Free point-of-sale material designed to help customers identify independent craft beer Boulder, Colorado.—As beer lovers vote with their dollars to support independent brewers, the Brewers Association equips on- and off-site retailers with free assets to activate the independent craft brewer seal and differentiate authentic independent craft beer from acquired brands by Big Beer. From top […]
Month: April 2018
J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham Named First Diversity Ambassador at Brewers Association
Boulder, Colorado.—Continuing its commitment to diversity, the Brewers Association (BA), the nonprofit trade association dedicated to small independent American craft brewers, today announced that it has hired J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, Ph. .D. as its very first Diversity Ambassador. Similar to other BA ambassador roles, Jackson-Beckham will travel across the country to state guild and other […]
7 CBC seminars for start-up breweries
Back in April, I published a rundown of the top 10 things startup breweries want to know, based on frequently asked questions. In keeping with that tradition, I have highlighted this year’s start-up seminars at Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America will be held in Nashville at the end of April. Start with the right […]
Fastest growing craft breweries of 2017
Brewers Association unveils list of 50 small independent craft brewers in 25 states showing diversity of growth Boulder, Colorado. • April 10, 2018—The Brewers Association (BA) today released its inaugural list of the 50 fastest growing independent small businesses1 craft breweries in 2017. The median growth from 2016 to 2017 for these breweries was 216%; […]