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Santa Rosa Craft Brewer’s Anti-PG&E Beer Triggers Social Media Firestorm

Shady Oak owner Steve Doty released his "F—PG&E" beer last week. But a Facebook post announcing it was for sale triggered angry comments.

SANTA ROSA, CA (CBS SF) — A Santa Rosa craft brewer, who launched a brand of beer targeting his anger at Pacific Gas & Electric, has issued an explanation for its name in the hopes of quelling the social firestorm it triggered.

Shady Oak owner Steve Doty released his “F—PG&E” beer last week. But the Facebook post on Friday announcing it was for sale triggered an avalanche of anger from the family and friends of PG&E workers.

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