In PA., it is illegal for the distibutors to clean lines.( Good for me.)I guess the reasoning is that the Bud guy could mess with the Miller guy's stuff, but we all know that nothing like that would ever happen. In fact, they are not suppose to do anything except supply and maybe change out the couplers and the tap markers and nothing in between. Years ago they would do just about anything to get that faucet, including install systems or supply keg boxes as long as most of the faucets are theirs. They wouldn't have only their beer on 'cause that would look suspicious. About 20 Years ago, The PLCB along with the BATF, came down hard on the wholesalers for these activities.They still will do a little more than they are supposed to, but for the most part, no more keg boxes or systems, Although there are ways to get around anything.
Some municipalities have their own health dept. and the ones that don't have inspections from the Dept. of Agriculture's health inspectors. I have seen them shut down a tap system if it has too much crap in the faucet. It is down until it is cleaned.
The PLCE (liquor enforcement) will fine a place for not maintaining the tap system, although they usually only inspect the cleaning records, not the taps. The law here is every seven days and they are specific about that. If my day is Tuesday and for whatever reason I don't get there til Wednesday, I have too make sure that I put Tuesday's date on the records.
I have seen some funky stuff in systems, but never mushrooms. Shrooms and beer, whoohoo, what a party.
Tapman
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