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Trademarks: Stone Brewing & Sawstone Brewing Co.

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Regis Schmerheim
Regis Schmerheim
Craft Beer Drinker, Padres, USC Trojans, Navy Midshipmen, & SDSU Aztecs Fan. I enjoy watching movies & sports, mostly at home. I typically do that with a beer in my hand.
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Sawstone Brewing Trademark One of my favorite days of the week is Tuesday. On Tuesdays I and many of my beer peeps do #TopBrewsTues. On this day I make a lineup of beers I will enjoy that evening. Yesterday, 07/21/2020 I tweeted out the five beers I would have that afternoon and evening. I then tweet each individual beer. Midway through the process a friend tweeted me a link about a small brewery in Morehead, Kentucky. The tweet included a link to an article on…

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I Love Rye

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I don’t understand why rye doesn’t get more love. It’s a grain that adds a new dimension to both my liquor and my beer. Rye whiskey, for example, just seems smooth and spicy at the same time. How can any flavor component do that? I marvel at how it adds depth without being obnoxious. Like an added instrument in a band that brings depth to the harmony but plays in the background. The instrument is there but you don’t really notice it unless you focus…

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Brewery Travels #47: Des Moines, IA

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Joel Geier
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Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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A Review of Breweries from Des Moines, IowaFor that those that do not know, from the age of 11 until I was finished with college, I called the state of Iowa home. And the state capital of the Hawkeye State (and by far the largest metro area) is Des Moines. Earlier trips here during my life meant visits to Adventureland, the state fair, and in high school the state track championships at historic Drake Stadium. But on this recent, brief stop in this budding city,…

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STONE BREWING vs MILLERCOORS, Part 3: Moderately Strong? Isn’t that an Oxymoron?

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Regis Schmerheim
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Craft Beer Drinker, Padres, USC Trojans, Navy Midshipmen, & SDSU Aztecs Fan. I enjoy watching movies & sports, mostly at home. I typically do that with a beer in my hand.
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United States District Court for the District of Southern California This is Part 3 of a three-part series looking into the Stone Brewing’s allegations that the MillerCoors Brewing Company has infringed upon the Stone Brewing’s Trademark, STONE® with its 2017 Rebranding of Keystone & Keystone Light’s advertising and packaging programs. Part 1 was a discussion to inform our readers of Stone Brewing’s allegations into the Rebranding of Keystone & Keystone Light’s 2017 advertising campaign were an infringement on Stone Brewing’s trademark. Part 2 was a…

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STONE BREWING vs MILLER COORS PART 2: MillerCoors Punches Back

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Regis Schmerheim
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Craft Beer Drinker, Padres, USC Trojans, Navy Midshipmen, & SDSU Aztecs Fan. I enjoy watching movies & sports, mostly at home. I typically do that with a beer in my hand.
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Author’s Note: This article is Part 2 of a Series to provide information to the public about the status of Stone Brewing’s complaint of several trademark actions taken by Miller Coors In Part 1 of this series we looked at the beginnings of Stone Brewing’s Civil lawsuit against MillerCoors, LLC. In summary on February 12, 2018 Stone Brewing Company filed a formal complaint in the US District Court of Southern California against MillerCoors for several issues regarding illegal infringement upon Stone Brewing Company’s trademark STONE™. …

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Stargazing & Beer…Sounds Out of This World!

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Tom Ayres
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When most of us look forward to a night out at a local brewery or taproom, we probably aren’t thinking about stargazing. Well, the good folks in Chicago are, thanks in part to the efforts of the Adler Planetarium and their ‘Scopes in the City events. Michelle Nichols, Adler’s Director of Public Observing joined me recently to tell me how beer and the stars come together to make for unforgettable evenings of community fellowship and fun. ‘Scopes in the City In 2014, Adler Planetarium located…

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Stone Brewing Issues Statement Regarding MillerCoors Lawsuit

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STONE BREWING STATEMENT RE: MILLERCOORS’ “RESPONSE” TO STONE LAWSUIT For those of you not familiar with this comically inspired ride of hopped up gamesmanship, allow us to bring you up to speed; MillerCoors changed their beer can labeling from “Keystone” to simply “Stone”.  The west coast brewery Stone Brewing, referred to often themselves as “Stone”, took offense to this play on their name. Some viewers have cynically remarked that it may all be hype. A legal battle inspired by marketing gurus to benefit both sides…

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Brewery Travels #14: Road Trip (Milwaukee, WI to Portsmouth, NH)

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Joel Geier
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Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, my wife recently became a travel nurse. For her first assignment, we left our home in Milwaukee and drove to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We took three days to get out to the East Coast, and took the scenic route, with stops in places such as Cincinnati, Niagara Falls, and a small town in Vermont. I managed to find time to hit six breweries during this trek. Below, I select and describe my four favorites. Not surprisingly, the breweries were…

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The Phoenix of Hunahpu’s Day

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John Uhlig
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What is Hunahpu day? It started as a small free event for a beer release and is now a $200 to $400 ticketed event. Cigar City, one of the premiere Craft Breweries in the country , if not the world, hosts the release and festival the 3rd Saturday in March annually. The beer itself is an Imperial Stout Aged on Cacao Nibs, Madagascar Vanilla Beans, Ancho Chilis, Pasilla Chilis and Cinnamon. it is ranked 100 with over 4000 ratings on Beer Advocate. Do I I have…

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Bad News for Budweiser in Brazil

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From CNN.com Brazilians aren’t drinking as much beer as they used to, which is giving the biggest beer brewer in the world — Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) — a major hangover. The Belgian-based company said beer sales dropped nearly 9% in Brazil in the last quarter, which slammed the company’s overall profitability. And remember, this is the same quarter that Brazil hosted the Olympics. The world’s biggest sporting event wasn’t enough to convince residents to drink and celebrate, as the country is mired in its longest…

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