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A craft brewery in Ohio is suing Pennsylvania over discriminatory beer laws. Weve that, “Words to Drink By” and more.
Ohio Brewery Sues Pennsylvania Over Discriminatory Beer Laws
On July 17, Urban Artifact, a Cincinnati brewery dedicated to fruit beers filed a federal lawsuit against Pennsylvania alleging discriminatory beer laws that infringe upon its right to sell to Pennsylvania customers.
“Pennsylvania’s antiquated beer regulations kneecap out-of-state breweries to protect in-state breweries from competition,” said Jeff Jennings, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. “Subjecting small businesses like Urban Artifact to additional, burdensome regulation simply because of their geographic location is discriminatory and does nothing to advance public health, safety, or welfare.”
Urban Artifact has become the “largest dedicated fruit brewery in the world” by constantly innovating new ways to combine fruit and beer. The entrepreneurial brewers have created more than 100 different beers and use more than one million pounds of fruit each year in their beer creations. But Pennsylvania customers cannot enjoy these products, because of restrictions that render a direct-to-consumer business cost-prohibitive for out-of-state businesses.
The case is Urban Artifact v. Col. Christopher Paris, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Urban Artifact is represented by Pacific Legal Foundation free of charge.
Words to Drink By
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs American businessman and inventor.
More Beer Jargon Explained
We occasionally assume too much…like that the majority of our readers understand most of the beer terminology we use.
But since we’ve built an online empire on sometimes being wrong, here’s a quick primer on one beer acronyms we use all the time, ABV.
Unlike hard liquor which is measured by proof, beer’s alcohol content is most commonly measured by ABV— alcohol by volume. It’s not rocket science…this number simply lets you know what percentage of that beer you’re enjoying is alcohol.
Brewers take samples of beer as it ferments to see how much sugar the yeast is converting into alcohol.
And since the amount of sugar in the mix directly impacts a brews eventual alcohol content, brewers sometimes tweak the batch to get to the final level of booziness they’re looking for.
Think of ABV as buzz management…When someone asks about a beer’s ABV…they’re commonly asking is how strong is this beer?
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