ORLANDO, Fla. – Bars and craft breweries closed for the second time during the coronavirus pandemic in Florida on June 26, after contact tracing linked several outbreaks of the virus to bars, according the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.Craft brewery owners say that move was unfair.
Business owners say, their breweries are distinct from bars in that most are not open late and do not cater to the same type of close contact socializing.Because of that the Florida Brewers Guild has issued an open letter to Gov.
Ron DeSantis and the head of the DBPR, Halsey Beshears. The letter paints a grim picture of the state of Florida’s craft breweries.