An Interesting Argument for Strict Scrutiny Analysis of the Three-tiered System
There’s an excellent piece of legal scholarship floating around the alcoholic beverage law boards...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
Is Having A Middle-tier Supplier a Way Around BIFDA?
It’s an Illinois Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act Thursday here at Libation and when...
Wine Distributor Found Liable for Conversion of Funds After Failing to Pay the Producer
There are some interesting lessons in a recently decided wine producer/distributor dispute. The plaintiff,...
A Visit With Pipeworks Brewing Company
Bucktown’s best kept secret isn’t really a secret anymore. After the recent Chicago Tribune...
Our Seminar on Importing and Exporting for Products and Ingredients
Please allow us this small bit of shameless self-promotion: We go to great lengths...
Legislative Tax Determination on Fermented Malt Beverages Soon Undone?
The decision from the Nebraska Supreme Court that we reported on overturning the Nebraska...
Beer Wine and Liquor Ads Back With the Chicago Transit Authority
It’s official, the Chicago Transit Authority has given the green light to reinstating advertisements...
A Second Successor Brewer Lesson for the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act
Yes, we’ve made it to another Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act Thursday for all...
Exclusive Rights in Your Lease Can Make a Difference
You’ve heard the horror stories. A landlord who didn’t know what a brewpub was...
Illinois State Senate Proposes Change to Expedited Arbitration Provisions of the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act
There’s a proposed amendment to the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act that seeks a...
Do Additives Mean You Lose Some Protections Under the Alcoholic Beverages Labeling Act? – Consumer Suits Over Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
This is likely going to play out on a state-by-state basis. Consumers filing class...
Indiana Augments 30,000 Barrel Limit for Non-Indiana-Ruled Brewers
30,000 barrels of beer is the present limit for a Brewer’s permit under the...
