The estate of Ruthie Bisignano sued Exile Brewing Co. of Des Moines for "unjustified and unpermitted" use of Bisignano's persona to advertise the brewery's best-selling Ruthie lager. Des Moines' Exile ...

The Iowa Supreme Court won't intervene in the years-long dispute over the name of one of Iowa's most popular locally brewed beers. Exile Brewing Co., maker of Ruthie lager, has been in court since ...

A mediator has failed to resolve a years-old dispute over a popular beer that bears the name of a long-deceased Des Moines bartender. Litigation over Exile Ruthie beer has been working its way through ...

It's down to the final two Iowa beers vying for for top honors in the Des Moines Register's Beer Brackets. Two beers out of 64 that started this competition remain. And for 2023, that means a new ...