Posted on 01/11/2019 7:15:33 AM PST by posterchild
Craft beer drinkers in the U.S. may see fewer new bottled beers coming out in the next few months.
That's because the federal agency that approves brewery labels is closed, a result of the government shutdown.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. One of the TTB's jobs is to review beverage alcohol labels for things like alcohol content or fluid ounces in a bottle.
(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...
For heaven’s sake. President Trump should do the Executive Order NOW and with that out of the way, they can work on the budget. Chuck and Nancy are using this to solidify their new House Majority, not because it’s what’s best for the nation!
Interstate commerce?
Oh well, looks like next week is back to Blaatz!
Oh No!
And it’s time for another batch of HopSlam to possibly turn up somewhere other than Mich!
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Oh no. Now I’m stuck with only 25,000 different bottled brews to choose from. That’s it! Trump, time for you to throw in the towel.
Hell that does it! Stop the shutdown immediately! /s
Interstate commerce?
It is interesting how the courts were able to rule that a product grown in a state and consumed in the same state neer crossing the state line was somehow covered by the interstate commerce. So much evil has come from this ruling.
Ohhhh poor little NPR addicts.
Guess you will have to be happy sipping Starsucks brews - if you can avoid the druggies needles!
Ohhhh poor little NPR addicts.
Guess you will have to be happy sipping Starsucks brews - if you can avoid the druggies needles!
And what is going to happen if the brewer just go ahead and paste labels on their product. There is no one around to enforce the regulation.
Possibly - I was originally thinking about local brews but yes, many do sell across state lines though I’d be surprised that eth content and volume are truly verified by a gov’t agency though.
Pint fraud in restaurants/bars is much more common but that is truly a local issue.
Just sell the beer!
Are keg sales unaffected?
And we need federal workers to approve beer labels...why?
Does the federal government review every bottle of aspirin to ensure the milligrams are accurate, or every bag of potato chips to verify how many ounces lurk within? Shouldnt a labeling law spell out what must be listed or what content must be present to call a product beer or malt liquor or the like, and then let manufacturers follow the guidelines? Does eveythimg have to preapproved now?
If the government can no longer permit the sale, what authority do they have to prevent it?
I guess we’re all gonna suffer because we have to drink beer brands that already exist. How terrible.
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