Ruined Beer Dramatizes It: More Energy Needed Here – All Otsego

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Ruined Beer Dramatizes It:

More Energy Needed Here

New Ommegang President Campbell Raises Alarm
Brewery Ommegang's new president Doug Campbell, center, stands for a moment of silence in memory of Hugh Henderson along with other attendees at this morning's Otsego Now annual meeting. Flanking Campbell are, from left, Otsego Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan, B&K Coffee's Tasi Karabinis, Country Club Motors' Tom Armao, Otsego Ready Mix's Bob Harlem and Oneonta Deputy Mayor Russ Southard.   State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, noted that Henderson, who died last month, had served 42 years on the board of the county IDA, today's Otsego Now.  (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

ONEONTA – The threatened loss of 700 jobs at Amphenol is one thing, but the ruination of hundreds of gallons of beer at Brewery Ommegang last week dramatizes it even more:  Otsego County needs more energy.

At Otsego Now’s annual meeting this morning at Northern Eagle Beverage’s new Town of Oneonta headquarters, Ommegang President Doug Campbell reported a NYSEG power outage ruined a batch of beer for the second time since the new president was appointed last August.

“I hate to have that beer wasted,” Campbell said.






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