When browsing store shelves for their beloved cans of Surfside, some customers might instead come across another vodka-spiked drink that looks eerily similar. Skimmers, a brand of canned vodka iced teas and lemonades launched by Anheuser-Busch InBev in April 2025, boasts a suspiciously similar package design. There’s a large blue logo placed over a sun motif, as well as multi-colored stripes toward the bottom of the can. At a quick glance, the cans are nearly indistinguishable.
And on Tuesday, Pennsylvania-based Stateside Brands — the parent company behind Surfside — filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia’s federal court to strike back at the knockoff. In the suit, Stateside alleges that the Skimmers product infringes on the company’s trademarks related to Surfside.
