Beer tap logo featuring cutlery maker banned after member of public said "encouraged violence"
SWNS
2025-01-22
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A beer pump handle shaped like a knife in memory of a master cutler whose clients included the Queen and Elvis Presley has been withdrawn after a single complaint.
The Little Mesters Brewing Company in Sheffield created a beer called Stan IPA in honour of Stan Shaw who had an 80 year career creating bespoke pocket and pen knives in the city.
The ale is served in local pubs with a handle shaped like a pocket knife and with a tap clip featuring an image of Stan, who died in 2021 aged 94, holding a knife.
But they have now been withdrawn following a single complaint that they 'encourage violence.'
And alcohol industry regulator The Portman Group agreed the logo is likely to promote anti-social behaviour and support knife crime so will have to be changed.
The Little Mesters Brewing Company in Sheffield created a beer called Stan IPA in honour of Stan Shaw who had an 80 year career creating bespoke pocket and pen knives in the city.
The ale is served in local pubs with a handle shaped like a pocket knife and with a tap clip featuring an image of Stan, who died in 2021 aged 94, holding a knife.
But they have now been withdrawn following a single complaint that they 'encourage violence.'
And alcohol industry regulator The Portman Group agreed the logo is likely to promote anti-social behaviour and support knife crime so will have to be changed.
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