Via – The Drinks Business UK advertising watchdogs plan to clamp down on alcohol brands that promote their brands to young consumers with the suggestion they will be happier, more confident, or successful, marketing experts warn. According to the ASA, claiming that alcohol has therapeutic qualities or is the answer to overcoming boredom and loneliness… Read More…
CBMTRA Reaches Milestone in U.S. Senate
The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) reached 50 percent support in the U.S. Senate today, with 51 co-sponsors to date. The bipartisan legislation, which was enacted into law in December 2017, was reintroduced in February by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO). The current legislation is set to expire… Read More…
Guns N’ Roses is taking a CO brewery to court over trademark
Guns N’ Roses is taking a Colorado brewery to court over Guns ‘N’ Rosé ale Via CNN – Rock band Guns N’ Roses filed a lawsuit against Canarchy Craft Brewing Collective’s Oskar Blues Brewery for trademark infringement over a beer called Guns ‘N’ Rosé. The band claims the Colorado Brewery started selling the craft ale… Read More…
Federal Excise Tax Could Double for Brewers at End of Year
The 2017 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), which provided tax breaks for producers in the alcohol industry will sunset at the end of this year unless Congress votes to approve legislation to extend or make the reduced tax structure permanent. In February of this year, Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron… Read More…
Stone Lawsuit Against MillerCoors Goes Forward
“Score one for true independent craft beer today as the #TrueStonevsKeystone lawsuit continues.” That was the response Stone Brewing put out after a federal judge denied Stone’s motion for a preliminary injunction and an attempt to dismiss MillerCoors’ counterclaims. The court’s decision halts Stone’s attempt to block sales of Keystone Light and opens a path… Read More…
Hick For Prez
Former brewery owner (oh, and also former Governor of Colorado) John Hickenlooper (D) announced today that he is running for president in 2020. John was a well-known craft brewing industry pioneer after opening the Wynkoop Brewing Company brewpub in 1988. The brewery was one of the first businesses to open in what later became the… Read More…
Jumbo beer seller sues over (Ass) trademark
The creator of Huge Ass Beers is suing another string of bars and clubs on Bourbon Street for marketing a rival draft pour as Giant Ass Beer, The New Orleans Advocate reported Thursday. Huge Ass Beers is the trademarked name for plus-sized draft beers sold at a trio of related businesses on the famously rambunctious New Orleans… Read More…
It’s Back! CBMTRA Seeks Permanent Tax Relief
The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation would make permanent the tax and other provisions passed as part of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act which was signed into law in the closing days of 2017 on a temporary, two-year basis. If… Read More…
Craft Brewery Sues US Gov. over shutdown losses.
THIS CRAFT BREWERY IS SUING THE US GOVERNMENT OVER THE SHUTDOWN, HERE’S WHY 17th January, 2019 by Edith Hancock https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/01/this-craft-brewery-is-suing-the-us-government-over-the-shutdown-heres-why/ A craft brewery in Washington D.C. is unable to sell a tank filled with newly-brewed beer thanks to the US federal shutdown, so its founders are suing the government. Altas Brew Works is one of many breweries around the… Read More…
TTB is ‘Closed’ Due to Government Shutdown
The TTB has ceased most operations due to the lapse in government funding and will not be accepting, reviewing and approving label approvals (COLA). Some “excepted” functions will be operational, including the web site electronic payments function and access to online permits review. The TTB web site will not be updated. No personnel with be… Read More…
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