Many discussions we have at the Brewers Association (BA) revolve around resources and ideas specific to the beer industry. We focus on technical brewing, sourcing the right ingredients, building a brand, marketing beers, passing OSHA inspections, and TTB compliance, among others. Yet there is a foundation for breweries, brewpubs and taprooms, which is the common […]
A key implication of the change is that a brewer will no longer need to have the majority of their beer volumes to be considered craft, which the association says will support innovation. The Brewers Association (BA) says that as craft brewers seek new sources of revenue and innovate in new areas, they are creating […]
The Brewers Association Board of Directors took the next step in evolving the definition of craft brewers at its fourth quarter meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. The definition review and update process began in the summer of 2018 with a survey to determine what products members are brewing. or may brew in the future, followed by […]
2018 Year of Craft Beer Highlighted by Number of Landmark Breweries and Economic Impact Boulder, Colorado. – As craft brewers continue to make waves in an evolving market, the Brewers Association – the non-profit trade association dedicated to small independent American brewers – examined the contributions, highlights and defining moments of the beer from the […]
As the number of farm and rural breweries has grown, I have recently received several inquiries about whether rural breweries have grown in popularity in recent years. In absolute terms, the answer is an unqualified yes, but that answer is quite unsatisfactory, since breweries have simply increased everywhere. So, prompted by a pointed question on […]
Boulder, Colorado • December 6, 2018 – On Friday, December 7, the American Homebrew Association® (AHA) celebrates its 40th anniversary. Founded in 1978 by Charlie Papazian, the AHA has worked on behalf of the homebrewing community for four decades, serving tens of thousands of members, as well as the 1.1 million homebrewers nationwide, with events, […]