Small breweries across the Bay Area have gone almost 2 months without serving customers in pubs and restaurants. “It’s can or die right now.”
Across the Bay Area, where the craft brew craze has exploded over the past decade, small breweries have gone almost two months without serving customers in pubs and restaurants. Through a combination of government-backed loans, hefty cost cuts and curbside pickup, they're hoping they can do just enough to outlast the coronavirus pandemic.
"It's can or die right now," said Connor Casey, co-owner of Cellarmaker, which owns House of Pizza in San Francisco in addition to its brewery and taproom. "There's not even a choice." Casey, who helped open Cellarmaker in 2013, said he would normally can beers once every three to four weeks. Now, with $7.50 draft pints off the table, Cellarmaker is canning almost all of its beer weekly and shipping 24-can cases across the state —a different
"Nobody is thriving right now," said Casey, who's had to furlough about 60% of his staff. "Keg beer is dead, and for us that's really tough."The 22-person company deploys seven vans to breweries in the region, and has thrived in recent years as craft breweries turned to cans over bottles because they're lighter, cheaper to ship and, according to many connoisseurs, maintain a.
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