WE’VE BEEN DISTRIBUTING BEER IN THE DAYTON AREA FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS.

But over the years we’ve grown a lot, learned a lot and worked to become the third-largest beer distributor in Ohio. Starting with just one truck, Carl Bonbright created Bonbright Distributors in 1934 when he received the license to sell Schoenling Brewing products in Miami, Montgomery, Greene, Preble and Clark counties. In 1951, he received the distribution rights for Miller Brewing Company brands, and over seventy-three years later, Bonbright’s annual sales approach 10 million cases annually.

In April 1983, H. Brockman Anderson acquired Bonbright Distributors from the Bonbright family. And that year, the company’s total case sales reached 2,000,000. Under Bonbright’s current ownership and management team, the business has grown by over 400 percent, added twenty-five additional counties, bought ten beer distributorships and acquired the rights to sell products from nine of the nation’s top ten breweries. And while we’re pretty proud of our growth, we’re not done yet.