What will kennels call female dogs from now on? And how come "Fat Bastard" is okay?

We men should sue the Michigan Liquor Commission for sexual discrimination.

Heh. I bought BF a bottle of "Arrogant Bastard" Ale when I was in Vermont. WTF is the difference? I'd drink an ale called "Raging Bitch" if it tasted as good as the "Arrogant Bastard". This is beyond ridiculous.

Everything I've tried from Flying Dog has been good. I don't remember all the names, but I've had the Lager, the Porter, and the Railbender Scottish Ale. Support freedom.

That's Michigan for you. Years ago the town if Frankenmuth got bent because the logo for Bad Frog Ale was a four-toed frog holding up his "middle" finger. Honestly, the pearl-clutching is just silly.

Totally with you, Amy. This is absurd. (Yes, I'm traditionally a leftist, but I cannot abide political correctness, which is just another term for censorship.)

Though I wonder if they could get around it by going for "Raging B*tch"? Would probably bring them more publicity, too.

I curse with regularity. It's not a great habit, but better than smoking crack or bookmarking 300 porn sites on my phone. But I agree with the gov't here. If you need to use shit or bitch to advertise your wares, you're doing something really wrong. I despise the "fuck ya'll I'm from texas" shirts, and wouldn't want bitch beer in my store. It's not because I'm prude, it's because it's something a wide segment of the population has a problem with. Part of being in a society is that society deciding what's appropriate and what's not.

I don't think the name is very clever, but I want to get this straight. Use of the word "bitch" by a brewery called Flying Dog, on the label of an adult beverage sold in stores catering to adults, is supposed to be offensive?

If your elementary school kid is wandering unsupervised in a liquor store, you probably have bigger problems than a mild curse on a whimsical beer label.

If you need to use ... bitch to advertise your wares, you're doing something really wrong.

What if you're selling dogs?

Granted, calling your newest beer "Raging Bitch" isn't particularly clever. But, as MikeInRealLife pointed out, it is from the Flying Dog Brewery, so there is some logic to it beyond a juvenile "look at me use bad words" perspective.

Besides, you can already get these amusingly named brews.

http://www.greatclubs.com/beerofthemonthclub/funny-microbrew-names.asp

I've had a Raging Bitch hangover for about 10 years now....

Conan, thanks for that link - I've just found BF's birthday present for this year! You rock!

Very cool link Conan- I've had many a Buttface Amber. I wonder how the censors feel about "in-heat wheat" and "old-leghumper"!

I was in the gourmet beer section yesterday and I saw a beer aged in bourbon barrels. At $14 a bottle, it was out of my current price range, though.

Strange, I had Raging Bitch beer at a pub in Old Town Alexandria last summer. Guess that name got past one liquor commission?

This is good since the bartenders would get tired quick of hearing this exchange:

Customer: "Give me a Raging Bitch".
Barflies (in unison): "Please, take mine."

I tend to think we're too touchy about bad words in this country. When I was learning German, we were watching a German series that was basically the German form of the Brady Bunch.

Profanity was used by children, but sparingly. Nothing was bleeped out and it was understood that the kids who used this weren't polite kids. But here in this country, our television pretends that kids don't curse.

As the South Park movie pointed out, we don't seem to have a problem with gratuitous violence on television...but just don't let anyone use naughty words. Which would we rather see? A kid uttering George Carlin's seven or blowing someone's head off?

Flying Dog Brewery also offers "Doggie Style" Classic Pale Ale:
http://www.flyingdogales.com/Beer-Doggie-Style.aspx

So do they claim the authority to regulate the brand names of all products sold in the state? I think I'll go there, start a dairy, and market a brand of milk called "Titty Juice".

A kid uttering George Carlin's seven or blowing someone's head off?

Posted by: Patrick

Blowing someones head off - All the Saw movies are rated R, but Orgamzo - with almost no swearing, almost no nudity, and no real violence is rated NC-17(X) for those of you young enough to have never heard of that rating

"If you need to use shit or bitch to advertise your wares..."

I'm pretty sure they don't need to.

So what's next? A government agency to approve *all* advertising and marketing material? Yeah- that's the ticket. Since all the important problems have obviously been solved (otherwise, why is anybody fussing over this in the first place?), we can get down to managing the details.

In the interest of full disclosure, I made a mistake. Railbender Ale is from Erie Brewing Company, It was near the Flying Dog six packs at Wegmans, and the bottles are exactly the same.

Flying Dog is good beer.

A really good beer is Firestone Double Barrel Ale. And it is available in California only. Doesn't a double barrel refer to a shotgun.

Why isn't that banned?

BTW, if someone wants to hook me up with some shipping out of CA -- please let me know. I want a few bottles. It's really good.

I believe Flying Dog successfully petitioned to have their corporate motto read "Good Beer. No Shit." Their right to do so was upheld with the assistance of the ACLU.

@MarkD - totally agree with you. In-Heat Wheat, Gonzo Imperial Porter, Tire Bite Pale Ale - I've never had a bad brew from Flying Dog.

Mike, here in texas beer is sold in every corner store, convenience store, grocery store, discount store, and gas station. Where so you live that you have to buy it in a liquor store? Does colorado still do that? My 2 year old yells out "dada" every time he sees some bud light. It's about 12 times a day, and that's not in our house.

In Colorado, liquor is only sold in liquor stores. You can get 3.2 beer in the grocery store, but that's it.

Still trying to get that law changed, but hey, we just got Sunday sales about a year ago. :D

The package stores are fighting the legislature here to prevent the passage of Sunday sales.

That's right - in CT if you want to get your drink on on a Sunday, you'd better buy it the previous day - and before 9 PM.

Everything government touches turns to shit.