Trouble brewing: small suppliers fight to keep up as Victorians get back on the beers

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Some small brewers such as Danial Caneva from Coburg Brewing Co have not had a drop to sell, while others cannot keep up with demand as they suffer the knock-on effects of lockdown. covid19 coronavirus brewing

Victorians are being urged to choose a local craft beer for Christmas celebrations, even if their favourite drop isn't on tap or on the shelf, as independent brewers scramble to keep up with demand after the state's extended COVID-19 lockdown.

Then, as pubs and clubs lay dormant during the winter months, some Victorian breweries with expensive equipment and overheads took on production contracts from interstate brewers to make ends meet. But this left less capacity to cater for Victorian brewers such as Mr Caneva post-lockdown. "For us, it means we lose those taps, they've replaced us with someone else," Mr Caneva said. "Now we’ve gotta go back out and try get all those back."

"We stopped making cans to fill kegs again, so it's a leaky boat," said Mr Hales, adding the limited number of physical kegs in circulation was another challenge.

 

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