LTownLiquorPig
Well-Known Member
I think that's probably exactly what happened bird. This is the reason I think many people on this thread are inclining toward support for the brewery--seems like the kind of thing that could be solved with a phone call to the supplier to straighten out their crossed wires, rather than a huffy C&D letter. Right or wrong (on legal grounds), the LHBS comes across to me as the aggressor here, while the brewery seems to be trying to de-escalate.
As I said before, the legality of the issue is a matter which I'm not qualified to judge, but the optics of it don't look great for the LHBS.
To back up the theory that a screwed up delivery may have been at fault, I used to manage golf course in a small town with two of them. One was easy to find, on the main drag. The course I managed wasn't. Had several deliveries, even booze and players, end up at the other club. The names were not even similar......
My opinion is the whole story is lame, but I don't get the whole "pursuing legal avenues" culture. Sounds like dude in Mass didn't do a very good job forming his brand if he thinks customers would confuse his with a different business on the other side of the country with a similar name....