COVID-19 AND BEER
How long can small, local breweries hang on in a shutdown world
The Brewers Association (BA) is conducting an online survey asking breweries across the country questions about how the current shutdowns are impacting their businesses….
Icicle Brewing opens for beer pick ups and supports local non-profit too
Not long after the shutdowns were enacted, Icicle Brewing Company in Leavenworth, WA announced that it was closing until the company figured some things out. Well, Icicle Brewing did…
Washington breweries hustling to get their beer in cans
“… until recently it didn’t feel so urgent. And then in a blink, it was.” For most businesses in Washington, the statewide pandemic shutdown…
TTB postpones filing and payment dates
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) made the following announcement today. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) recognizes that…
The $2 Trillion CARES Act and how it helps breweries
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) is now law, offering some measure of relief for the economic impacts of the…
Zeeks Pizza and others expanding beer delivery programs
We’ve all been wondering, what will be the next IPA? What’ll be the next big thing in the craft beer biz? Maybe it won’t…
UPDATED with Good News! Ball Corporation says crowler shortage is real, but temporary
UPDATED 3/26 -The following showed up on Brewbound today. Ball Corporation has added production of 32 oz. crowler cans and expects to have a…
Liquor & Cannabis Board defers beer excise taxes, waives penalties
Here is another update from the Washington Brewers Guild. BTW, cheers to the Guild and to the Liquor and Cannabis Board! They’ve done some…
The ups and downs of beer sales during the COVID-19 shutdown
Off-premise beer sales climb during COVID-19 woes, but what’s that mean? With so many restaurants, bars, and brewery taprooms across the nation closed due…
