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Opinion/The Next Draft: Flying Dreams leaves Worcester – for now By Matthew Tota Correspondent For the first time in more than a decade, a brewery will not call the back of Peppercorn s Grille & Tavern home. In October, Flying Dreams Brewing Co. moved out of the Park Avenue restaurant after Peppercorn’s owner Tom Oliveri opted not to renew the brewery’s lease. Flying Dreams took over the roughly 1,200-square-foot space in November 2015 when Wormtown Brewery moved production to its new brewery on Shrewsbury Street. Now, technically, Worcester is down to five breweries: Wormtown, 3cross Fermentation Coop, Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co., Redemption Rock Brewing Co. and Bay State Brewing Co. ....
Architects work with state brewers guild on COVID challenges Matthew Tota Few breweries have ever designed a taproom with a pandemic in mind. Before last March, I would have told you that’s a good thing. Taprooms should embrace close quarters and communal reveling. I should feel cramped waiting at the bar to place my drink order in a warm, crowded room. We should sit outside only in 70-degree weather under the sun’s splendor. Now, though, give me space, give me hand sanitizer stations, give me an outdoor seat no matter how cold, because not only does it mean I can still go to breweries, it also means breweries can stay in business. ....
New stimulus package permanently extends excise tax regulations saving craft brewers thousands Updated Dec 23, 2020; The bill adds even more relief to craft breweries across the country as it relates to the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA). Current regulations tax $3.50 per barrel of beer on the first 60,000 barrels produced by breweries. The tax jumps to $16 for every barrel beyond 60,000. The regulation was set to expire on Dec. 31. The stimulus bill permanently extends the regulation. If it had expired, the cost would jump from $3.50 to $16 regardless of the size of a brewery. “That’s huge. I can’t even imagine if that actually wasn’t extending and suddenly we had to pay four times as much in federal excise tax,” CEO of Redemption Rock Brewing Co. Dani Babineau said. ....
Redemption Rock Brewing Co. in Worcester closes temporarily after employee tests positive for coronavirus Updated Dec 15, 2020; Facebook Share Redemption Rock Brewing Co. closed early on Monday and won’t reopen until at least Wednesday after an employee tested positive for coronavirus. The employee received word that they had tested positive on Monday and immediately left the tap room. Customers in the taproom were also notified of the positive test prior to leaving and the brewery closing. The employee also worked Thursday afternoon Redemption Rock said. While closed the brewery located at 333 Shrewsbury St. will undergo a deep cleaning. The rest of the staff at Redemption Rock will also be tested for the virus. ....