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3,000 REVELLERS MASS AT OMMEGANG

AS ‘BELGIUM COMES TO COOPERSTOWN’

Drew Hardin, above, pours a sample brewski from Community Beer Works of Buffalo this afternoon at Belgium Comes to Cooperstown, Ommegang's annual summer beer fest, was in full swing. The local brewery cuts off attendance at 3,000, and spokesperson Alison Capozza said, again, tickets were sold out a few minutes after they went up for sale on line. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)
Drew Hardin, above, pours a sample brewski from Community Beer Works of Buffalo this afternoon as “Belgium Comes to Cooperstown,” Ommegang’s annual summer beer fest, was in full swing. The local brewery cuts off attendance at 3,000, and spokesperson Alison Capozza said, again, tickets were sold out a few minutes after they went up for sale on line. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)
Three pals from Boston, Ryan McGill, Izzy Berdan and Daniel Monson, and Joe DuLude of Northhampton, Mass., show off their garlands which Izzy created in tribute to "The Game of Thrones," the HBO hit show that inspired a line of Ommegang beers.
Three pals from Boston, Ryan McGill, Izzy Berdan and Daniel Monson, and Joe DuLude of Northhampton, Mass., show off their garlands which Izzy created in tribute to “The Game of Thrones,” the HBO hit show that inspired a line of Ommegang beers.

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