WHAT IS, AND IS NOT, ADVERTISING?
At the outset it is important to understand what is, and is not, considered to be advertising or an advertisement under U.S. law. Generally speaking, as applied to any product, be it beer,...more
1/29/2020
/ Advertising ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Commerce Clause ,
Commercial Speech ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Labeling ,
Marketing ,
Popular ,
Product Labels ,
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v Thomas ,
TTB ,
Twenty-First Amendment ,
Wine & Alcohol
With the recent passage of Senate Bill 290 (codified as Session Law 2019-182), North Carolina officially welcomed dogs, cats, and other pets back into brewery taprooms, provided that the brewery does not prepare food on-site...more
Thus far 2019 has brought about truly monumental changes to many of our state’s alcoholic beverages laws, most notably those pertaining to breweries and distilleries. This article summarizes those changes. ...more
8/5/2019
/ Alcohol Beverage Control ,
Beer ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Breweries ,
Colleges ,
Distilleries ,
Distributors ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Product Labels ,
Retailers ,
Spectator Sports ,
Universities ,
Wine & Alcohol
As anyone who follows closely (or even casually) the Craft Freedom initiative likely knows by now, two of the state’s largest breweries (NoDa Brewing Company and The Old Mecklenburg Brewery) appear to have compromised and...more