Yes, changing your advertising and discontinuing your beverage can make a difference: Court nails coffin shut on Olympia Beer class action over “It’s the Water”
When last we wrote, things didn’t look so good for Pabst’s Olympia Beer –...
Category: Brewery
5th Circuit’s pun-filled opinion upholds CANarchy’s right to sell beer to go in Texas because it leases and does not “own” most of its breweries across the country.
When we first wrote about this matter back in February of 2021, it was...
Selling alcoholic beverages in Illinois? Retailers, wholesalers, distilleries, breweries and wineries should get familiar with the soon-to-be new rule regarding alcoholic beverage promotions involving coupons and rebates; scan backs are prohibited.
Following an initial first-round publication (now edited) and two rounds of comments (here and...
The TTB’s Ten proposed changes that you’ll want to know about regarding: reporting inventory, trade names, beer destruction, tavern premises, ownership and managerial changes, applying for a brewer’s notice, records maintenance, and terminating operations
In Notice of proposed rulemaking No. 212 (“Modernization of Qualification Requirements for Brewer’s Notices),...
Maryland high court rules against Pabst and limits “successor brewer” under beer franchise law to different or new licensees finding it does not include change of control through new parent companies
The Court of Appeals of Maryland has affirmed a lower appellate court’s reversal of...
Order entered dismissing remaining issues in Molson Coors (MillerCoors) v. Anheuser false advertising case… yes, that one about the corn syrup ads from 2019.
It’s finally over. Back in 2020, the 7th Circuit reversed an injunction that then...
Court finds leaving a territory for 13 years might not be enough to accomplish termination of a beer distribution agreement – but sales and transfer of title outside the state may preclude beer franchise statute application
Brewers, distillers and vintners should pay attention to a recent ruling about an imported...
Court finds craft brewer’s label protected by free speech, state regulation of label content unconstitutional (yes, it’s Flying Dog… again)
Flying Dog Brewery has long been known for its Ralph Steadman label artwork. Steadman...
ILCC Introduces Forms For Brewers, Brewpubs, Distilling Pubs and Distillers to Obtain Approval Before Transferring Between Wholly Owned Operations.
For the past few iterations of amendments and creations for the Class 1, brewers...
Recent updates to the Illinois Liquor Control Act, Part 1 of 2, Definitions, Class 3 Brewers, Self-Distribution, Alternating Premises Tap Rooms and more.
The Governor’s signature brought Public Act 102-0442 to life on August 20. The Act...
Maryland court rejects control test in interpreting whether a company is a “successor brewer” under beer franchise fair dealing act allowing termination of distribution agreement.
Beer wholesaler Frederick P. Winner, Ltd., sued Pabst Brewing Co. over Pabst’s termination of...
Here’s the oral argument audio in the Bacardi grains of paradise preemption case.
You can read about this case in our previous posts on it here, and...
