More Lenient State Laws Could Chill Low-Alcohol Beer Market
Beer snobs in states where grocers could offer only low-alcohol brands are raising their mugs to stronger brews thanks to updated laws.
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Washington, D.C.-based Atlas Brew Works claims in a federal complaint that it faces criminal prosecution if it ships its beer outside of D.C. without a “certificate of label approval,” which it cannot obtain because of the government shutdown.
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Anheuser-Busch abuses its punch-clock system to cheat workers at its brewery in Van Nuys, Calif., an employee claims in a class action.
Read moreOhio Court Tosses Tax for Beer Tap Cleaners
Companies servicing draft tap lines to ensure free-flowing and fresh-tasting beer should not have to pay sales tax, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Read moreBeer Giants Settle Fight Over Brewing Deal
Pabst Brewing Co. and MillerCoors, two household names in beer, reached a settlement late Wednesday over Pabst’s claims that MillerCoors breached a brewing contract and was trying to put Pabst out of business.
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Thelonious Sphere Monk Jr. settled his federal complaint with North Coast Brewing Co. for the use of his late father’s name and image, for an undisclosed amount.
Read moreBeer Giants Defend Canadian Deals in Seventh Circuit
The Seventh Circuit weighed the reach of U.S. antitrust laws Friday in a case accusing Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors of making secret deals with Canadian authorities to promote sales of their beer at the expense of small breweries.
Read moreClimate Change Could Put Serious Crimp in Global Beer Supply
The global supply of beer could be the next victim of climate change, according to a study published Monday in Nature Plants.
Read moreBringing Science to the Masses, One Beer at a Time
At a cozy watering hole in downtown Oakland, California, budding scientists wield an unconventional weapon to help fight misconceptions about their field of knowledge. Their battleground is a bar. Their ammunition: beer.
Read moreBeer May Lack Fizz in Europe Amid Carbon Dioxide Shortage
A British trade group says there’s a shortage of carbon dioxide in Northern Europe, sparking fears that drinks may lack fizz just as thirsty soccer fans fill pubs for the World Cup.
Read moreCraft Beer Conundrum
Maine-based Shipyard Brewing faces a federal complaint alleging that the beer Ripe, an IPA blended with fruit juice, infringes the trademark for Ripe ‘n’ Cranky,
Read moreRise of Chinese Middle Class Fuels Interest in Craft Beers
“Panda Beer,” ”Little General,” ”Flying Fist IPA,” and “Mandarin Wheat” are among the offerings on tap at a craft beer exhibition this week in Shanghai dedicated to expanding the palette of Chinese consumers and promoting sales of high-end brews.
Read moreCraft Beer Maker Claims MillerCoors Traduces Its Name
In a feisty lawsuit fitting for the maker of Arrogant Bastard Ale, Stone Brewing Company claims MillerCoors is piggybacking on its Stone trademark to sell “watered-down … fizzy yellow offerings.”
Read moreAB InBev Accused of Keeping Cheap Beer Out of Belgium
The European Commission said Thursday that beer giant AB InBev has abused its market dominance by refusing to sell its Jupiler and Leffe brands to Belgian customers more cheaply due to increased competition there.
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Brewer Says Bad Yeast Tanked Beer Sales
A Colorado craft brewery blamed contaminated yeast for a $2 million recall of stout and two IPAs, and sued its yeast supplier earlier this week.
Read moreDutch Capital Bans Pedal-Powered Bars
A ban on group-powered pedicabs that are popular with inebriated tourists and stag parties has taken effect in the busiest sections of downtown Amsterdam.
Read moreMan Claims He Found Geckos in His Heineken
An Orange County, California, man sued Heineken and The Kroger Co. Friday, claiming he became violently ill after drinking from a beer can with two geckos inside.
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Beer Giants Accused of Restraining Trade to Canada
The two biggest breweries in the country, Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors, conspire to prevent pint-sized beer makers from competing with them in Canada, an independent brewer in Wisconsin said Tuesday in a federal antitrust complaint.
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Beer Mogul Busch Jailed Overnight in Helicopter Fracas
Former beer mogul August A. Busch IV was held overnight by Illinois police after he allegedly tried to fly his helicopter while appearing intoxicated.
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