Alert: Harpoon 100 Barrel Peche 22 Ounce Bottle Warning and Refund Offer

Alert:  Harpoon Pêche 22 Ounce Bottle Warning and Refund Offer

(dated: August 23, 2007)

The Harpoon Brewery is alerting wholesalers, retailers and consumers about a potential hazard from glass breakage with Pêche 22 ounce bottles.

Since offering this limited edition product in May, Harpoon has been notified by a few loyal customers that a small number of the 22 ounce Pêche bottles have broken under pressure, creating a potential hazard to handlers and consumers.  The risk is not from the beer, but from the added pressure in the bottle caused by the secondary fermentation.  To protect the safety of our loyal customers and beer lovers everywhere, we have decided to issue this warning along with safe-handling instructions for all 22 ounce Pêche bottles.  In addition, we have removed existing inventory from wholesalers who carry the Pêche, our brewery stores in Windsor and Boston, and have instructed our wholesalers to pick up any remaining bottles at retail outlets throughout New England and New York.

If you have any 22 ounce Pêche, please carefully un-cap the bottles – if possible without moving them.  We would recommend wearing protective eyewear and/or shrouding the bottle with a hand towel while un-capping.  The beer itself fine.  Once you safely remove the cap and release the pressure, feel free to enjoy it.  If you choose not to consume it and would like us to refund your purchase price, simply send us an e-mail at pecherefund@harpoonbrewery.com with your name, mailing address, the location and the approximate date of your purchase and number of bottles purchased; and we will promptly send you a refund.

If you have any additional questions, please call Jaime Schier, Quality Control Manager, at 888-427-7666 x-538 or email at jschier@harpoonbrewery.com.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your loyalty to Harpoon.

Al Marzi, VP of Brewing Operations

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