Craft breweries bouncing back from pandemic
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Craft breweries are adapting to the changing landscape to combat the challenges left by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The craft beer industry is trying to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s a task that’s been complicated by the fact that there are so many brewers competing for the same customers.
As a result, some smaller companies have been swallowed up, while others are trying to hold their own in a tight market.
“Throughout COVID, it’s just been pretty interesting,” says Andrew Silver, founder of Fine Balance Brewery in Kingston, Ont.
“Lots of ups and downs.”
There was nothing unusual about why Silver opened the brewery.
“(I’ve) always had a passion for craft beer,” he says.
“Did some home brewing, and saw an opportunity to do modern beer in Kingston and sort of bring a new style of beer to the area.”
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