Cardinal Trading is a relatively new importer focusing on craft beers from the Eastern United States, particularly Virginia, the home state of Cardinal’s founder, Grayson Shepard. The company also carries products from breweries such as Jackie O’s from Ohio and Westbrook from South Carolina. Cardinal has launched a bilingual online store to help customers get…

(photo c/o City of Munich) Throughout the world beer festivals have been postponed or cancelled due to the Coronavirus. In some countries organizers are now considering events in the summer on a limited scale, while in others, they are cautiously optimistic about sticking to their original plans. But some jaw-dropping news came in from Germany:…

Word from the Czech Republic is that its 500+ breweries (for a population of just 10 million!) are seeing such a drastic drop in sales that they are having to dump millions of liters of their delicious golden brew. The very thought of it makes us want to cry, and kindles in us the desire…

Many retailers are getting hit especially hard right now because of lockdown orders or at least the reduced numbers of consumers going out. Restaurants rely on diners, and many breweries rely on draft sales in their taprooms. In short, hospitality staff (including servers, bartenders, and dishwashers) are taking the brunt of the economic damage. Many…

Of the many things being cancelled during this pandemic, live music gatherings are among the most heartbreaking. Music is one of the few things that can transcend borders and language, and unite all of humanity. And those that create it are artists, the vast majority of whom make very little money doing so in the…