Made a point of identifying all DB beer products, so now I know what not to buy. Boycott time. Come on DB get your head out of your PC arse

To me this is like going to Germany, making up some fitness craze, and calling it Haka - and then trademarking it.

DB have done the same thing just in reverse. Defending themselves in court was a stupid move.

Luis   #214   via mobile 10:53 am Jul 19 2011

Excellent coments, but to show our support to greenman, let's only buy their brand. If db is trying to get rid off the competition. Well a simple solution to defeat db. Buy only green man. At the end the numbers are always true.

Greenman must be celebrating after getting all this publicity thanks to DB. They will be talking themselves up next time they try and flog this product in a New World or Liquorland. Just a shame they haven't got the marketing or resources that companies such as DB or Lion have to help the retailer. At the end of the day the market has spoken and Monteiths Radler is one of the best selling skus in supermarkets and specialist stores. Build a bridge and get over it, if you want to fight back bring something to the market that works!!

I like Monteith's; I particularly like their Radler. But this is such a dumb decision. Wrong, wrong, wrong. I look forward to trying a bottle of Cyclist.

@CP #208. Good point. I'm not going to trademark the term 'beer'. You guys can feel free to make your own fermented hop beverages. Just don't market them under my brand name or I'll sue your arses.

I'd love to see someone (not DB) successfully trademark Lager.

Here is a handy list of DB products you may or may not want to continue purchasing:

Amstel Premium Budejovicky Budvar DB Bitter DB Draught Double Brown Erdinger Weissbier Export 33 Export Dry Export Gold FLAME Heineken Monteith's Murphy's Sol Tiger Tui Barrel 51 Barrel 71 Fuse Vudu

For crying out loud! It is not a beer style, it is a mixed drink. Beer with lemonade. Just like Rum and coke. Would you call rum and coke a 'rum style' as in dark or light?

I've been boycotting DB since this issue came up years ago and I will continue to do so. 95% of their beer is the same swill with a different label, so not missing it either. The smaller production beers generally are much more interesting. Off to trademark "ale", "bread", and "muesli" - lol! The best part is DB's Radler (TM) isn't even a radler by definition. Looks like the old crusties at the IPO wouldn't know an ale from a lager.