Grants help keep breweries open and saves jobs, brewers say
By Kristia Postma West Michigan is celebrated nationally for its breweries. From the lakeshore breweries that line the coast of Lake Michigan to the downtown breweries that have made Grand Rapids the self-proclaimed “Beer City USA,” breweries are a staple of West Michigan. Last year was difficult for West Michigan breweries. Two of them, Tibbs Brewing Co. in Kalamazoo and Craft Beer Cellar in Grand Rapids, closed permanently as the COVID-19 pandemic hurt them financially. But state grants are helping keep other breweries open. Osgood Brewing in Grandville has suffered from a lack of sales...
Source: greatlakesecho.org