Duff Beer (Real product)

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Duff Beer is a dark dry beer produced for The Duff Trading Co. Ltd by Daleside Brewery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It is on sale in the UK.

The Duff Trading Company Ltd, (UK) is the registered trademark owner of the mark Duff and Duff Beer in the UK, (Class 32 Trademarks, Patent Office). Daleside Brewery in Harrogate has produced Duff Beer under agreement since 1997 and the brewery has recently expanded production of the beer, which is now selling in Tescos amongst other places. Duff is a derivative of the Gaelic "dubh" meaning dark or black, e.g. "Dub-lin", or "black-pool"

An article in the Scranton Times-Tribune states: "A trivia buff in the House Democratic caucus later informed me that the state’s 8-cents-per-gallon beer excise tax was last increased in 1947 under legislation signed by the late Republican Gov. James H. Duff. Thus, it is the "Duff beer tax"."

1 Duff brands
2 Other Duff beers
3 External links
4 Sources

[edit] Duff brands

Duff
Duff Dark
Duff Blonde

produced in UK by Daleside Brewery

[edit] Other Duff beers

In the late 1990s, Lion Nathan in Australia produced an unrelated beer called Duff Beer. 20th Century Fox brought a legal action against the company. The brewer claimed the name was referencing the golf term, but extreme visual similarities to the cartoon version didn't help their case. Thus, before even receiving full distribution throughout Australia, the product was ordered to be pulled off store shelves and destroyed. Lion Nathan's Duff Beer has since become a collector's item.

At least three microbreweries have brewed beer called Duff Beer:

J.J. Bittings Brewpub in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Promotional material at the bar included pictures of Homer Simpson.

Daleside Brewing from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England produces both Duff Beer and Duff Blonde. Daleside claim 'Duff' comes from the Gaelic meaning "Dark" or "Black". One bottle of 5% ABV and is available from Tesco.

Mexican entrepreneur Rodrigo Contreras bought the rights to the Duff trademark from 20 Century Fox to sell the popular beer in Mexico. Mr. Contreras is apparently the only trademark holder of this beer. He is currently awaiting patent to sell Homer's favorite beer in the United States. ( Not correct see Duff Trading Company Ltd. UK trademark owners)