Curious About Alcohol Regulation Outside U.S.

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by TCJ0100, Dec 10, 2014.

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  1. TCJ0100

    TCJ0100 Initiate (0) Oct 9, 2014 California

    So I was just reading about how Brew Dog got hit with a lawsuit for one of the beer labels. I apologize if this is old news, but I had no idea that the UK alcohol regulation was so closely monitored by a group made up of alcohol conglomerates (Molson, INBev, Bacardi, etc.). Is this true in other countries as well?

    I have to say personally the fact that a large group of companies can muscle in on a small guy in the name of preventing alcohol related deaths (this despite the fact that they sell this alcohol) really riles me up.

    Article in question:
    http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/04...p-not-giving-shit-over-marketing-rules-breach
     
    #1 TCJ0100, Dec 10, 2014
  2. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    No law suit mentioned in article. No laws broken. Trade group thinks something they themselves agreed to follow is not being done by BrewDog who are not a member of the group.
     
    #2 drtth, Dec 10, 2014
  3. TCJ0100

    TCJ0100 Initiate (0) Oct 9, 2014 California

    There was a lawsuit. This is just BrewDog's response to the ruling against them in court.
     
    #3 TCJ0100, Dec 10, 2014
  4. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Link or documentation? Thanks.
     
    #4 drtth, Dec 10, 2014
  5. ronricorossi

    ronricorossi Savant (1,072) Jun 30, 2014 California
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    #5 ronricorossi, Dec 10, 2014
  6. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Which does not produce a link to mention of a lawsuit by the alcohol monitoting Group against Brewdog. However a more thoughtfully used Googling does produce links describing the threat of a lawsuit by BrewDog against that group. Like to try again and possibly find relevant results?
     
    #6 drtth, Dec 10, 2014
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  7. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Haha nice

    If you're going to use lmgtfy you need to do it properly.

    Also one of the results on the first page was this thread. I'm trapped in some kind of time loop....
     
    #7 rozzom, Dec 10, 2014
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    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    I can't stand knee jerk idiots who try to promote themselves by way of "lmgtfy" or similar shit memes which promote ignorance. consider this a dislike of "ronricorossi"'s post
     
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