Category: Beer

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...

Indiana alcohol regulatory body enjoined from enforcing in-state residency requirements for packaged liquor retailer licenses. Tennessee Wine applied means some regular state arguments for statutory justification must be rejected and cannot satisfy health and safety analysis. Bonus: we’ve got the docs for you.

Beer / Brewery / Cider / Commerce Clause / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Opinions / Retailers / Statutes / Suits / Wine
May 14, 2020

Upholding the rulings of Granholm and Tennessee Wine, A Federal Court in Indiana has...

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...

OSHA4017 - Bars and Restaurants operating during coronavirus COVID-19 - COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurants & Beverage Vendors Offering Takeout or Curbside Pickup

OSHA has COVID-19 guidelines for bars and restaurants – adding to the manufacturing and delivery ones that brewers, vintners and distillers should read.

Bars / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Distillery / Distribution / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Wholesalers / Wine
May 11, 2020

OSHA has released guidelines for bars and restaurants serving the public through takeout or...

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...

Craft beer advertising Beer Advertising False Advertising suit

7th Circuit hears oral argument in MillerCoors v. Anheuser-Busch corn syrup case. Bonus: we’ve got the audio for you.

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Labeling / Sales / Suits / Trademark
April 29, 2020

Back in September, the 7th Circuit held firm on a procedural defect in the...

6th Circuit rules in favor of 3-tier system blocking access to out-of-state liquor retailers in Michigan case looking to allow out-of-state retailers to deliver to in-state consumers where in-staters have that privilege.

Beer / Cider / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distribution / Opinions / Regulations / Retailers / Statutes / Suits / Wholesalers / Wine
April 27, 2020

In case you don’t want to read through this, the majority of the reasoning...

The 9th Circuit rules parody trumps Jack Daniel’s claims of trademark dilution and allows “Bad Spaniels” dog toy. Just because a product is commercial doesn’t mean it isn’t protected by the 1st Amendment against trademark-related claims.

Advertising / Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Opinions / Suits / Trademark
April 17, 2020

This case follows a long line of parody grounded first amendment awesomeness with the...

Business Interruption COVID 19 insurance claim

How bars, restaurants, and other hospitality businesses are arguing that their business interruption insurance does cover COVID-19 related shut-downs and their insurance companies were wrong to deny claims.

Bars / Beer / Brewery / Brewpub / Cider / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Tavern
April 16, 2020

In the past few weeks we’ve seen plenty of bars, restaurants and other hospitality...

Kentucky’s new law allowing breweries, distilleries and wineries to ship direct to consumers all over the U.S. should be the model for the country. But special interests that want to keep consumers paying more for alcohol and limit choice to protect their fiefdoms will try to stop people from achieving this freedom.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Statutes / Taxes / Vineyard / Wine
April 14, 2020

Kentucky HB 415 became law last week following passage by the Kentucky General Assembly...

Beer TTB new rule on beer malt beverage labeling and advertising regulations

The new federal regulations on advertising and labeling malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits. Part 1 – updates and issues regarding advertising and labeling regulations for malt beverages.

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Craft Beer / Labeling / Regulations / TTB
April 9, 2020

The TTB has published its final rule amending the regulations for the labeling and...

SCOTUS denies cert. in Total Wine’s antitrust lawsuit over Connecticut’s post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and volume discount laws

Beer / Brewery / Distillery / Distribution / Suits / Wholesalers / Wine
April 7, 2020

The Supreme Court denied Connecticut Fine Wine’s request for review of the Second Circuit...

Category: Beer

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.

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.

OSHA has COVID-19 guidelines for bars and restaurants – adding to the manufacturing and delivery ones that brewers, vintners and distillers should read.

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.”

7th Circuit hears oral argument in MillerCoors v. Anheuser-Busch corn syrup case. Bonus: we’ve got the audio for you.

6th Circuit rules in favor of 3-tier system blocking access to out-of-state liquor retailers in Michigan case looking to allow out-of-state retailers to deliver to in-state consumers where in-staters have that privilege.

The 9th Circuit rules parody trumps Jack Daniel’s claims of trademark dilution and allows “Bad Spaniels” dog toy. Just because a product is commercial doesn’t mean it isn’t protected by the 1st Amendment against trademark-related claims.

How bars, restaurants, and other hospitality businesses are arguing that their business interruption insurance does cover COVID-19 related shut-downs and their insurance companies were wrong to deny claims.

The new federal regulations on advertising and labeling malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits. Part 1 – updates and issues regarding advertising and labeling regulations for malt beverages.

SCOTUS denies cert. in Total Wine’s antitrust lawsuit over Connecticut’s post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and volume discount laws

The Running List of loans and Funds available to Illinois businesses during the COVID-19 Crisis

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