Ryan Lessard

Brew News Spotlight on Daydreaming Brewing Co.: Grand opening amid COVID-19 a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

While many craft brewers are struggling now with diminished sales, as COVID-19 shutdowns have cut off their main sources of revenue, the owners of Daydreaming Brewing Company in Derry followed through on their plan to open the business in early April, though a handful of grand opening events had to be canceled. READ MORE

Brew News Spotlight on Pipe Dream Brewing: ‘I came into the game to be the local watering hole’

Saturday, May 23, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

Sales are down overall, but while Young did not want to say how badly the business was impacted by the shutdowns and social distancing, he said he usually gets about 75 percent of his business from taproom sales, while cans and kegs make up about 20 percent, and to-go sales out the front end were about 5 percent. READ MORE

17 cars stolen worth $700K: Police investigating rental car theft scheme out of Manchester Airport

Friday, May 22, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

The thefts involve forgers, renters, people who stay hidden while they commission another person to make the transaction at the rental counter, spotters who cue renters to join the rush of passengers from a recently debarked airplane, and buyers. READ MORE

Brew News Spotlight on Long Blue Cat Brewing: Focus on canned brews is keeping them afloat

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

Not being too heavily leveraged in the wholesale market has likely spared Long Blue Cat a lot of headaches, as breweries who rely on draft sales to restaurants have reeled from the sudden disappearance of that revenue source. READ MORE

Southern tier police departments say arrests are down significantly over last year

Thursday, May 14, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

Overall, police say the decline is the result of changes in procedures which sought to limit arrests in favor of court summonses for most misdemeanor crimes, in an effort to reduce the risk of COVID-19 contamination and indirectly to limit jail populations. Additionally, COVID-19-related closures of schools and businesses, and decreased road traffic have also resulted in less criminal activity, they said. READ MORE

Brew News Spotlight on 603 Brewery: Hard seltzer to the rescue?

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Ryan Lessard 1

Rewind one year, and 603 Brewery had just opened its doors at its new 18,000-square-foot building at 42 Main St. The facility was a multi-million-dollar project, which enabled them to expand their brewing capacity and serve more food in an expanded taproom space called the Beer Hall. READ MORE

Derry farmers market might not open this year

Monday, May 11, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

The board decided the market will not open before July and the possibility exists that it may not open at all this year. READ MORE

Brew News Spotlight on Moonlight Meadery: Worried for the future, hopeful to recover what’s been lost

Monday, May 4, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

At the time, Fairbrother had been looking for a farm property to purchase as part of an effort to leave the industrial property they currently rent and build and relocate to a permanent facility. When he realized his national and international revenue sources had all disappeared in a moment, Fairbrother went from looking to spend up to $2 million on farm property and construction to letting go of his eight employees. READ MORE

NH breweries face thousands in lost revenue as hundreds of stale kegs get dumped

Sunday, May 3, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

Since no brewer wants an inferior form of their product to be experienced by consumers, potentially harming their brand, they have little choice but to dump thousands of gallons of stale beer down the drain and replace the kegs at their own cost once restaurant business resumes. READ MORE

Londonderry man faces new domestic violence charge less than a week after making bail on similar charges

Thursday, April 30, 2020 Ryan Lessard 0

Police say Daniel Gentile remains in custody and is a danger to his alleged victim, and the public. READ MORE