An appeals court in California reversed the denial of class certification for convenience stores that sell beer manufactured by Anheuser-Busch and purchased from distributor Donaghy Sales. The proposed class claims defendants violated wholesale beer pricing by providing certain retailers with consumer coupons for discounts off the retail price of beer.
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A controversial decision to provide alcohol, marijuana and tobacco to homeless people quarantined in hotel rooms in San Francisco has sparked controversy, but several addiction treatment experts say it is not an outlandish strategy.
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A newly discovered method for detecting the presence of beer in archaeological findings could help unlock the mysteries of how prehistoric cultures brewed malted beverages, performed rituals and organized their societies.
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Anheuser-Busch cannot be prevented from making advertising claims about Miller’s use of corn syrup in Miller Lite beer when Miller itself lists the sweetener on its beer’s ingredients list, the Seventh Circuit ruled Friday.
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The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday questioned whether consumers were deceived by Bud Light’s claim about not using corn syrup in its beer, during the latest hearing in an advertising fight between Anheuser-Busch and the maker of two of its competitors.
Read moreBavaria on Tuesday canceled the iconic Oktoberfest for the first time since World War II, dealing a fresh blow to Germany’s beer industry already hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreIn Belfast’s coronavirus lockdown, Guinness still flows freely, as vans kitted with kegs visit driveways to pour pints for drinkers parched since pubs shut their doors.
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Czech breweries have switched from barrels to bottles and cans after demand for draught went down the drain as pubs in the world’s most beer-loving nation closed amid the Covid-19 pandemic, experts said Wednesday.
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A David-versus-Goliath beer industry fight will go to trial after a federal judge ruled a jury must decide whether MillerCoors violated San Diego brewer Stone Brewing’s trademark during a marketing campaign makeover.
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Drink a Corona beer to fortify your prayers or get ready for the arrival of the messiah: rabbis in Israel have offered an array of guidance on responding to coronavirus.
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In his most recent dispatch, Courthouse News’ western bureau chief plumbs the depth of fruity beer blasphemy.
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Multiple people were killed Wednesday in a shooting on the Molson Coors Brewing Co. campus, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said.
Read moreBeer sales in Vietnam are down before the lunar new year, bar owners said, as a tough new drunk-driving law threatens to put a lid on celebrations in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for beer.
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In his latest dispatch, Courthouse News’ western bureau chief recalls the Maui locals who aided his descent into a life of brewing sin.
Read moreA shareholder class action claims directors are selling the Craft Brew Alliance too cheaply through an unfair process to Anheuser-Busch, for $16.50 a share or $321 million, in King County Court.
Read moreThe German government has acknowledged that it picked up the tab when the country’s spy agency recently took dozens of foreign agents on a trip to the Munich Oktoberfest.
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Classic Belgian beers, some of the most famous ales in the world, are fermented with rare, hybrid yeast species, according to a study published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
Read moreA dispute between two beer giants took an unexpected turn after Anheuser-Busch filed a counterclaim accusing a MillerCoors employee of stealing its recipes, brewing processes and other trade secrets using contacts and inside information gathered when he worked for Anheuser-Busch.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit was critical Monday of MillerCoors’ false advertising claims against Anheuser-Busch over multimillion-dollar Bud Light advertisements claiming that Miller Lite and Coors Lite contain corn syrup, pointing out that Miller itself lists corn syrup as an ingredient in its beers.
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The Seventh Circuit on Thursday partially revived a small brewer’s antitrust claims against Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors, accusing the beer giants of making secret deals with Canadian authorities to monopolize the Ontario market.
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