Breweries reflect on a year of the pandemic as business picks up
Created: April 07, 2021 05:11 PM (ABC 6 News) - Wednesday is National Beer Day and some small-town breweries in southeastern Minnesota are reflecting on how the pandemic affected them, but it's not all in a negative way. It's a simple thing, a cold glass of beer. A new report from the Univerity of Minnesota shows how one of Minnesota's fastest-growing industries lost money every time they poured one, thanks to COVID-19. Craft breweries lost nearly $200 million last year. PawPrint Brewery in Chatfield opened its doors in January right before the pandemic but still managed to stay ...