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New Britain beverage company releases ‘Don’t Tax Me, Ned’ soda

HARTFORD —  The governor’s budget proposal to put a tax on sugary drinks is not sitting well with one business in New Britain. Avery’s Beverag...

HARTFORD --  The governor's budget proposal to put a tax on sugary drinks is not sitting well with one business in New Britain.

Avery's Beverages LLC is taking a little dig at the governor's recent proposal for a tax on soda in Connecticut. Avery's is now making a limited batch of "Don't Tax Me, Ned" soda.

Governor Lamont has floated the idea of a one-and-a-half cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks. Avery's said they're concerned about what could happen if that tax proposal goes through.

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