USA, NH: Founders Breakfast Stout bottles banned in New Hampshire

Founders Brewing Company started distributing beer to New Hampshire earlier this month, completing the only remaining state in New England that it had not yet opened, beerpulse.com reported on August, 10.

But New Hampshire drinkers won’t be seeing Founders Breakfast Stout, at least in its current form, because the photo of the baby on the label is in violation of current state liquor code.

The code does not forbid kegs of the beer provided that the company doesn’t use the iconic baby imagery on the tap handle.

Founders Brewing Co-Founder and Director of Marketing, Dave Engbers, said that the company will ship kegs to the state but won’t change the label so that it can ship bottles. “We respect the liquor commission’s perspective on our label artwork. Overall, we have a number of award-winning beers for New Hampshire to choose from, and we’re excited to share the Founders experience with them.”

Founders has virtually full coverage in the state through four distributors: Clarke Distributors in Keene, New Hampshire Distributors in Concord, White Mountain Distributors in Berlin and Bellavance Beverage in Nashua.

On a related note, Founders Dirty Bastard and Backwoods Bastard were both banned in Alabama due to the word, “Bastard,” being present in the name before the state liquor board rescinded the ban in July.

15 August, 2012