Jim Beam to close Kentucky distillery for one year Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the closure of Jim Beam distillery for one year amid a decline in supply and demand and share his favorite scotches. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! An Illinois distillery owner was astonished recently when he came across a hidden gun from the era of Al Capone — still fully loaded with historic ammo. The gun — a Colt 1908 manufactured in 1921 —