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“Diageo rolled out Smirnoff Ice Diageo rolled out Smirnoff Ice in the US market...it suddenly in the US market...it suddenly put the once put the once-

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stodgy Smirnoff name on the tips of millions of name on the tips of millions of echo boomers echo boomers’ ’ tongues tongues” ” – – ( (Im pact Im pact, May 15, 2003) , May 15, 2003)

• Echo Boomers

Echo Boomers: :

• Americans born from 1977

Americans born from 1977-

• 1994

1994

• currently 12

currently 12 – – 29 years old 29 years old

Tax and Trade Bureau Description of Tax and Trade Bureau Description of “ “Flavored Malt Beverages Flavored Malt Beverages ” ” (Alcopops) (Alcopops)

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“Flavored malt beverages exhibit little or no Flavored malt beverages exhibit little or no traditional beer or malt beverage character. traditional beer or malt beverage character. … … Brewers Brewers … … remove the color, bitterness, and remove the color, bitterness, and taste that are generally associated with beer. taste that are generally associated with beer. … … This leaves a base product to which brewers add This leaves a base product to which brewers add various flavors, which typically contain distilled various flavors, which typically contain distilled spirits, to achieve the desired taste profile. spirits, to achieve the desired taste profile.” ”

Why Distilled Spirits Are Added to Why Distilled Spirits Are Added to Alcopops Alcopops

According to the Flavored Malt Beverage Coalition: According to the Flavored Malt Beverage Coalition: “ “Flavoring ingredients that are added to a malt Flavoring ingredients that are added to a malt beverage base to produce an FMB need to be beverage base to produce an FMB need to be stronger stronger … … because of the pronounced because of the pronounced

• rganoleptic [sensory] qualities of the base
• rganoleptic [sensory] qualities of the base

itself. itself.” ”

Fact Sheet, February 2003 Fact Sheet, February 2003

Production Schemes to Gain Production Schemes to Gain Regulatory Advantage Regulatory Advantage

Smirnoff Ice has a different formulation in the

United States than in other countries where it is identified as a spirits-based beverage.

Hooch has a malt base in the United States, a

spirit base in the United Kingdom and a fruit wine base in Germany.

“The beauty of this category is that it brings in new drinkers, people who really don’t like the taste of beer,” said Marlene Coulis, A-B’s director

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(Advertising Age, April 22, 2002)

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION _____ FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION _____ JOAN KILEY, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, et al. JOAN KILEY, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, et al. Petitioners Petitioners vs. vs. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL CONTROL Respondent. Respondent.

PETITION FOR WRIT OF PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE, CERTIORARI, MANDATE, CERTIORARI, AND/OR OTHER AND/OR OTHER APPROPRIATE RELIEF APPROPRIATE RELIEF

LOUISE H. RENNE, State Bar #36508 LOUISE H. RENNE, State Bar #36508 RENNE SLOAN HOLTZMAN AND SAKAI LLP RENNE SLOAN HOLTZMAN AND SAKAI LLP Public Law Group Public Law Group

CA Business & Professions Code CA Business & Professions Code § §23004 23004

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“Alcoholic beverage Alcoholic beverage” ” includes includes … … every liquid or every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer … … which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances. .” ”

Purpose of the ABC Act Purpose of the ABC Act

[The Act [The Act’ ’s purpose is to protect] the safety, welfare, s purpose is to protect] the safety, welfare, health, peace, and morals of the people of the health, peace, and morals of the people of the State State… … . It is hereby declared that the subject . It is hereby declared that the subject matter of this division involves in the highest matter of this division involves in the highest degree the economic, social, and moral well degree the economic, social, and moral well-

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being and the safety of the State and of all its people. All and the safety of the State and of all its people. All provisions of this division shall be liberally provisions of this division shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of these construed for the accomplishment of these purposes. purposes.

Business & Professions Code Business & Professions Code § § 23001 23001

Purpose of the ABC Act (Cont.) Purpose of the ABC Act (Cont.)

California law seeks to promote the “welfare which will be achieved by strict regulation and curtailment of the use of liquor and the economic benefits resulting to the people from the promotion of tolerance, rather than those resulting from the prom otion of the liquor industry.”

(Pronto Market No. 1 Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Bd. (1976) 61 Cal.App.3d 543, 556 [emphasis added].)

Federal Regulatory Criteria Federal Regulatory Criteria

The Tax and Trade Bureau based its decision

primarily on the potential economic and regulatory burdens placed on the alcohol industry.

“The TTB is persuaded that [strict limits on the

distilled spirits content in alcopops] might impose economic burdens on a sector of the FMB industry ….”

TTB, Flavored Malt Beverage And Related Regulatory Amendments, J TTB, Flavored Malt Beverage And Related Regulatory Amendments, J anuary 3, anuary 3, 2005, 70 FR 194, 209. 2005, 70 FR 194, 209.