Does any commercial beer stay refridgerated though transit, distrabution?

[Dland]

Just wondering if any beers actually stay cold from brewery to retail store. I know none do where I live, as they are transported in non refrigerated trucks to general loading dock.

I notice some of the craft brew cans say to keep product refrigerated.

Was at loading dock picking up freight today and this came to mind.

 

[madscientist451]

Sierra Nevada used to ship their beer cold. Once it gets to a warehouse somewhere, who knows what happens.....
Supposedly, Sam Adams "requires" cold storage of the their beer, but I always see it sitting out at room temperature.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/articles/9268/better-by-degrees-why-cold-storage-matters-to-your-beer/

 

[lump42]

I think it comes down not just to the brewery but to the distributor and retailer. The better distros and retailers will keep the refrigerated. Like mentioned Sam Adams requires their distributors to transport and store cold, but its difficult to enforce such agreements.

 

[kh54s10]

Coors is supposedly shipped cold. I don't think any brewery has control over what happens to the beer after it is delivered.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

It's difficult because it needs coordination between the different parts of the chain, and all of them willing to spend a bit more to do it right. But it can happen - see this for a discussion from a UK distributor who has been at the forefront of pushing for cold chains : https://jollygoodbeer.co.uk/2019/03/01/on-the-road-to-coldchain/