Created: April 07, 2021 05:11 PM
(ABC 6 News) - Wednesday is National Beer Day and some small-town breweries in southeastern Minnesota are reflecting on how the pandemic affected them, but it s not all in a negative way.
It s a simple thing, a cold glass of beer.
A new report from the Univerity of Minnesota shows how one of Minnesota s fastest-growing industries lost money every time they poured one, thanks to COVID-19.
Craft breweries lost nearly $200 million last year.
PawPrint Brewery in Chatfield opened its doors in January right before the pandemic but still managed to stay open. With the support of the community and people coming in and checking us out, even during that time of being shut down, James Kenison, owner of PawPrint Brewery, said.