Trade
For the bars, restaurants and stores that pour and stock Lonerider. Behind the Bar is our field guide for the people doing the work: clean lines, cold kegs, the right pour, a whiskey list that sells, and the North Carolina rules that keep the license safe. To carry Lonerider beer or spirits, or for sell sheets, specs and high resolution photos, get in touch with our trade team.
Behind the Bar
Draft Line Cleaning: How Often, What to Use and Why It Matters
Clean draft lines with caustic every 14 days and acid every quarter. Strengths, temperatures, contact times and a checklist, per the Brewers Association.
Beer Clean Glassware: How to Wash, Test and Store Bar Glasses
A beer clean glass has no grease, residue or sanitizer film. How to wash and air dry glasses, run the sheeting, salt and lacing tests, and store them.
Bourbon Behind the Bar: Lists, Pours, Batching and Finished Whiskeys
A bar manager's guide to bourbon: building a whiskey list, standard pours, storing open bottles, batching stirred drinks and NC buying rules.
How to Pour Draft Beer: Technique, Gas Balance and Fixing Foamy or Flat Pours
Pour draft at a 45 degree angle, open the faucet fully and finish with a one inch head. Plus gas pressure basics and fixes for foamy, flat or cloudy beer.
Keg Storage and Handling: Temperature, Settling, Rotation and Safety
Keep kegs at 36°F to 38°F at all times, let them settle before tapping, rotate first in, first out and handle them like the pressure vessels they are.
Responsible Alcohol Service in NC: ID, Intoxication, Promotions and Hours
NC alcohol service rules for bar staff as of 2026: legal age, acceptable ID, refusing intoxicated guests, drink promotion limits, hours and free training.
Retail Beer Storage and Rotation: Cold Chain, Light and Date Codes
How store owners keep packaged beer fresh: cold storage, light strike, first in first out, reading date codes and handling out-of-code beer.
Posters for your bar
Print-ready posters for your bar, bottle shop or cooler door. Free to use where Lonerider is sold.
Specs
Beer packages
- Cans: 16 oz, sold as 4-packs, 24 cans per case (six 4-packs)
- Case weight: about 26.5 lb
- Pallet: 80 cases of cans
- Draft: 1/2 barrel (15.5 gal) and 1/6 barrel (5.16 gal) kegs; ask us which beers are on draft in your area
- Kegs per pallet: 8 half barrels or 20 sixth barrels
- Freshness: every package is date coded; best within 135 days of packaging
Beer UPCs (16 oz can)
| Beer | Style | ABV | 16 oz UPC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Josie | American brown ale | 6.1% | 8-50016-07042-5 |
| Shotgun Betty | Hefeweizen | 5.8% | 8-53370-00232-3 |
| Hoppy Ki Yay | American IPA | 6.6% | 8-59920-00639-1 |
| Peacemaker | Juicy IPA | 5.5% | 8-50016-07010-4 |
| Kolsch for Outlaws | Kolsch | 4.2% | 8-50016-07002-9 |
| Cerveza para los Bandidos | Mexican-style lager | 4.8% | 8-50016-07075-3 |
| IPA for Outlaws | IPA | 8.3% | 8-50016-07072-2 |
| Imperial Light | Light lager | 8.4% | 8-50016-07095-1 |
Spirits (North Carolina, through the ABC system)
| Spirit | Size | Bottles per case | NC code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry Cask Finish | 750 ml | 6 | 66273 |
| Deadwood Cask Finish | 750 ml | 6 | 66270 |
| Tequila Cask Finish | 750 ml | 6 | 66272 |
| Single Barrel Sherry Cask | 750 ml | Ask us | 19833 |
| Snake Oil | 750 ml | 6 | 66263 |
| Nut Cracker | 375 ml | 12 | 66264 |
| Nut Cracker | 750 ml | Ask us | 66267 |
| Choklat | 375 ml | 12 | 66268 |
| Southern Nog (seasonal) | 750 ml | Ask us | 66269 |
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Distributor partners: the Back Room has the order form, art and specs.