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Image of Olympia Beer Can from False Advertising Complaint

Pabst loses latest bid to dismiss class action over claims Olympia beer misleads consumers into thinking its brewed from Olympia’s artesian waters. (Thank god for statutes of limitation or people would start suing because the beer came from Tumwater.)

Advertising / Beer / Brewing / Opinions / Suits
October 20, 2020

When we last wrote about this case we discussed how Pabst, the maker of...

False advertising lawsuit against Anheuser claims “RITA” cocktails and spritzers misrepresent source of alcohol.

Advertising / Beer / Circulars / Labeling / Statutes / Suits
September 15, 2020

Citing to dictionary definitions of “margarita,” “mojito,” “rose,” and “spritz,” a group of Anheuser-Busch-Rita-beverage-buying...

Federal preemption liquor law chicago liquor license attorney

Briefing complete in distiller’s state food safety vs. federal regulatory allowance preemption suit over grains of paradise used in Bacardi’s Bombay Sapphire gin. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.

Advertising / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / FDA / Preemption / Regulations
August 31, 2020

A beef in Florida over an ancient state food purity law’s right to beat...

The scariest thing about the TTB / Anheuser-Busch offer in compromise and suspension agreement over sponsorship and advertising practices is what wasn’t written… assertions of verbal agreements require vigorous enforcement.

Advertising / Bars / Beer / Brewery / Craft Beer / Craft Distiller / Distilled Spirits / Regulations / TTB / Wine
July 28, 2020

For a week or two now #beerlaw twitter has been writing about the record...

non-alcoholic beer labeling chicago liquor license attorney

A guide to labeling your non-alcoholic beer. Rather, to labeling non-alcoholic malt beverages, brews, near beer, cereal beverages or whatever you choose to call it… Please just don’t call it “beer, ale, porter, lager, or stout.”

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Craft Beer / Labeling / Regulations / Statutes / TTB
July 7, 2020

What should you know about labeling your non-alcoholic beer? Well, the first thing is...

Heaven Hill Distilleries seizure of heavenhlll.com good lesson on how to protect your craft spirits, craft beer, cannabis and wine brand from typosquatting or cybersquatting

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewpub / Cannabis / Cider / Craft Beer / Craft Distiller / Craft Growers / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Opinions / Suits / Vineyard / Wine
July 2, 2020

Heaven Hill Distilleries recent win against a typosquatter holding heavenhlll.com provides a textbook example...

Craft distiller wins dismissal of misleading label suit over where the whiskey was distilled and the source of the water used in proofing.

Advertising / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Suits
June 8, 2020

Widow Jane Distillery makes whiskey. Before 2018 some of the bottles looked like this:...

9th Circuit upholds ruling in favor of Jim Beam over lipstick trademark against Johnny Love Vodka

Advertising / Distilled Spirits / Suits / Trademark
June 3, 2020

We covered the lipstick trademark oral arguments back in January – you can read...

Aviation Gin ad subject of DISCUS code complaint and finding is a good reminder that industry advertising guidelines are sometimes at odds with inventiveness, humor, and parody… but a law or regulation would have to acknowledge those things.

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewpub / Cider / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Regulations / Wine
May 22, 2020

Codes of responsible advertising rarely make room for innovation and humor. The typical inception...

Liquor license lawyer chicago illinois make this world better charitable donations

Is your bar, brewery, winery or distillery helping out by soliciting for a charity in Illinois? First – Great Job! Also, be advised – there are statutes and regulations that govern that and you need to follow them.

Advertising / Brewery / Brewpub / Distillery / Illinois Liquor Control Commission / Regulations / Retailers / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers
May 20, 2020

I want to quickly clear up a misconception that alcohol retailers, and brewers, distillers,...

breweries wineries and distilleries are having their bonding requirement eliminated in Illinois if they're under $50,000 per year in tax

TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.

Advertising / Bars / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Circulars / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Mead / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
May 12, 2020

Through a series of FAQs regarding the processes for the destruction of beer and...

MillerCoors v Anheuser Busch Lawsuit photograph of Corn Syrup barrel from commercial in complaint

Bud Light wins creative advertising row! Molson Coors and Anheuser-Busch corn syrup lawsuit put to rest in terse and certain terms: “Litigation should not be a substitute for competition in the market.”

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Opinions / Suits
May 7, 2020

The 7th Circuit wasted no time in publishing its opinion in favor of Anheuser-Busch’s...

Category: Advertising

Pabst loses latest bid to dismiss class action over claims Olympia beer misleads consumers into thinking its brewed from Olympia’s artesian waters. (Thank god for statutes of limitation or people would start suing because the beer came from Tumwater.)

False advertising lawsuit against Anheuser claims “RITA” cocktails and spritzers misrepresent source of alcohol.

Briefing complete in distiller’s state food safety vs. federal regulatory allowance preemption suit over grains of paradise used in Bacardi’s Bombay Sapphire gin. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.

The scariest thing about the TTB / Anheuser-Busch offer in compromise and suspension agreement over sponsorship and advertising practices is what wasn’t written… assertions of verbal agreements require vigorous enforcement.

A guide to labeling your non-alcoholic beer. Rather, to labeling non-alcoholic malt beverages, brews, near beer, cereal beverages or whatever you choose to call it… Please just don’t call it “beer, ale, porter, lager, or stout.”

Heaven Hill Distilleries seizure of heavenhlll.com good lesson on how to protect your craft spirits, craft beer, cannabis and wine brand from typosquatting or cybersquatting

Craft distiller wins dismissal of misleading label suit over where the whiskey was distilled and the source of the water used in proofing.

9th Circuit upholds ruling in favor of Jim Beam over lipstick trademark against Johnny Love Vodka

Aviation Gin ad subject of DISCUS code complaint and finding is a good reminder that industry advertising guidelines are sometimes at odds with inventiveness, humor, and parody… but a law or regulation would have to acknowledge those things.

Is your bar, brewery, winery or distillery helping out by soliciting for a charity in Illinois? First – Great Job! Also, be advised – there are statutes and regulations that govern that and you need to follow them.

TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.

Bud Light wins creative advertising row! Molson Coors and Anheuser-Busch corn syrup lawsuit put to rest in terse and certain terms: “Litigation should not be a substitute for competition in the market.”

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