Canteen Brewhouse cans its way to success even amid global pandemic

It was one year to the day of the first pandemic shutdown when I joined Canteen Brewhouse head brewer Zach Guilmette and general manager Jamie Schwebach on the patio to recap all that was and what’s coming up for their entry in our Look Back/Look Ahead Series.

The beautiful weather and full patio (well, as full as 75-percent occupancy permits) was a stark contrast to the doom and gloom of 2020.

“I’d say first and foremost, we survived with the good will of all the craft beer drinkers and our regulars here in town, which was amazing to see how they came in every week to bring home package,” Guilmette said. “Part two to that is the fact that we bought a canning line right before the pandemic started. That was serendipitous, to be able to start canning everything, even our house beers, which we hadn’t done before, gave everyone the chance to bring home the

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