New York Assembly member, Brooklyn Democrat Harvey Epstein, has proposed doubling the states excise tax on beer to increase the state’s revenues from about $45 million to $96 million per year. New York’s current state excise tax on beer is $0.14 per gallon, which ranks 39th in the United States. The national average is… Read More…
OSHA Speaks – Are You Listening?
With success comes visibility. The craft brewing industry, which to some extent flew under the radar of many regulatory agencies, has become a big blip on the radar screen. The Occupational Health and Safety Association (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. Established in 1970, OSHA’s mission is to “assure… Read More…
PA Does it Right – Approves Grants for State’s Brewers
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced last week that the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has approved $1.2 million in grants for 18 projects to increase the production of Pennsylvania-made beer and enhance the Pennsylvania beer industry through promotion, marketing, and research-based programs and projects. “Pennsylvania’s craft brewers are some of the most innovative, entrepreneurial people… Read More…
Founders Brewing Faces Scrutiny in Discrimination Lawsuit
Founders Brewing Co. is facing widespread media exposure following a leaked transcript of a deposition in a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Michigan brewery. The media attention comes at a time when the craft brewing industry is working to overcome an image of being slow to diversify its workforce as the industry grows. … Read More…
Calif. ABC Fines Grocery Chain for Trade Practice Violations
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) announced that they have reached an agreement with Albertsons LLC, Safeway Inc., and The Vons Companies, Inc. to pay $600,000 following an ABC investigation that alleged violations of California alcoholic beverage laws. The violations arose out of the sale of alcoholic beverages in connection with the 2018… Read More…
Armistice Brewing pulls Mary Berry Beer after cease-and-desist from Mary Berry of “The Great British Bake Off” fame.
Craft breweries naming beers after popular celebrities and brands is not uncommon. It’s also not uncommon to find yourself confronted with legal difficulties when you don’t dot the i’s and cross the t’s by contacting the source of your inspiration. Via – SF Gate
UK – CAMRA bans discriminatory labels at beer festival
Beers with “discriminatory names or artwork” have been banned at CAMRA’s flagship event, the Great British Beer Festival, taking place this week in London. All of the festival’s beers, ciders and perries have been checked to ensure they meet CAMRA’s charter and code of conduct. The festival chose Stonewall as this years charity of choice… Read More…
Penn State files lawsuit against Sports Beer Brewing for trademark infringement
Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA) has filed a lawsuit against Sports Beer Brewing for trademark infringement, alleging that it is exploiting its ‘Penn State’ and ‘Nittany Lions’ trademarks. On its website, the Florida-based company owned by Paul Parshall, Sports Beer describes itself as “an intellectual property holding company” with a collection of “sports trademarks,… Read More…
Pete Coors Takes on Aluminum Tariffs
Pete Coors, in an op-ed column in the Wall Street Journal, gave the thumbs down to President Trumps notion that tariffs can be “avoided.” Coors, vice chairman of the Molson Coors Brewing Co., wrote “according to President Trump, tariffs can be ‘completely avoided if you buy from a non-Tariffed Country, or you buy the product… Read More…
US Supreme Court Grants Big Victory for Direct Shipments
The US Supreme Court handed down a major opinion yesterday in a historic ruling that could allow brewers to skip middle-tier distribution networks across the country by allowing retailers to ship across state lines directly to consumers. By a surprisingly large 7-2 majority the Court affirmed a lower court in striking down a Tennessee… Read More…
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