I manage a store on the side and yes there are huge problems getting Lowenbrau, Stella, St. Pauli and a few others. Companies like Anheuser Busch and others are buying up these companies in Europe and then limiting what they send into the country. We have not got Lowenbrau in months, are lucky to get 3 cases of St. Pauli a week, and have been living off the 100 cases of Stella we got in August.
This is what the distributor has told me, don't know if there is any truth to it. :