{"id":3203,"date":"2021-03-25T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T00:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=3203"},"modified":"2021-07-07T12:12:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T19:12:44","slug":"beyond-the-bottle-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/beyond-the-bottle-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Bottle: Light at the End of the Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Covid<\/a>Out here in Sonoma County, we\u2019re finally heading out of the \u2018Purple Tier\u2019 phase of COVID times. The Purple Tier is basically the worst tier of California\u2019s four-tier, color-coded system in their Blueprint for a Safer Economy, and we\u2019ve never known any other tier. Watching the local case numbers drop steadily over the past few months, as folks get vaccinated and peaks from over the holidays wane, it\u2019s been pretty fantastic to see our daily new cases dip down to double digits. As of March 14th<\/sup>, we headed down into the Red Tier for the very first time.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a huge shift for all businesses. Breweries and distilleries no longer are required (for whatever reason this existed in the first place\u2026) to have people order food before ordering a beer, though they\u2019re still only open for outdoor service. There\u2019s also reservations involved, as well as a 90-minute time limit for guests, but it\u2019s at least a little bit of progress. Bars still have to remain closed, but restaurants are now able to open up for indoor service at 25% capacity. Local COVID levels are still \u2018Substantial\u2019 in the Red Tier\u2014but, finally, things are improving.<\/p>\n

Personally I can\u2019t friggin wait to get a vaccine and take advantage of indoor dining again, and I\u2019m so looking forward to eventually getting to sit inside a pub and catch up with people I\u2019ve not seen in forever. How are things looking in your neck of the woods? Have breweries had any of their restrictions lifted? Are you seeing positive changes where you\u2019re at? Chime in on Twitter via @RareBeerClub. Hope things are finally clearing up wherever you\u2019re at.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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