Canal Park Brewing Co. Reopens, Joins Businesses Anxious for Post-Pandemic Summer Tourism
After so much was canceled last summer, the businesses say with Bayfront Park s slate of events and the weather, traffic should increase.
May 4, 2021
DULUTH, Minn.- Canal Park Brewing Company has reopened for indoor dining after six months closed, just in time for a post-pandemic summer set to be busy with Bayfront festivals and events in the Canal.
“It’s been really awesome just to have the energy back in the building and beer on tap and the kitchen fired up for the first time in what, like 6 months?” said Addison Memmel, General Manager.
After $186 million in losses in 2020, Minnesota s brewers look ahead to business post-pandemic
Breweries relied on to-go and liquor store sales to get through pandemic shutdowns, but that wasn t enough to prevent more than $186 million in economic losses across the state. Written By: Laura Butterbrodt | ×
Bent Paddle employee Craig Faast checks to make sure there are no leaky cans in a 12-pack of Kanu Session Pale Ale in February 2020. (Steve Kuchera / News Tribune)
DULUTH A new research report by the University of Minnesota Extension revealed that the state’s craft breweries lost more than $186 million in economic activity due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Northland brewers look ahead after pandemic losses
Local breweries relied on to-go and liquor store sales to get through pandemic shutdowns, but that wasn t enough to prevent more than $186 million in economic losses across the state. Written By: Laura Butterbrodt | ×
Bent Paddle employee Craig Faast checks to make sure there are no leaky cans in a 12-pack of Kanu Session Pale Ale in February 2020. (Steve Kuchera / News Tribune)
A new research report by the University of Minnesota Extension revealed that the state’s craft breweries lost more than $186 million in economic activity due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The study, done in partnership with the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild, compiled responses from 95 breweries across the state. In 2019, the industry generated more than $1 billion in economic activity and attracted about 3.6 million people to craft brewing events. During the pandemic, 1,050 of the 8,345 jobs supported by the craft brewing
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.