Happy 2021! Like me, I’m sure that you are very happy to say good riddance to 2020. Now that the worst year
most of us have lived through is finally over, I for one am starting to look forward to a future beyond COVID-19. Check out my article about post-pandemic bucket list beer vacations to see what I am dreaming about.
The pandemic hit the craft beer and cider industries hard, but when I talk to breweries about it I often hear a similar message of hope—as I did when I interviewed the brewers at Patina Brewing and Mountainview Brewing, both of which opened during the pandemic.
Sometimes you just need to laugh at what scares you, and Matt Cavers’ article about pairing hand sanitizer and craft beer might help you do that. Matt has also written an in-depth look at the wave of new breweries that
have been opening on working farms. Speaking of farms and beer, check out “Craft Pollination” by Rob
Mangelsdorf, all about how craft beer is affecting B.C.’s cider scene.
