When the government shut down a high-flying promotional stunt, a Vancouver Island-based brewery found a new way to deliver "Beer From a Bird."

Last month, Phillips Brewery launched a one-time contest to coincide with the launch of its new pilsner. The winner would get their hands on a can of the new brew, delivered by a bald eagle.

But the idea ruffled feathers at the B.C. Legislature, and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations informed founder Matt Phillips that the stunt would not be permitted.

Instead, the company came up with a new idea for a beer drop that still involved an eagle, sort of.

The brewery posted a video on Twitter Thursday night of the creative can delivery, featuring the bald eagle named Hercules, who was part of the initial plan.

The video shows the trained eagle flying into a brewery truck, resting on a wooden perch surrounded by kegs.

"First our bird had to hop on a ferry to get to the party," text in the video shows. The eagle is seen resting on a BC Ferries seat, nodding at the brewery truck driver who reads the paper. The pair then snack on burgers and fries inside the ferry.

"Then this happened," the video text says, as headlines appear showing the ministry's decision to prohibit the delivery.

"But we couldn't let our thirsty friends down," the video says.

So instead, the company dressed up a drone as a bald eagle, fitted with a camera to capture the stunt.

"Dear Ministry, this is not a real eagle," the text reads. The next shot shows Hercules "controlling" the drone remotely.

The drone makes the drop, and the contest winner takes a sip from the can, then raises it and nods to the bald eagle behind the controls.

"Nobody went home thirsty," the text reads.