The Red (On)Lion

04/22/20 • 12 min

CAMRA was established in 1971 as a consumer group representing real ale drinkers in the UK. Today, it is a 200,000 member organization advocating for quality ale and promoting pubs as social and cultural hubs.

In response to the UK’s closure of all pubs due to COVID-19, CAMRA developed a virtual pub called the Red (On)Lion. People from around the world can sign up to meet people while drinking at home, or a group of friends can reserve a table where they can drink together virtually. The Red (On)Lion also hosts a number of virtual events (including tastings and musical performances). And, perhaps most importantly, the Red (On)Lion encourages consumers to continue to buy beer and/or cider to help keep local pubs, breweries, and cideries afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Red (On)Lion is just one of several ways CAMRA is helping consumers and pubs during this difficult time. CAMRA is growing its library of educational materials to help teach consumers about their favorite beers, how to homebrew, and more. It also just recently launched the Pubs, Pints, and People podcast to keep the community engaged. Moving forward, CAMRA is working to launch a new app to facilitate beer deliveries directly to consumers.

Visit CAMRA’s website today to find out more about their efforts to support pubs, breweries, and cideries during COVID-19!

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Juan Deliz
Mike Lastort
James Wisnieski
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Chris Frome
Jon Gilgoff
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How BierMi Built National Beer Delivery in 1 Month

DC Beer’s Richard speaks with two sets of guests on today’s show: Brendan O’Leary and Brian O’Connor of True Respite Brewing Company talk about the new online beer marketplace Biermi; and Matt Humbard of Patent Brewing Company highlights his new Facebook Live events.

Biermi Platform Continues to Grow

DC Beer listeners may recall Richard’s previous interview with Brendan and Bailey O’Leary when they discussed the launch of biermi.com, a new online marketplace that provides breweries a free-of-charge platform to connect with customers seeking beer deliveries and pickups. In this episode, Brendan and his close friend Brian recount the rapid launch of the Biermi platform.

On Friday, March 13, Brendan gave Brian the go-ahead to develop Biermi. Brian spent 19 hours straight over the weekend to create the platform. By Monday, March 15, Maryland announced restaurant and brewery closings and, soon after, gave approval for beer deliveries. That same day, True Respite publicly launched Biermi.

The Biermi online beer marketplace platform is picking up steam just one month after its launch. It now hosts 71 breweries across nearly 30 US states (and counting), has processed over $430,000 in revenues for the breweries, and (most importantly) has helped breweries retain cash flow and jobs.

In the near term, Brian plans to continue to improve the functionality and offerings of the platform to help breweries and customers get through the COVID-19 pandemic. In the long term, Brendan and Brian hope to expand upon Biermi to offer brewery management functions (such as monitoring keg levels). They also believe the platform can be expanded to a number of other sectors, such as coffee houses, wineries, cideries, etc. In short, Biermi is here to stay.

Matt Humbard Answers All of Your Questions

Matt Humbard of the Patent Brewing Company is a staple of the DC craft brewery scene. He is well-known for his expertise in microbiology and the science of beer. Matt is now taking his knowledge to the people. Every Wednesday, he hosts an “Ask Me Anything” Facebook Live event on Patent Brewery Company’s Facebook page. Topics normally focus on the brewing and distilling processes. If you are free on Wednesdays (and we know you are), check out Matt’s live events!

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Mike Lastort
James Wisnieski
Brian Minch
Chris Frome
Jon Gilgoff
Sam
Chip
Tory Roberts
Steven M Quartell
Chris DeLoose
Lauren Cary
Amy Crone
Clifton B
Scott Pavlica
Greg Antrim
jeffrey garrison
Joshua Learn
Alexis Smith
Dan Goldbeck
Anthony Budny
Greg Parnas
Frank Chang
Mikahl Tolton
Kim Klyberg
Chris Girardot
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jeffrey katz
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Jason Tucker
Nick Gardner
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DC Beer Week 2020 starts Sunday, September 13, and this year the annual celebration of the local craft beer community is mostly — though not entirely — virtual. Boundary Stone's Battle of the Barrel-Aged Beers is a carry-out event (which may or may not keep people from getting completely hammered), DC Brau is offering Oktoberfest meals + beer to go, there's a Scavenger Hunt designed to get you out to a brewery or six, and much, much more!

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