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Stalwart Brewing beer removed by LCBO after one day on sale

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S. St. Jeb
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Stalwart Brewing beer removed by LCBO after one day on sale

Post by S. St. Jeb »

Time for another discussion on 'social responsibility'?

I just don't know what to think about this.

http://www.momandhops.ca/stalwart-brewi ... y-on-sale/

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Post by S M A »

Wow.

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Post by Craig »

Their label got through the review process and made it on shelves, then got pulled, which makes me think it might have been the result of a complaint.

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Post by JerCraigs »

Is there a version of a label with that name that they would accept?

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Post by GtownRandy »

could they slap a sticker over the "offensive" part?

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Post by darmokandjalad »

GtownRandy wrote:could they slap a sticker over the "offensive" part?
A better solution would be to slap everyone involved in making this asinine decision

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Post by BeerIsGood »

WTF! Just when I think I've been exposed to every possible idiotic situation/decision/idea...A new one presents itself.

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Post by Masterplan »

I would agree, that some doctor probably saw this and complained either directly or through their association.

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Post by portwood »

I could understand if this was pulled from grocery store distribution*, but from stores that sell nothing but liquor? :roll:

(*argument could be made that someone might believe it could have medicinal properties when the pharmacy next to the beer aisle has bottles with similar logos - the rx/snake thing)
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Post by beerstodiscover »

It's a terrible decision, but the real problem is that it came late. If you want to be overly careful and ban the label, fine. But this was approved and yanked at the last minute. I'd be thinking about recouping costs in the courtroom.

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Post by BlackRedGold »

Such a stupid decision for such a good beer.

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Post by JerCraigs »

beerstodiscover wrote:It's a terrible decision, but the real problem is that it came late. If you want to be overly careful and ban the label, fine. But this was approved and yanked at the last minute. I'd be thinking about recouping costs in the courtroom.
I am sure that any brewery thinking about suing the LCBO would be nervous about suing one of the only retail outlets available to them...

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Post by BlackRedGold »

JerCraigs wrote:
beerstodiscover wrote:It's a terrible decision, but the real problem is that it came late. If you want to be overly careful and ban the label, fine. But this was approved and yanked at the last minute. I'd be thinking about recouping costs in the courtroom.
I am sure that any brewery thinking about suing the LCBO would be nervous about suing one of the only retail outlets available to them...
Lots of grocery stores selling beer in Ontario these days.

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Post by JaseWescott »

LMAO but the LCBO is okay selling St. Peters beers in medicine looking bottles.

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Post by El Pinguino »

Apparently the LCBO is getting stricter and stricter on enforcing their crazy label requirements.

Seems many breweries who have been around longer know to steer clear of anything *remotely* close to bad text/graphics topics, with Doctors and medicine being a well known one. Too bad such information isn't shared with newbies.

Also, new brewery Clear Lake was rejected by the LCBO, because of their logo. Even worse for them...not just one beer, but their entire BRAND is blacklisted unless they change.

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