Posts Tagged: Beer and Law
New Brunswick Sends Beer Police To Borders
Posted by on Monday, January 28, 2013 in - 2 comments
It is fun having a giggle at the expense of New Brunswick. It's sort of a cultural requirements for Nova Scotians like me. But this news today seems to be pointed stick to any fun one might find in the beery border war taking place in eastern Canada: • A northern New Brunswick lawyer is …
The Greatest Cease And Desist Letter Ever!!!
Posted by on Saturday, December 15, 2012 in - leave a comment
And just in time for Christmas... • Normally, one would not like a cease and desist letter claiming that one had breached someones intellectual property rights. I mean we as bloggers are supposed to get all hot and bothered about these things, right? We're living in the post-legal mash up …
Beer And France's Disappearing Cafe Culture
Posted by on Sunday, December 2, 2012 in - 7 comments
More than half my life ago, I spent a month or so doing nothing very productive in Paris. A friend had gotten into a post-grad course there and, for some reason, it sounded like a good idea for a gang of us to hole up there ensuring his inevitable academic failure. We sat in bistro half most days …
NYC Not Yet Dividing Good Beer From Soda Or Booze
Posted by on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in - 6 comments
While I am not a member of the anti-neo-prohibitionist movement¹ it is always interesting to consider where drinks, law and health intersect. And interesting it is to compare the approach New York City is taking with sugary soft drinks compared to the harder stuff. • In September, New York City …
Election 2012: Decision Day Central - Beer Edition
Posted by on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 in - 8 comments
I was reminded over at this blog's formerly bigger and formerly bigger sister station that time was people live blogged elections. Frikkin' Twitter and Facebook took that ball away and ran away home. As Jordan barely squeezed in yesterday "...difficult to provide universally applicable guidance in …
Kerala Court Favours Mild Beer. Government? Toddy!
Posted by on Thursday, October 4, 2012 in - 2 comments
One of the wonderful things about the English language is the variety of ways it is used. At the risk of being patronizing and colonial - though can one of one ex-colony actually be colonial in relation to another ex-colony's post colonial path in life? - I offer you these opening sentences in a …
New York State Offers Tax Credit To All Small Brewers
Posted by on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in - leave a comment
I like the way the announced changes to the tax regime for craft brewers in New York states have been structured: • The newly signed law...so exempts all breweries that produce brands of 1,500 barrels or less annually from the $150 annual brand fee. This exemption is available to brewers both in …
Has The Law Protected A Tradition Or Innovation?
Posted by on Saturday, July 14, 2012 in - 4 comments
It is always odd when the law is used to protect something. There are policies at play, interests and stuff that can't quite have a finger put upon it. Which makes one think about this: • Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed a bill supported by Democrats and Republicans that ensures certain …
Finally, The Beer Ticker As Expert Witness
Posted by on Monday, July 9, 2012 in - 1 comment
Forget every bad thing I have ever said about beer tickers. Forgive me ye of the notebooks and musty stained cardigans. The law apparently may now accept beer ticking as expert evidence in court: • “Defendant was drinking from an open 8-ounce can of Pakastani [sic] beer containing an alcoholic …
To Be "Shelted" Is Not To Pay A Premium Price
Posted by on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in - 4 comments
With respect, Lew in this case is wrong: • "Shelted" is a word Canadian blogger Alan "A Good Beer Blog" McLeod made up three years ago, and from the context, I'm guessing it means "being asked to pay a premium price for a beer imported by Shelton Brothers." (Alan's a bit obsessive on price/value …
