First-of-its-kind beer created by Arkansans with the blind and visually impaired in mind

Beer lovers have a relationship with their favorite sip, but part of that bonding and buying is much more difficult for the blind or those who have some problem with their vision that can’t be corrected.

Difficult, at least until now in Arkansas, thanks to a new brew that is literally leading the way, expanding access in a more than $28 billion industry.

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Eric Yarberry’s been a beer-lover for a long time, but hasn’t been able to fully participate in picking out his next pint because he couldn’t see and select it himself.

Yarberry, president and CEO of World Services for the Blind, shared his idea of can designed for those who are blind or who have impaired vision with the owners of Little Rock’s Southern Tail Brewing when they were chatting at a Chamber of Commerce meeting last August…

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