Big Pulp, Big Problem
Baerlic Brewing’s latest hazy is a double dry-hopped double IPA. Big Pulp was brewed with Trap Door Brewing from Vancouver – the one in Washington. It’s a surprisingly crushable, incredibly fruity beer. It tastes like tropical tangerine juice, with just enough basilesque herb to give a little balance. It’s eight percent alcohol and features seven pounds of hops per barrel. It’s great.
But what I can’t get over is the can. I looks just like a Big Gulp cup. It has a fake 7/11 logo on the side. How do they not get sued? It wouldn’t be the first time a parody beer name landed a brewery in hot water. Knee Deep Brewing was sued by Sony over the Breaking Buds label last April, and they’ve been making that beer for years. Why even invite the possibility of a lawsuit? Is the joke worth the lawyers fees?
