Social distancing restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic forced many breweries to make changes to public gathering spaces like taprooms. This sign was one of several that hung in the taproom of Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, North Carolina, informing customers of the business's safety regulations. Three graphics reminded customers to wear a mask, maintain socially distant while they waited for beer, and wash their hands.
Oscar Wong, who immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica to study engineering and later retired in Asheville, founded Highland Brewing Co. in 1994. The business initiated a surge in microbreweries in the area. When Wong retired from the brewery, Leah Ashburn, Wong's daughter, became the brewery's family owner, president, and CEO. Gaelic Ale, an American Amber Ale, is the brewery's flagship beer.
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