Oregon beer in 2020: Stress, tanked sales and adaptability define a COVID-cursed year Updated Dec 29, 2020; Posted Dec 28, 2020 Jarek and Sara Szymanski were among the first brewery owners to adapt to new realities post-COVID shutdown. They quickly began home delivery of their Threshold Brewing & Blending beer and built a covered seating area in front of their taproom.Courtesy of Threshold Brewing & Blending Facebook Share April brought a grim outlook for the craft brewing industry. About a month into the COVID-19 shutdown, a national survey showed three in five breweries said they wouldn’t survive if the pandemic persisted for three more months.