TTB slaps Shipyard Brewing with $175k violation
This is actually from July but interesting nonetheless.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) accepted an Offer-in-Compromise (OIC) totaling $175,000 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA) and the Internal Revenue Code by Shipyard Brewing Co., LLC and by Pugsley Brewing, LLC (members of a controlled group of breweries) located in Portland, ME. TTB alleged that the breweries altered certificates of label approval (COLAs) and that the breweries sold malt beverages
without valid COLAs. TTB alleged additional violations based on inaccurate information about the producer and/or the place of production of certain labels and cartons.
Breweries: Shipyard Brewing
What was the violation?
Probably should have put the whole thing there…
TTB alleged that the breweries altered certificates of label approval (COLAs) and that the breweries sold malt beverages without valid COLAs. TTB alleged additional violations based on inaccurate information about the producer and/or the place of production of certain labels and cartons.