Jester King Wins First Amendment Labeling Arguments

They won the battle. Yesterday, Judge Sam Sparks of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in Jester King's favor, along with co-plaintiffs distributor Authentic and retailer Zax, in their First Amendment arguments made against the way the TABC labels beer. Recall that TABC provisions hold that anything under 4% ABW must be labeled "ale" and anything under is "beer," which brewers have argued often results in not only false technical labeling but also outside brewers eschewing the state for distribution...

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