.W. system is fully automated, and continuous checks are made to ensure that the temperature controls are functioning properly. This storage system provides our customers with unexceeded product quality. Temperatures maintained in the C.E.W. are in strict conformity with Anheuser-Busch standards.

ADDITIONAL FACTS ABOUT CHAS. SELIGMAN DIST.

  • The Chas. Seligman Distributing Company was founded by the late Charles L. Seligman in 1933. The original location was 11th and Madison in Covington, KY.
  • The founder started in business by becoming one of the first Burger Beer bottlers.
  • Seligman acquired rights to distribute Anheuser-Busch products in 1939 for the Northern Kentucky and Louisville territories. The rights to the Louisville territory were sold in 1940.
  • In December 1986, Chas. Seligman Distributing acquired another Anheuser-Busch distributor, A&W Distributing in Carrollton, KY. In 1999, the Carrollton facility closed and its territory serviced from the Crescent Springs facility.
  • In April 1989, the Company relocated to Crescent Springs, KY. The facility was built on a ten-acre parcel of land which was purchased from Tewes Farm.
  • In October 1994, Chas. Seligman Distributing acquired another Anheuser-Busch distributor, Caproni Distributing in Maysville, KY. In 2000, the Maysville facility closed and its territory serviced from the Crescent Springs facility.
  • In November 1999, Chas. Seligman acquired another Anheuser-Busch distributor, Big “O” Beverage in Frankfort, KY. After acquiring Big “O” Beverage, their name was changed to Chas. Seligman Dist. Frankfort. In June 2005, the Frankfort Facility Servicing Franklin, Henry and Shelby counties closed, all product then being served from the Crescent Springs Warehouse.
  • In March 2003, Chas. Seligman began its partnership with the Gambrinus Company (now Crown Imports), carrying Corona Extra, Corona Light, Pacifico, Modelo Especial and Negra Modelo.
  • In September 2005, the Company moved to its new facility in Walton, KY. The facility was built to accommodate the entire selling territory.
  • Through Anheuser-Busch acquisitions and partnerships, Chas. Seligman has added new brands to its portfolio:
    • In early 2006, Rolling Rock and Grolsch.
    • In mid 2006, Goose Island craft beers.
    • In late 2006, Hansen's Lost, Rhumba and Unbound energy drinks.
    • In early 2007, Bass Ale, Becks, Stella Artois and Lowenbrau.
  • Our service area (including Frankfort) includes the counties of Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Pendleton, Henry, Carroll, Gallatin, Shelby, Bracken, Mason and Franklin. Within our service area, we deliver beer to any qualified establishment holding a valid Commonwealth of Kentucky Beer License.


“Quality People Selling Quality Products Since 1933”


Chas Seligman