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...
Category: Craft Beer
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...
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...
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...
What does the Illinois Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act say about a distributor assigning my distribution agreement (“selling my brand rights”) to another wholesaler and what recourse does a craft brewer have in that situation?
We’ve written quite a bit over the years about Illinois’ beer franchise statute –...
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.
For a week or two now #beerlaw twitter has been writing about the record...
The Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act isn’t the boon for state enforcement of antiquated and Commerce Clause violating direct shipping restrictions that regulators might think it is. These Ohio alcohol shipping cases are about to show that.
An Ohio Federal Court has marked two wine shipping cases as related. One suit...
The out-of-state retailers arguing the Commerce Clause allows them to ship alcohol across state borders on par with in-state retailers that have the same privilege filed for Supreme Court review of the 6th Circuit Lebamoff decision. We’ve got the brief for you.
I’m doing my best to draft headlines that tell you all you really need...
Bars, restaurants, and wineries, breweries, and distilleries with tap rooms should look to hospitality wins like this recent cruise industry defeat of COVID-19 “fear” and “proximity” cases for lessons and guidance on what to expect in upcoming coronavirus cases.
Yes, expect it. Even with many states passing or considering COVID-19 protections for businesses...
