Comments on: “The beer that had to unprotect itself” https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/06/the-beer-that-had-to-unprotect-itself/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:13:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: CarLitGuy https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/06/the-beer-that-had-to-unprotect-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-349040 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:13:50 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=71135#comment-349040 As a frequent consumer of Newcastle Brown Ale (and HERESY! – I’ll pour a Guinness on top as a variation on a Black and Tan), I’m glad it still exists, but its not been the same since the move. Different water, not as good.

and their “Blonde”? I wouldn’t use it to feed a mulch pile, much less consume the stuff.

Still, glad they didn’t have to change the name over a change in address.

]]> By: Sean P. https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/06/the-beer-that-had-to-unprotect-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-349039 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:47:53 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=71135#comment-349039 I wonder why they even bothered in the first place? The generic name for the style is just “brown ale” (and I’m sure they would sue me for trademark infringement if I tried to sell a beer called “Sean P’s Newcastle Brown Ale”), so this isn’t like the Champagne situation. Does PGI status come with EU subsidies?

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