Eagle Rock Distributing history

After prohibition ended, the company started selling alcoholic beverages, and in 1962, they introduced Busch Bavarian as a regional beer within the Atlanta market.

Thanks to the distributors, in 1964 Anheuser-Busch becomes the first brewery in the world to brew and sell 10 million barrels of beer in one year.

In 1966, Milwaukee Braves move to Atlanta where Budweiser becomes the official beer of the now Atlanta Braves.

1977 Anheuser-Busch Natural Light is introduced, ABC opens its first branch operation in Doraville and Charlie Hardy is chosen to be its GM. John Economos and Steve Craine meet for the first time at the Natural Light introduction meeting in downtown Atlanta.

Then in 1982, the company introduces the infamous Budweiser Light, today more commonly known as Bud Light.

1985 ABC celebrates their first 1,000,000 CE sales month in August.

1990 ABC outgrows the Doraville warehouse and relocates to a brand new facility in Stone Mountain.

1993 Anheuser-Busch, Inc. opens their 12th brewery in Cartersville, Georgia.

1996 The Centennial Olympic Games make quite a splash in Atlanta and the Michelob brands expand to include seasonal offerings like Amber Bock, Honey Lager and Pale Ale.

2000 Eagle Rock Distributing Company is formed as John Economos and Steve Craine form a new, separate Company with a vision for the future.

2003 John's son, Steve Economos, joins the Company and represents the 3rd generation of these two families in the beer industry and Michelob Ultra is introduced and becomes the largest volume new brand into the beer industry in history.

Nick Economos, who joined the Company in 2005, is named VP-Sales of newly acquired, Eagle Rock Rome.

2009 The Company purchases Dalton Beverage Company and merges it with ER-Rome to become Eagle Rock North Distributing Company.