Tons of recent anti-beer news has me pretty riled up. Over the weekend I was made aware that Pintley retail partner Brewforia is currently in a battle with UPS and FedEx over shipping beer to their customers. It seems that both shipping companies will happily ship wine and spirits anywhere it's legal to ship to, but oh boy, beer isn't allowed. Except that they seem to be singling out Brewforia, since there are plenty of Beer of the Month clubs out there that are still shipping their product without any hassle. If you believe that beer should have the same shipping rights as wine and spirits, then let UPS know at (404) 828-4900, or by e-mail at customerrelations@ups.com. Be sure to mention "Beer Equality" in your email or phone conversation. Harassing/yelling at/mocking the poor customer service reps that are not involved in the decision making is counter-productive. Please make your stand in the same manner that you'd present an argument to your mother.

Similarly, Philadelphia Daily News reports that the state police just confinscated a whole bunch of beer from three popular craft beer bars, because the beer that they sold did not match word for word a list of "properly registered" beers. Of course, lots of other bars and grocery stores sell some of these beers, and even advertise them in their flyers, but none of them got targeted.

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