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July 27, 2006
Brooklyn arena foes have new brew
Metro NY
By Amy Zimmer
Just in time for the 230th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Island, Freddy's Bar & Backroom has found a replacement for the other beer:
As an act of defiance, Freddy’s Bar & Backroom stopped selling Brooklyn Lager in April.
The Dean Street joint sits in the footprint of Bruce Ratner’s plant to build a $4.2 billion arena and 16 high rises. After learning that Brooklyn Lager’s President Steve Hindy supported the project, the bar’s manager Donald O’Finn decided to boycott the local brewery.
The bar now serves Blue Point Toasted Lager, brewed in Patchogue.
“It’s sold better than Brooklyn Lager ever did,” O’Finn said.
Freddy’s building is now owned by Ratner, but the bar remains a meeting spot for anti-Ratner organizers.
NoLandGrab: Word has it that Barbés, at 9th St. & 6th Ave., has also made the switch to Blue Point Toasted Lager from the Beer-whose-name-shall-not-be-spoken.
Posted by lumi at July 27, 2006 9:33 PM