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The Beer End User Licensing Agreement: Genius Idea To Put a Curb On The Beer Black Market?

  NOTE: April Fools! A great joke from Bill Night at It’s Pub Night – that for once has something to do with law. Kudos to Bill.   Stone Brewing is so damn clever. For years, brewers have been posting diatribes about the underground beer resellers market on eBay. I don’t blame them, these resellers [...]

Sustainable Brewing Is Not Just A Good Idea – It’s Happening All Around The Country

  The two things that drive my professional career – sustainability and brewing. As a green building attorney, I have spent my entire career following building that trends that make buildings more efficient, more effective and cleaner. The past few years have shown great examples of the integration of green building and brewing. Needless to [...]

Two Lawsuits Aim To Take Down I-1183 Implementation

  I have to start this article by giving full credit to Susan Johnson and her wonderful alcoholic beverage law for breaking this news. Kudos to you guys.   Two Superior Court suits have sprung up, challenging the validity of I-1183. As you are probably aware by now, I-1183 won a successful battle in November. [...]

Alternating Proprietorships: Getting Started Without a Brewery

  The craft brewing industry is ablaze with growth. More and more American craft beer is being sold; more and more brewers are popping up across the country. Its beginning to seem doable – starting your own brewery.   Many of you want to take that big step into professionally brewing. There are probably thousands [...]

TTB Eliminates Some Review, Tries to Simplify COLA Process

  There was some interesting news yesterday, on BevLog. According to the site’s report, the TTB has announced that they are cutting back on some of the stringent review procedures that make submitting COLAs a hassle.   The TTB will no longer look at formatting requirements, expecting submitters the know the rules before submission. This [...]

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