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B.C. craft breweries push for government support, debt relief amid COVID-19 outbreak

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 24, 2020
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With tasting rooms across the province closed due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) response and thousands of people laid off, B.C.’s craft breweries and the people they employ and support are in crisis. Operating on slim margins with little in the […]

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Strap in, Vancouver’s most important craft beer weekend is nearly upon us

Rob Mangelsdorf • October 12, 2018

There’s so much happening in the world of craft beer next week, I think it’s important to pause, take a deep breath, and prepare ourselves. Gird our livers, so to speak. We are currently in the midst of B.C. Craft […]

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