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Jester King Craft Brewery Goes to Bat for Texas Brewers

  Hey Texans: Are you enjoying that 6% Lager “Ale” or that 4% Pale “Beer”? Confused why the brewery can’t tell you where to score a six-pack Jester King Pale Ale ? What? Huh?   Well, according to one of your state’s best and brightest breweries, Texas law prohibits the use of commonly-used descriptive beer [...]

Personalized Label Hassles? Don’t Fret, The TTB Has Loosened Restrictions

  At least one time in your life as a brewer, you will be asked to make a beer for a friend’s event. A wedding, a graduation, an anniversary – whatever. But, your friend will want you to make a custom label.   Under the old rules, a brewer was required to request a label [...]

Flying Dog Gets Its Way In Michigan, But Lawsuit Continues

  Well, it has arrived. Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery is finally allowed to sell its incredibly tasty Raging Bitch IPA in Michigan. But, will that stop them from pushing on in federal court? Apparently not.   Back in April, I published an article discussing a Michigan ban on the Belgian-Style IPA.The Michigan Liquor Control Commission [...]

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 [...]

Flying Dog Sues Michigan Liquor Control Over Rejected Label

Every once in a while I find a dispute between a brewer and a regulatory agency that goes public. Rarely is this dispute over one of my favorite beers. So, this one has a bit more relevance. Flying Dog Brewing Co. is a prominent Baltimore brewer that started in Aspen, Colorado over 20 years ago. [...]

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