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hi all,
is anyone else concerned about the implications of the proposed ttb serving fact rules? it seems like this would be a huge burden for small brewers like myself. my concerns are these:
i bottle twelve ounce bottles. it seems that the label would be awfully crowded with nutritional info, govt warning, address of the brewer, net contents, and the actual beer name and artwork on it. a back label would seem necessary. i currently operate a very old world tandem labeler that doesnt do back labels. the rules would force me to invest in new equipment that is expensive and that i dont have room for. (although i will hopefully have a newer, bigger brewery by the time the rules take effect.)
can we use calculations to determine alcohol content, calories, carbs, etc? or will we have to have each beer lab tested? i certainly dont have the lab equipment for that and it would be an added expense to send samples to a lab.
do these labeling requirements apply to keg collars as well? currently we list all of our beers on one collar and check the beer name that is in the keg. in order to fit all of the info on a keg collar, i see needing to print a keg collar for each beer, which again adds expense.
in 9+ years of business, i have had maybe 2 or 3 people ask about the nutritional content of my beer. i just dont see my customers caring enough for me to have to go through all this expense and hassle.
interested to hear what others have to say.
cheers,
sam
is anyone else concerned about the implications of the proposed ttb serving fact rules? it seems like this would be a huge burden for small brewers like myself. my concerns are these:
i bottle twelve ounce bottles. it seems that the label would be awfully crowded with nutritional info, govt warning, address of the brewer, net contents, and the actual beer name and artwork on it. a back label would seem necessary. i currently operate a very old world tandem labeler that doesnt do back labels. the rules would force me to invest in new equipment that is expensive and that i dont have room for. (although i will hopefully have a newer, bigger brewery by the time the rules take effect.)
can we use calculations to determine alcohol content, calories, carbs, etc? or will we have to have each beer lab tested? i certainly dont have the lab equipment for that and it would be an added expense to send samples to a lab.
do these labeling requirements apply to keg collars as well? currently we list all of our beers on one collar and check the beer name that is in the keg. in order to fit all of the info on a keg collar, i see needing to print a keg collar for each beer, which again adds expense.
in 9+ years of business, i have had maybe 2 or 3 people ask about the nutritional content of my beer. i just dont see my customers caring enough for me to have to go through all this expense and hassle.
interested to hear what others have to say.
cheers,
sam
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