A beer pump handle shaped like a knife in memory of a master cutler whose clients included the Queen and Elvis Presley has been withdrawn after a single complaint.<br /><br />The Little Mesters Brewing Company in Sheffield created a beer called Stan IPA in honour of Stan Shaw who had an 80 year career creating bespoke pocket and pen knives in the city.<br /><br />The ale is served in local pubs with a handle shaped like a pocket knife and with a tap clip featuring an image of Stan, who died in 2021 aged 94, holding a knife.<br /><br />But they have now been withdrawn following a single complaint that they 'encourage violence.'<br /><br />And alcohol industry regulator The Portman Group agreed the logo is likely to promote anti-social behaviour and support knife crime so will have to be changed.
