Tim Sheahan

Virtual happy hour campaign aims to unite drinkers

Molson Canadian is encouraging connection by bringing people together in the virtual world in support of their local bars and restaurants. The brand is rewarding hosts of virtual happy hours with a $25 gift card intended for use at their favorite local watering hole once restrictions put in place by the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted….

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Cider exec gives tips

Curbside pickups, e-commerce and drive-through services are helping cider manufacturers survive, with some actually having best-day-ever sales, according to Michelle McGrath, American Cider Association executive director, in a video interview with Brewbound reporter Jessica Infante.    All the tips that McGrath offers can be duplicated by beer breweries. Hudsonville, Michigan-based Farmhaus Cider hosted a drive-thru…

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Made in Montreal

Beer is booming in Quebec. There’s more breweries than ever before, sales are up and, more importantly, an increasing diverse number of people are buying beer. And the breweries of the province’s largest city, Montreal, are playing a key role in this period of prosperity.  Co-producer: Johnny Leung | Photos: Jakub Mulik Move the dial…

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Fabriqué à Montréal

La bière est en plein essor au Québec. Il y a plus de brasseries que jamais, les ventes sont en hausse et, plus important encore, un nombre croissant de personnes achètent de la bière. Et les brasseries de la plus grande ville de la province, Montréal, jouent un rôle clé dans cette période de prospérité….

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300+ breweries come together for All Together

A massive global collaboration, which has been taken up by more than 300 breweries, is using the same recipe (pretty much) to raise money for brewery and hospitality workers. “There is an inextricable link that binds together everyone in the hospitality industry. Brewers, servers, bartenders, bussers, dishwashers, GMs, buyers, chefs, owners—we are all in this…

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Beer into sanitizer

Toronto’s Steam Whistle is donating 350 litres of its beer – equal to almost 43 cases of 24 bottles – that Spirit of York is distilling into hand sanitizer. The finished product is available for purchase at Spirit of York, with all proceeds being donated to local food, says the distillery. “We are so grateful to be able to partner with Toronto distiller,…

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Cider boss gives up pay for employees

Will Correll, the Founder and CEO of Buskey Cider in Richmond, Virginia, is going without pay for the foreseeable future in order to cover the costs to pay for employees during the crisis. Additionally, his wife, Elle, who was also employed by Buskey as the sales and marketing director, has given up her salary to…

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‘Going into survival mode’

Every brewery’s goal right now should be survival, according to Jeff Heck of Monday Night Brewery in Atlanta, Georgia. Heck was speaking to Brewbound in an interview in which he gives tips on staying alive and coming out strong. In an effort to stay afloat and support those furloughed employees, Monday Night has launched a…

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Distilleries making hand sanitizer

There is one thing that distilleries do very well and that’s to make alcohol. Now, distilleries in North America and the UK are turning this skill into the practice of making hard-to-find hand sanitizer. According to Modern Farmer, distilleries of all sizes across North America have pivoted in their operations to do their part as…

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Going curbside and showing gratuity

Flying Dog Brewery of Maryland, USA, has announced that the company will begin making Kurbside Kegs available for purchase curbside. Keg orders will include limited edition tap handles with custom ‘Isolation Ale’ stickers as well as Flying Dog branded pint glasses, reports The Beer Connoisseur. Flying Dog will sell half kegs (1,984 oz. which is…

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