The pandemic and the state’s arcane liquor laws have more beer makers and drinkers relying on the big cans.
By Chris Riemenschneider
“When the pandemic hit last March, Bauhaus Brew Labs had barrels of beer intended for restaurants and bars that needed to be sold or (gasp!) dumped. Crowlers helped save the day.
“We never really gave them a big push — until we had to,” said Maura Hagerty Schwandt, co-owner of the northeast Minneapolis brewery.
Crowlers are the big 25.4-ounce cans you used to see only in back-corner coolers of taprooms or listed at the bottom of menus. Other states boast 32-ounce versions.”