What Happens to the Quarantine Beer?
Charlotte Magazine|August 2020
Sycamore Brewing repurposes stale brew into hand sanitizer and small-batch spirits
TAYLOR BOWLER
What Happens to the Quarantine Beer?

WHEN CHARLOTTE RESTAURANTS AND BARS halted service during the government-mandated shut down in late March, beer kegs sat in walk-in coolers and grew stale. As the city entered Phase 2 of reopening, Sycamore Brewing launched a “Freshness” campaign, delivering new kegs to their distributor partners and reclaiming the less-than-fresh ones at no charge.

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