A collision with a moose destroys 9,000 cans from the Lac Saint-Jean Microbrasserie

The distribution of summer beers from the Microbrasserie du lac Saint-Jean, in Saint-Gédéon, will be delayed due to a road accident of the truck which was transporting some 9,000 empty cans already identified.

The company was impatiently waiting for cans from Montreal, while delivery times are now eight and not four weeks, as was already the case.

The beer, already brewed, was to be canned on Thursday.

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The heavy truck hit a moose during the night from Wednesday to Thursday in the Laurentides wildlife reserve.

The transporter, unfortunately, had an accident in the night, it hit a moose in Laurentides Park. He was unhurt, fortunately there were no injuries, but hey, the cargo of cans ended up crushed by everything else. […] It was our seasonal fruits that were there and then we are waiting to see if someone can help us with reprinting, or if we will make stickers. We are finding solutionshad first explained the one who is also administrator of the Association of Microbrasseries of Quebec.

The two beers in question are Zoiseau, a tropical fruit sourette, and Cousine Argousine, a sea buckthorn beer. The shipment also included containers dedicated to regular beers.

The microbrewery does have insurance, but Annie St-Hilaire expects to have to rely on the good faith of the carrier.

We have insurance with the carrier which gives a claim for something like that based on weight. So if you imagine the weight of a pallet of cans, it’s quite light. […] We hope to have a good settlement regarding this because, honestly, it is delaying us enormously. Then after that, are we going to get our cans back for this summer? Are we simply going to lose this production? We, to recommend them, you have to pay againshe added.

The quantity of beer already brewed is also too large to be sold in barrels and the tanks will eventually have to be freed for other products.

The same situation occurred in August 2020 at the La Voie Maltée microbrewery in Saguenay. A delivery truck ended up on its side across Route 155 between La Tuque and Lac-Bouchette.

The microbrewery opened the doors of its restaurant at the beginning of May. At the moment it is open four days a week and will increase to six days starting in mid-June. A games terrace will be inaugurated this weekend.