The Feds Ordered Sixpoint to Shut Down 'Hop Obama'
A tipster just forward an email that just went out to Facebook fans of Sixpoint Craft Ales alleging that the Federal Government raided the beer maker’s Red Hook headquarters recently forced the beer maker to shut down production of its popular ‘Hop Obama’ line started during campaign season. Even the Department of Homeland Security got…
A tipster just forward an email that just went out to Facebook fans of Sixpoint Craft Ales alleging that the Federal Government raided the beer maker’s Red Hook headquarters recently forced the beer maker to shut down production of its popular ‘Hop Obama’ line started during campaign season. Even the Department of Homeland Security got involved, threatening to seize the brewery. Bummer: It may be the best beer we’ve ever tasted. (N.B. It’s Sixpoint Night at Barcade next week.)
if this happened under bush, this group would be using terms like “nazi” and be tearing him apart. perhaps the pundits are right in saying the 52% are going to happily roll over as they get trampled on.
Thanks, sixpoint, and kudos for your candor/responsiveness.
That’s funny that nobody cared about him a year ago, and now he’s the president. It still seems like a dream. This afternoon I was waiting in a bank line and they had cnbc on, without sound. I don’t know what the story was, but they showed Mr. O walking to the helicopter, laughing and putting his arm on people’s shoulders. Then he stepped up to the gangplank and snapped a salute to the two marines standing guard. Freaky and mesmerizing.
Just rename it
SWEET LEGAL ACTION
or
SWEET HOPE ALE-ABAMA
You guys do really brew the best beer in the world!
“Why is everyone so baffled that you can’t use the president’s name to market beer?
Don’t you need permission before you use anyone’s name for commercial purposes?”
You hit the nail on the head.
He wasn’t the President and nobody cared about him when the Feds gave us the approval over a year ago, but once he became President-Elect they immediately swooped in to put the kabosh on it.
However, I’m not sure what the laws are for ALL PRODUCTS, but liquor and beer are highly regulated industries and they definitely have rules about what you can and cannot have on your labels to promote beer – including celebrities, politicians, etc.
well than i should be able to sue dunkin donuts!
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Why is everyone so baffled that you can’t use the president’s name to market beer?
Don’t you need permission before you use anyone’s name for commercial purposes?
the_awesome:
you are right on the money and got yer facts straight. We never intended this to be a full-time brew anyways, thats why we no longer made it after the 4th of November. The funny thing is, a few weeks later is when we were first contacted by the Feds about the beer! We weren’t even producing it anymore, but I guess they just wanted to make sure we would never make it again…
hop amabo
yes we can ale
hussein ale
hop palin
It was always the deal that Hop Obama was a limited run that would end after November 4th. If you’d asked one of your friendly neighborhood beer bar-tenders, we would have let you know that, and sold you a growler for your secret stash. Instead of pouting, we should all just be excited about the next awesome new treat Sixpoint can brew up with those production resources.
The TTB also went after Ommegang for their limited Obama-gang release, as well. So the feds aren’t picking on Sixpoint. http://www.examiner.com/x-2327-Drinks-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Feds-put-a-cork-in-Obamagang-beer