Beer Edge

The beer industry continues to try and manage the COVID-19 crisis, having now moved from the uncertainty of the first days to more sure footing today. Following passage of the CARES Act and the PPP, breweries, bars, distributors, and restaurants are weighing their financial options and plotting their future courses.

Show Notes

Adam Robbings started making moves at his brewery, Reuben’s Brews, well before Washington State started putting restrictions in place. His previous careers helped get some things in perspective and moving before the world came crashing down.
 
Like every other brewery, his business has been impacted. But listening to him, in this conversation recorded on Thursday morning, just after the latest unemployment numbers came out, co-host John Holl was struck by how just a little bit of planning and a whole lot of thoughtfulness can help in the short term and then set up better footing in the long run. 
 
Regardless of where your brewery is or what it’s going through now, there are key takeaways from hearing Adam's perspective and important safeguards breweries can do to help their business for when it comes out of this crisis but before the next one strikes. 
 
The brewery's leaders planned for every possible scenario they could think of, from shutting down the tap room and starting to-go orders. This helped give them a bit of a head start.

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  • Hosts: Andy Crouch and John Holl
  • Guests: Adam Robbings
  • Tags: beer, craft beer, wholesalers, COVID-19, Reuben's Brews, Washington Beer, risk management

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A weekly dive into the business and culture of beer. Hosted by Andy Crouch and John Holl, The Beer Edge podcast provides listeners with unparalleled insights into the beer industry. Our mission is to provide consumers and industry players alike with a fresh and unfiltered look at the world of better, flavorful beer. We seek to capture the essence and passion of brewers, both big and small, foreign and domestic, each of whom has a distinctive and colorful story to go along with the beautiful beers they produce.