Minnesota Brewery Forced to Dump Beer Calls on State to Provide Relief

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A brewery in Minnesota dumped 30 barrels of craft beer on April 21 – a move the owners say was necessary, and may become routine, after sales plummeted due to the state-ordered closure of bars and restaurants in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Video shared by Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis shows beer running down a drain as an employee shakes his head. While the brewery’s owners said they were “100 percent on board with the government-mandated shutdown,” they said they were losing more than 60 percent of revenue since closures took effect on March 17. “Our distribution channels have been severely curtailed, and we sit with our hands tied on a backlog of beer aging in tanks, along with pallets of perishable beer packaged in 12 oz and 16 oz cans,” the brewery said. The owners called on the Minnesota Legislature to provide “relief for craft breweries,” and to allow the breweries to sell 4-packs or 6-packs of their own beer from their taprooms. “By allowing taprooms to temporarily sell 12oz or 16oz packages 

New York Taxi Drivers Demand Relief as the Coronavirus Impacts Industry

New York taxi drivers protested outside City Hall in Manhattan on August 20 to demand Mayor Bill de Blasio provide help as the steep drop-off in ridership caused by COVID-19 continued to impact the industry. The demonstration, organized by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, called for debt forgiveness for cab drivers. The union said 80 percent of yellow cab owner-drivers faced food insecurity. The demonstration brought a caravan of cabs to City Hall and to the offices of three financial lenders in New York and New Jersey. This footage, which was captured by Tom Leigh, shows the taxi drivers outside City Hall. Credit: Tom Leigh via Storyful

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