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Local businesses have rallied around a Carleton Place-based microbrewery after one of its beers was yanked off LCBO shelves because of its label.

Stalwart Brewing Company’s Dr. Feelgood India Pale Ale was removed from LCBO stores last week over concerns its label suggested it had medicinal properties, which violates the alcohol retailer’s regulations.

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The brew’s original label borrows imagery from the Rod of Asclepius, a design that features a snake coiled around a sword that’s commonly associated with the medical profession. Instead of a sword, the label uses a hilted mixing paddle.

In the wake of the decision, businesses in Ottawa have been buying extra orders of the cans to help clear out the company’s stock that was earmarked for LCBO distribution.

The Ministry of Coffee and Social Affairs, which has worked with Stalwart Brewing for almost two years, jumped at the opportunity to help when they got word of the brewery’s situation. General manager Adam Gallaro said the store doubled its order of the beer.