TROY — As a fan of locally made beer, Tia Felock was delighted by a birthday gift this spring of a prepaid card purporting to be associated with the Capital Craft Beverage Trail and seven area brewpubs.
And then she tried to use it at Brown’s Brewing, one of the businesses shown on the face of the $50 card. When it was refused, Felock recalled having the same trouble last year at Druthers Brewing, also listed on the card, with another prepaid card from the same issuer. As compensation, said Felock, who lives in the Collar City, Druthers gave her one of its own gift cards, valued at $25.
At both brewpubs, she was told, “Our system can’t process the cards.” Further, she said in a phone interview, the businesses told her they had not given permission for their logos to be used nor asked if they wished to be included…