New York State doesn't like Santa beer either

by Joe DiStefano, Posted Dec 12th 2006 @ 8:02PM

Shelton Brothers can't seem to catch a break with East Coast liquor boards when it comes to the yuletide themed brews it imports. A little over a week ago I wrote about Maine banning Santa's Butt Winter Porter. I don't know how I missed it but the New York State Liquor Authority was actually in the beer-humbug brigade before Maine.

Like Maine, the NYSLA has banned the brew based on the startlingly ridiculous logic that the seasonal ale is designed to appeal to kids. My fair state has also seen fit to bar entry to the company's five other festive brews. These include Warm Welcome Nut Browned Ale and Criminally Bad Elf Barley-Wine-Style Ale, which depicts a belligerent elf behind bars.

As in Maine, the company has sued the state. I really hope they win. I think Dan Shelton hit the nail on the head when he pointed out that images of Santa and elves tend to appeal to four-to-six-year-olds, who aren't interested in beer of any sort. Conversely, teenagers who are interested in beer, will no doubt find the Christmas imagery totally uncool. Good to see my tax dollars hard at work.

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Filed Under: Spirit of Christmas, Drink Recipes
Tags: beer, Christmas beer, Christmas beers, ChristmasBeer, ChristmasBeers, Criminally Bad Elf Barley-Wine-Style Ale, CriminallyBadElfBarley-wine-styleAle, east coast, Santa's Butt Winter Porter, Santa'sButtWinterPorter, Shelton Brothers, SheltonBrothers, Warm Welcome Nut Browned Ale, WarmWelcomeNutBrownedAle

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12-13-2006 @4:39AM Gavin the photographer said... Thats like banning Fat Tire cause it's offensive to obese people. Lame. If they had beer shaped candy bottles, then that would be different.
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