by evansfox | Aug 16, 2018
To: All Brewers. PURPOSE The purpose of this procedure is to provide brewers with guidance regarding the transfer of beer, without payment of tax, from one brewery to another brewery not of the same ownership. Before the enactment of recent legislation, only...
by evansfox | Jul 30, 2018
Boston Beer cited for labelling violations by NY State Liquor Authority. And the fines were close to $1 million. Be sure you don’t make the same mistake. Basic rules at issue. All alcoholic beverages sold in New York must be label registered with the State Liquor...
by evansfox | Jul 28, 2018
Labor rates keep rising, as well as all of the associated costs. The restaurant industry has been hit particularly hard by wage, mandatory paid leave and health insurance increases. The Labor Department is auditing to crack down on employees that are “under the...
by evansfox | Jun 27, 2018
E.&J. Gallo Winery opposed an application by Philly’s Premium Beverages, to register “Naked Ape Banana” egg cream liqueur. Gallo, producer of “Naked Grape” wines, thought the name was likely to cause confusion with its popular line of...
by evansfox | Jun 26, 2018
An application was filed by Brown-Forman (distiller of Jack Daniels) to register the name of its “Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.” This high-end version of bourbon is aged in two charred-oak barrels rather than a standard one, a process which Brown-Foreman caims...
by evansfox | Jun 23, 2018
New Realm Brewery filed an application to register a beer it named “Ragegast” but was met with opposition by Saul Zaentz, owner of eight existing registrations on the “Radagast” name of the fictional wizard character in J. R. R. Tolkien’s...
