A local brewery is looking to fill the void left after the Kinsmen Club decided to pull out of operation of the beer tent at this year’s Royal St. John’s Regatta.
A formal Request for Proposals goes out this week. The St. John’s Kinsmen Club pulled the plug last week, due to increased fees.
The Sales and Marketing Director at Quidi Vidi Brewing Company, Justin Fong says they’re excited about the idea of bringing in craft brewers.
He says he has spoken to some fellow craft brewers in the province, and their plan is to set up a beer tent that Quidi Vidi will run, and carry various products from other breweries across the island.
Fong says the money raised would go back to the Regatta Committee. He says the Regatta is going through a bit of a tough time with rising costs and aging infrastructure among other things, so they feel there is a part they can play to help.