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Urban Artifact Brewery Files Federal Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Over Online Beer Sales Restrictions

B. Kline — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 02:23:09 +0000

Urban Artifact Brewery Files Federal Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Over Online Beer Sales Restrictions

Urban Artifact Brewery, Cincinnati Ohio.

Cincinnati, OH – Urban Artifact, a renowned brewery in Cincinnati’s Northside, has taken legal action against Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board, challenging the state’s restrictive policies on online beer sales.

For nine years, Urban Artifact has been delighting customers across multiple states with its unique fruit-flavored beers. However, the brewery has encountered significant hurdles when attempting to expand its distribution to Pennsylvania, particularly concerning its monthly and quarterly club membership cases.

The crux of the issue lies in Pennsylvania’s stringent regulations. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board stipulates that out-of-state breweries can only ship a maximum of 90 ounces of beer per month into the state. Additionally, these breweries must hold a retail or wholesale license – requirements not imposed on in-state breweries.

Jeffrey Jennings, the attorney representing Urban Artifact, argues that these regulations are inherently discriminatory. “What’s happening here is really unfair to out-of-state businesses. You shouldn’t be discriminated against just because you’re located in a different state,” Jennings stated.

Scotty Hunter, CFO of Urban Artifact, voiced his frustrations, highlighting the impact on small businesses. “We can only directly sell online to about eight states currently; Ohio and Kentucky are two of those, which is great for our region, but there should be much broader access, especially for a small business like us,” Hunter explained.

Urban Artifact’s lawsuit underscores a growing concern among out-of-state breweries facing similar challenges. The outcome of this case could set a significant precedent for interstate commerce and the craft beer industry.

For now, beer enthusiasts in Pennsylvania may find it challenging to access Urban Artifact’s beloved brews, but the brewery’s fight for fair treatment continues, with implications that could resonate across the craft beer landscape.

Urban Artifact is located at 1660 Blue Rock St, Cincinnati, OH 45223. We got to visit their brewery back in November 2020 as part of my trip to and from Indianapolis, IN. Was one of my favorite breweries of the trip, and I was so glad to find them soon distributing to Pennsylvania (shortly after I got back home they started). (See: The Trip to Indy – Day Five Recap: The Start of the Return Voyage – Visiting Cincinnati and Kentucky (Taste of Belgium, Moerlein Lager House, Braxton Brewing, Taft’s Ale House, Urban Artifact).)

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The following comes via Untappd. Urban Artifact Brewing Company is a micro brewery from Cincinnati, OH. They have 712 unique beers and over 443,000 ratings with a global average rating of 3.86 as of 7.24.24. Their Untappd description reads: “A Cincinnati, OH brewery dedicated to producing world-class Fruit Tarts with a singular focus—to reward the curious.”

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The Trip to Indy – Day Five Recap: The Start of the Return Voyage – Visiting Cincinnati and Kentucky (Taste of Belgium, Moerlein Lager House, Braxton Brewing, Taft’s Ale House, Urban Artifact)

BKline — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 04:40:00 +0000

Woooo-eeee. Another long day in the books… Day 5 and the start of the return to Pennsylvania.

Woke up in the hotel, drove to Cincinnati, stopping about an hour into the two hour drive to walk a one mile little park area called Brum’s Woods, just to give my legs a wake up and keep myself from falling asleep. But once I got into Cincinnati, I fell in love, immediately.

I got to park right near the Cincinnati Red’s stadium – Great American Ball Park. For 5.50$ I got two hours on the meter. I walked along the river front, walked along the one street, and found this Taste of Belgium restaurant. …I couldn’t help but go in.

A Taste of Belgium

Next thing I know I’m having Rodenbach, Avobode, and other high quality Belgian beers. And its only 11AM. I finally manage to pull myself away, and walked the Roebling Bridge into Kentucky and back, and then I stop in at the Christian Moerlein Lager House.

The Moerlein Lager House

Another fine brewery establishment. This was great, got to drink upstairs at the bar (something I never realized I would be so grateful for, since we can’t do this back in Pennsylvania anymore), and talked to a wonderful young sweet bartender who told me all about Cincinnati and we discussed the changing laws. She was saying they were expecting a news conference today about some new restrictions. From my view, I could see Paul Brown Stadium while I drank my pint.

After saying goodbye, I went back to my meter, put another 5.50$ in, and then went to the Underground Railroad Museum. If you are in Cincinnati, this is something you should definitely do. It is extremely powerful, and a very well done museum.

I then got back in my car and drove to Braxton Brewing Company in Kentucky. Now…. I hate to speak ill of a state…. but Kentucky was horrible. The brewery was AMAZING. But getting to it… and then leaving it… was so extremely aggravating. I have no idea why… but it was only 1.5 miles and it took me twenty minutes to get there, and fifteen minutes to leave. Apparently Kentuckians don’t know how to do round-a-bouts correctly. I have no idea what was going on with that.

Braxton Brewing Company

But, let me just say, the brewery was amazing. And Adam – the bartender – was one of the best bartenders I’ve gotten to spend time with and talk to in a while. I promised him I’d make a shout out to him in this blog post, so there you go. Dude is straight up nice, knowledgeable, and great bartender. If you stop in at Braxton Brewing, make sure you say hi to him, he is a class act. He too mentioned the governor of Ohio, and his own governor, doing an announcement at some point.

After making it back into Ohio, and Cincinnati, thankfully, I went to the Cincinnati Art Museum. Where I puttered about acting like I know what art is. I don’t. No clue. My ex-wife went to school to be an art teacher, and I have zero understanding of art. I always want to put a sign over urinals in bathrooms at art museums that just say: “THIS IS ART. YOU ARE MAKING ART.” And see if people will take pictures of it and believe it.

After the art museum, I then went to Taft’s Ale House.

Taft’s Ale house

This is another one of those beautiful stories of a church being turned into a brewery to preserve the building. Also, if you see the logo its Taft in a bathtub, so if you know the story of that, you’ll understand why I find that so amusing. (I’ll elaborate on that in the full write-up.)

After Taft’s I then went to Urban Artifact. It came as the most highly recommended place for me to visit from all of my friends, and I am so completely glad I did. Wow, every beer was absolutely amazing and fantastic. All sours. All sooo sooo sooooooooooo good. I picked up plenty of beers for Deuene Hoffman, and myself, and a t-shirt for myself, bid them a fond adieu, and then drove to Wilmington Ohio, where I was hoping to hit up a cidery right before they closed up, but unfortunately I got there at 10:05PM and as I walked up they closed the doors. So next time I’m in the area, I’ll try and hit it up again, I’m not a huge cider person, but if its there, its there, might as well. And figured this would be a great ending stop to the day. Oh well, so it goes. The cidery is called TinCap Cidery. In case you are ever in Wilmington Ohio, there is a cidery.

Ok, tomorrow will be Hocking Hills and some more legit hiking again, as well as Jackie O’s in Athens, and then on to Ohiopyl Saturday and the end of my trip sadly. My bank account I think is looking forward to this trip being over the most… …and my liver.

Well, stay healthy out there everyone, cheers!

-B. Kline

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