COVID-19 and Booze: How the Pandemic is Affecting the Alcohol Industry
Channel: R Street Institute
Date: 01/05/2020

The R Street hosted a virtual panel on COVID-19 and the alcohol industry on April 28, 2020. While the pandemic has roiled and disrupted countless American industries, gathering-oriented businesses like those in the alcohol sector have been particularly impacted. Hear from R Street’s Jarrett Dieterle, the presidents of both the Distilled Spirits Council and the Beer Institute, as well as several craft producers as they discuss how this pandemic affects the alcohol industry and forces industry participants and policymakers to rethink how alcohol is regulated. 

The panelists for the event were:
• Chris Swonger, President of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States 
• Jim McGreevy, President of the Beer Institute 
• Scott Harris, Founder and General Manager of Catoctin Creek Distillery (Purcellville, VA) 
• Ryan Krill, CEO and Founder of Cape May Brewing Company (Cape May, NJ) 
• Jarrett Dieterle, R Street Institute Senior Fellow, Editor of DrinksReform.org, and author of the forthcoming book Give Me Liberty & Give Me a Drink about America's craziest alcohol laws.


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