Santa's Butt Christmas Porter won't be sold in Maine

The State of Maine has told Shelton Brothers Distributors that they will not be able to sell Santa's Butt Christmas Porter in their state because the label depicting Santa Claus might appeal to children. Shelton has filed suit, but the outlook is grim.

The "Cartoons appeal to kids" argument has been used before, most recently in the Joe Camel Wars. Of course cartoons appeal to kids. That's why Zoloft, Red Bull Energy Drinks, Quilted Northern Toilet tissues and Charmin toilet tissues use animated characters: to get kids to buy their products! Apparently, the clerks in Maine's stores are so clueless that if a kid tries to buy a bottle of beer, they will see a cartoon and say, "Garsh! This must be for kids!" and sell it to them.

Someone needs to let the folks in Maine know that kids are attracted to clowns, which is why McDonald's has one.