North Carolina Banned This Beer Because Bureaucrats Dislike the Label

Reason ^ | 8 Sept 2021 | ERIC BOEHM

[jdsteel]

Ah, the pale stale ale with the foam on the bottom!!!

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”The easiest solution is to ban bureaucrats?”

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go...

THAT IS OUR QUEST.

[ConservaTexan]

NC prudes just increased sale of this beer ten-fold.

[sport]

From what people told me that have been there and worked there that is what they said. One goes to the Chief, inform him what you want to do and when you would like to do it and how much his cut will be. If he agrees, he has his men somewhere else when you do what you do. Things are totally corrupt over there. It is heading that way here. Let the people continue electing Democrats. It will soon be here.

[Myrddin]

I'm reminded of the products from Wasatch Beer company that were sold in Idaho 20 years ago. Polygamy Porter and St Provo Girl (a knockoff that resembled St Pauli Girl). It was the St Pauli Girl knockoff label that drew legal threats.

I was amused by my local LDS friends reaction. I had never heard the phrase, "Oh my heck". Apparently common in LDS circles in Idaho and Utah.

[Yo-Yo]

B: There is a difference between "in bad taste." and tastes bad! I have been told there are many beers on the market that taste bad.

Then there are the Aussies who believe in Truth in Advertising.

And of course they have a light version:

[Myrddin]

[SkyDancer]

There are three beer labels I’ve seen that are in the same league but are okay, two of them when put side by side to form a statement, the other is a famous St. Louis beer.

[Bigg Red]

Actually, their beers are quite good, but I refuse to buy it because of their labels. I find their “art” and the names of some of their brews to be in very bad taste.

Of course, there is a big difference between the boycotting by an individual consumer and the banning by a government entity.

[moovova]

There’s only two types of beer as far as I’m concerned...free beer and beer you pay for.

You know which one I prefer. (I never miss a wedding I’m invited to.)

[Bell Bouy II]

Looks like a Ralph Steadman drawing ......

Maybe because it is a Steadman.

“The offending label—like all Flying Dog beers—contains a distinctive cartoon image by illustrator Ralph Steadman, whose work with the Maryland-based brewery dates back to its roots in the gonzo-lands near Aspen, Colorado.”

[escapefromboston]

Beer is an acquired taste so you might as well acquire a taste for cheap beer

[MayflowerMadam]

What’s wrong with it? Guess I don’t get it.

[Bell Bouy II]

read the article

[Robert A Cook PE]

i suspect that, if you can “ignore” the “fingers” on that flesh-colored thing sticking out towards the fire, then it looks like a furless “tail” being lifted over a burning dump of dog poop. Maybe.

Your mileage may vary.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”What’s wrong with it? Guess I don’t get it.”

Perhaps possibly because the dog(?) is shown as retromingent and they are not?
Not my dogs, anyway.

[Rio]

It reminds me of Bill the Cat.

[matthew fuller]

"Griesedieck Brothers Beer is a historic St. Louis beer brand that has been reintroduced after years of absence. The Griesedieck family once owned three St. Louis-area breweries, Griesedieck Brothers Brewery, Griesedieck Western Brewery Co. in Belleville, Illinois (producers of Stag Beer) and the Falstaff Brewing Corporation, producer of Falstaff Beer. "

Wikipedia

[bgill]

One man’s art is another man’s garbage.

[minnesota_bound]

Like a HOA people who do not like the plants you want or the shape of your windows etc. Meanwhile they have shag carpet and mirror ceilings....