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All Pints North beer festival is a go this summer in Duluth
Tickets go on sale in June.
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The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild s All Pints North summer beer festival in Duluth is a go this year after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The annual beer festival that will feature more than 100 Minnesota craft breweries and brewpubs will be held at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth from 3:30-7 p.m. on July 31.
Attendees can get unlimited samples of craft beer, seltzer, cider and non-alcoholic options. There will also be food trucks, local shops and live music on the shores of Lake Superior.
Minnesota breweries saw sales, revenue drop in 2020
The report underscores the industry s push to change Minnesota s liquor laws.
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Minnesota s craft breweries saw an 18% drop in sales in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, despite studies that show many Americans are drinking more.
Breweries rely heavily on selling beer in their taprooms (73% of sales are made on-site) but were limited by state-ordered shutdowns last spring and fall, resulting in an 18% decline in sales and the loss of 595 direct jobs, the report states. What s more, the industry s economic impact on Minnesota s economy fell from $1 billion in 2019 to $813 million in 2020, causing the state s economy to lose an estimated $186.6 million in economic activity and impacted 1,050 direct and indirect jobs, the report says.