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March 15, 2006
Beer battle brews over Nets arena
metro ny
By Amy Zimmer
Arena foes want a boycott of Brooklyn Brewery in response to president Steve Hindy’s support of the project. And while the boycotters have reaffirmed their call to stop drinking the beer, some are worried they’ll be sucked into a lawsuit filed by Ratner last week against an unidentified e-mailer sending nasty messages to Hindy and other community leaders in Ratner’s name. One e-mail said the brewer would not be selling in the new arena. The defendants are listed as “John Doe Nos. 1 through 10.”
“Some jokester either hacked in or created a fake e-mail address,” said Scott Turner, whose group Fans For Fan Play has backed the boycott. “What I find disquieting is that it’s the kind of lawsuit corporations bring on to bury grassroots groups. It’s possible they could subpeona us for our records.”
Hindy said he was “bemused” when he read the e-mail “because Bruce Ratner doesn’t send me e-mails.”
Ratner, however, didn’t find it funny.
Freddy's Backroom still carries Brooklyn Lager, though many patron have lost their taste for the local brew.
Posted by lumi at March 15, 2006 7:28 AM