However, the drinks distributor supplying the Lewes Arms said it hadn't received any instructions to stop delivering Harveys Best Bitter and Greene King has now said it is preparing a new statement on the issue.
That won't stop the DUP playing that card closer between now and polling day, but it sits uncomfortably alongside the clear image of them, Sinn Fein and Alliance as the "team players" (to borrow Martin McGuinness's phrase) ranged against the UUP and SDLP "internal opposition".