For region’s breweries, aluminum can shortage comes at an already difficult time
A pandemic that has more consumers drinking at home and a surge in demand for new and trendy beverages is putting the squeeze on local beer makers. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
Jack Pine Brewery in Baxter, Minn., began canning beer in 2017, as seen in this submitted file photo. A health crisis that has consumers wary of eating and drinking outside the house has only exacerbated what is now an aluminum can shortage. Unable to get cans from its usual supplier, Jack Pine Brewery instead is buying them at twice the cost from a different vendor. (Submitted photo)
MN Breweries Are (Still) Dumping Beer Due to Antiquated Laws
With a new year here, the fight to #FreeTheGrowler is being renewed.
Last month, several Minnesota politicians and advocates for Minnesota craft breweries were on site at Lift Bridge Brewing Co. in Stillwater to watch as beer was dumped down a drain due to stifling liquor laws. I stopped by @LiftBridge yesterday with 3 other legislators, wrote Minnesota representative Jim Nash (R) on Twitter. We watched the owner dump beer because there’s no way to sell it in his own state. In surrounding states laws have been written to help, we have so much work to do here in MN.
Coronavirus Restrictions: What Will Christmas Look Like In MN? - Southwest Minneapolis, MN - It's not yet clear if Gov. Tim Walz's "four-week pause" will turn into something longer.