Des Moines' Exile Brewing has settled a long-running lawsuit with relatives of the namesake of its Ruthie Lager, but won't say what that means for its best-selling beer. The brew is named for Ceva ...

THE ATTACK. THEY HAVE PLEADED NOT GUILTY. A LAWSUIT OVER A POPULAR BEER IN DES MOINES HAS BEEN SETTLED. THE ESTATE OF FORMER DES MOINES BAR OWNER RUTHIE BISIGNANO WAS SUING EXILE BREWING COMPANY OVER ...

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 ...

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the family of a bartender who balanced beer on her bosom. Exile Brewing created a beer in 2012 called “Ruthie” in honor of Ruth Bisignano, who became ...