We have a local craft brewery call Old Ox Brewery. Its name comes from a local road, Old Ox Road, where it had planned to locate. Recently, they found themselves in a trademark war when Red Bull, the energy drink maker, decided that an Ox was too close to a Bull and that people might confuse a quality craft beer with a mass marketed energy drink. I wish to declare my objection. I have no affiliation with Old Ox Brewery other than visiting it as a customer one time. Right now, big-pocket corporations have no down-side to engaging in these ridiculous trade wars unless publicizing these antics starts impacting their market. Thus, I'm trying to get the word out. As lovers of great beer, I hope you will join me in publicizing this corporate heavy-handed action.
Red Bull vs. Old Ox Brewery
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fuelish
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Sounds like Red Bull is full of bull****......mega corps will stop at nothing, it seems 
Brettomomyces
LHBS Curmudgeon
I heard about this too. What really grates me about most of these suits is the corporation claiming that their consumers are too stupid to tell the difference. It really makes me feel great as a person who occassionally drinks their product
You should join the discussion here. I think there's even a petition.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f45/redbull-suing-local-brewery-515561/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f45/redbull-suing-local-brewery-515561/
Jsmtg32
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There is an online Petition to stop the Lawsuit against Old Ox Brewery
https://www.change.org/p/red-bull-drop-the-lawsuit-against-old-ox-brewery?recruiter=229289561
https://www.change.org/p/red-bull-drop-the-lawsuit-against-old-ox-brewery?recruiter=229289561
GrogNerd
mean old man
Old Ox makes some great beers and Chris, the owner, is awesomely kind enough to allow us to hold our homebrew club meetings in his tasting room.
it's just a shame he has to spend time, energy and money fighting this legal redbullsh!t instead of expanding and improving his brewery.
fortunately, he has the support of local businesses (some of whom have stopped selling Red Bull) and Chamber of Commerce plus craft brew fans and homebrewers, not just from Loudoun County, but from all over the US and overseas (blog post from a Ukrainian ex-pat living in Prague, Czech Republic)
articles in the WaPo, NY Times, ChiTrib and even on in Perth, Australia.
doing my part and gonna go get another growler of Oxplorer #3 tonight, maybe another bomber of the chocolate porter
it's just a shame he has to spend time, energy and money fighting this legal redbullsh!t instead of expanding and improving his brewery.
fortunately, he has the support of local businesses (some of whom have stopped selling Red Bull) and Chamber of Commerce plus craft brew fans and homebrewers, not just from Loudoun County, but from all over the US and overseas (blog post from a Ukrainian ex-pat living in Prague, Czech Republic)
articles in the WaPo, NY Times, ChiTrib and even on in Perth, Australia.
doing my part and gonna go get another growler of Oxplorer #3 tonight, maybe another bomber of the chocolate porter
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