Brewers Association Membership The Educational Institutions Membership Class is designed to meet the needs of two- and four-year brewing programs, brewing certification programs, brewing schools, culinary programs, and accredited institutions offering brewing courses. . Membership provides benefits to the program as well as faculty and staff. *To register, select Allied Trade for membership type. Benefits […]
Brewers Association Membership The Brewers Association has the educational resources and networking opportunities you need to start and operate a successful, quality-focused brewpub, dining room or craft brewery. Benefits of Membership Government Affairs Tax savings Defense of the small brewer tax differential which allows small brewers to pay 60% less federal excise tax (up to […]
Brewers Association Membership Members benefit from discounted registration and access to pre-sale tickets for major events like the Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America® and the Great American Oktoberfest®where you can market to and interact with other association members, both directly and through targeted advertising opportunities. Benefits of Membership Education Members-only content on BrewersAssociation.org Indicated […]
Statistics and data Independent Craft Brewer Seal An American craft brewer is a small independent brewer. Small Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (about 3% of annual sales in the United States). Beer production is allocated to a brewer under alternate ownership rules. Independent Less than 25% of the craft brewer […]
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Congress included $28.6 billion in the U.S. bailout for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create and administer the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to provide additional relief to hospitality businesses that derive the majority of their income from direct sales to consumers, on site. Sales. The language is derived from the RESTAURANTS […]
Government Affairs State Brewers Guilds and Associations are professional non-profit organizations formed to provide an effective and united voice to protect and promote the interests of brewers in a given state or region. All 50 states have some form of brewers guild. Many states also have regional or city guilds organized to address local issues […]
The Brewers Association defines a craft brewer as a small independent brewer. There are six distinct market segments for the craft beer industry: microbreweries, breweries, brewpubs, regional breweries, contract brewing companies, and alternate owners. Microbrewery A brewery that produces less than 15,000 barrels of beer per year and sells 75% or more of its beer […]
The Brewers Association beer style guidelines are compiled by the Brewers Association, copyright: 1993 until 2021 inclusive. With the assistance and review of the Style Guidelines Committee by Chris Swersey, Paul Gatza, Chuck Skypeck, Kaylyn Kirkpatrick, Chris Williams, Andrew Sparhawk, Dan Rabin, and suggestions from the judges of The Great American Beer Festival® and the […]
Programs CraftBeer.com is the Brewers Association’s award-winning website that captivates and educates beer lovers. CraftBeer.com’s mission is to tell stories about the people who make the heart of small independent brewing beat faster and the cities and businesses that support them. The website is entirely dedicated to independent American breweries. When it comes to marketing […]
Our goal: to promote and protect America’s craft brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The Brewers Association is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association. The association is an organization of brewers, for brewers and by brewers. Nearly 6,000 U.S. brewers and 37,000 members of the American Homebrewers Association are joined by Allied Trade […]
Who we are The Brewers Association was formed in 2005 through the merger of the Brewers Association and the Brewers Association of America. Our goal is to unify the combined 94-year history of service, and to promote and protect the interests of America’s craft brewing community. This merger of trade groups will allow the craft […]
Don’t Forget Independent Craft Beer This Independence Day Boulder, Colorado. – Honoring the spirit of summer and beer’s greatest holiday, the Brewers Association – the nonprofit trade association dedicated to America’s small, independent brewers – has declared July 3 National Beer Race Day. independent beer”. The celebration invites beer lovers to seek out the Independent […]
zymurgia® The magazine announces the winners of the annual survey Boulder, Colorado. — Say hello to the best beer… stout and IPA! zymurgia magazine, the publication of American Homebrew Association (AHA)today unveiled the results of its 17and annual survey of the best beers in America. AHA members nominated and voted on bids from more than […]
Government Affairs A Political Action Committee (PAC) is a transparent, legal, and federally controlled way for trade associations like the Brewers Association to pool members’ campaign contributions and donate funds that support candidates. federal functions that represent the interests of small independent brewers. Established in 2019, the Brewers Association PAC supports federal election candidates, regardless […]