“In heaven there is no beer. That’s why we drink it here,” goes the old pub song, but an aluminum beverage container shortage could threaten to close the spigots on smaller craft beer breweries in 2022. Described as a worsening can shortage—or “candemic”—many microbrewery owners have been struggling to adapt either by stocking up on unbranded beverage cans wherever they can find them or producing more bottled beer. “We are doing OK right now. It’s something we are concerned about on the horizon,” said Tim Boyle, tap room manager at Switchback Brewing Co. in Burlington, Vermont. “We’re concerned, but there’s no crisis yet.” The microbrewery was founded in 2002 by business partners Bill Cherry and Jeff Neiblum. In the years that followed the company has grown to include over 20 beers as year-round offerings. In light of the aluminum can shortage of 2021, the company is now looking to produce …