Category Archives: COVID-19

Craft Brewers Conference Set for Sept. 9-12, to Have Covid Protocols

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Registration for the 2021 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America opens Tuesday, May 4.  In a major change to facilitate contact tracing and comply with public health measures, advance registration will be required for educational seminars, preconference workshops and the … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Ceremony Cancelled for 2021

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Progress is being made against Covid, but the coronavirus is still taking its toll, the latest being the cancellation of this year’s Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame ceremony. “While we are encouraged with vaccination rates and declining cases in Kentucky, … Continue reading →

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Beer Purchasers Index Shows Recovery Underway

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

As the U.S. reopens, beer distributors have been restocking, something brought into dramatic relief by the National Beer Wholesalers Association‘s Beer Purchasers Index, which stands at 79, more than twice April 2020’s all-time low of 54. Looking across the segments for … Continue reading →

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Covid Update: Fully Vaccinated Adults 65 and Older 94% Less Likely to Be Hospitalized with COVID-19– CDC

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said fully vaccinated adults 65 years and older were 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than people of the same age who were not vaccinated. People 65 and older who were partially … Continue reading →

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58.8% of Consumers Drank Less Alcohol During Pandemic: Survey

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

More than half of consumers reported consuming less alcohol throughout the pandemic, What If Media Group, a performance marketing company found when it surveyed consumers. “Faced with the greatest health crisis in over a century, most Americans took their time … Continue reading →

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92% Of Beer-Pouring Locations Open: BeerBoard

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

For the weekend of April 22-25, BeerBoard reports that nationally, the average number of taps held firm at 18 handles per location for the fourth straight period. Four of the states tracked added one handle — Georgia (17), Illinois (16), … Continue reading →

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