Many states have temporarily suspended certain regulations such as curbside sales to go to help craft brewers survive the pandemic. In some cases, temporarily may become permanent. At least 80 breweries in Maine are offering curbside pick-up or some beer to-go option. Though curbside pick-up and delivery were allowed on a temporary basis, many… Read More…
Brewing Professor Michael Lewis Looks at the Microbial World in the C-19 Age
Well-known brewing Professor Emeritus Michael J. Lewis takes an interesting look at the similarities between the centuries-long battle between brewer and microbes and the current global pandemic.
California Allows Expanded Premises onto Sidewalks, Parking, Streets
The California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has issued a new temporary permit that will allow breweries and other on-premise licenses to serve alcohol beyond their licensed premise. See story Eater Los Angeles.
Some States Reopening On-Premise in Time for Memorial Day
The summer kick-off Memorial Day holiday is here, and leading up to one of the biggest beer sales weekends of the year, more and more states have allowed some on-premise hospitality businesses to reopen. Although most states have capacity and physical distancing requirements in place, even a partial reopening will be a boost to on-premise… Read More…
GABF to be Held ‘Online’ – Denver Show is Cancelled
America’s largest annual beer festival will take place online The Breweries Association announced today that the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), will pivot its 2020 event, originally scheduled for September 24-26 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, to an immersive online experience October 16-17. Detail on the GABF website here. The full… Read More…
On-Premise Begins to Reopen. What Will It Look Like?
The on-premise is beginning to reopen to business in pockets across the country, and Bart Watson, economist for the Brewers Association takes a look at new data points from consumer surveys in his latest blog post to predict what business might look like over the next few months.
Colorado Breweries Allowed To Deliver In-State, Finally
Last Friday, March 20, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order, permitting additional Colorado liquor licensees to deliver alcohol beyond those traditionally allowed to deliver alcohol until April 18. Also noted, ColoradoBeer.org has a list of the breweries offering delivery.
Colorado Brewers Guild and Left Hand Brewing announce “Colorado Strong Fund”
Colorado Brewers Guild and Left Hand Brewing have announced a local take on the All Together beer collaboration — the “Colorado Strong Pale Ale.” It’s a beer to support Colorado craft breweries, suppliers while raising funds for healthcare, hospitality, service industry, and gig economy workers across Colorado.
Slow Opening Begins, But Survivability is Unknown
The hospitality business has been hit so hard by the pandemic that a quarter of restaurants in America may go out of business according to an article in The Drinks Business. Given that the “long-tail” of craft breweries in the country rely on the on-premise tap room sales, the predictions could portent a drop-off of… Read More…
Homebrewing COVID Bounce
The American Homebrewers Association set a record earlier this month with its annual Big Brew Day celebration when nearly 5,000 people in 77 countries pledged to make more than 31,300 gallons of beer. The prior record was 11,000 gallons in 2016. After years of declining AHA membership and overall interest in homebrewing, the nearly-global stay-at-home… Read More…
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