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Stone Brewing Sues MillerCoors Over Trademark

Stone Brewing Co. sued Molson Coors Brewing Co. and its MillerCoors subsidiary to halt “MillerCoors’s misguided campaign to steal the consumer loyalty and awesome reputation of Stone’s

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MillerCoors’ new KeyStone packaging is on the left. Stone Brewing’s Stone IPA is on the right.

“MillerCoors has long coveted the Stone mark,” the complaint says. “For years, Stone’s incontestable registration has stood as an

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Mass. Bay Brewing Extends UFO Line with Pineapple

UFO stands for UnFiltered Offering.  It’s a series of wheat beers, and the latest is UFO Pineapple. 

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Castle Brands Net Sales Jump 32%, Profit Jumps 10% in Fiscal 3d Quarter

Sales rose to $24.1 million in the third fiscal quarter, ended Dec. 31, and profit jumped to $465,580 from $422,586.

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Nuno Teles Named President, Diageo Beer Co. USA

Teles joins Diageo from Heineken USA, where he’s currently Chief Marketing Officer, a position he’s held since 2014. 

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Carlsberg Group Profit Slashed

True, last year wasn’t the best for the Danish brewer.  Its beer volume fell to 112.4 million hectoliters from 116.9 hectoliters.  Sales

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