National Ergonomics Month may not have quite the same ring to it as “American Beer Week,” but here’s some news: they both happen during the same month, and they’re both very important to the craft beer industry. Read More…
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How Your X-Mod Impacts Your Brewery’s Workers’ Comp Insurance
Workers’ compensation exists to protect workers. Most states require companies to cover employees with workers’ comp. In California, for instance, even a business with only one employee must carry workers’ comp.
Workers’ compensation insurance can also be a big expenditure for your brewery. That’s where your experience modification comes into play. Read More…
Focus on Water Quality
It’s National Water Quality Month—an important observation for craft breweries. After all, beer is mostly water! Read More…
California Beer, Re-Defined
We already know there is some controversy surrounding the question, “What is craft beer?”
But now there could be controversy regarding an even broader question: “What is beer?”
In California, anyway. Read More…
The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act
In late 2017, Congress passed legislation including a two-year provision of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA). This lowered the federal excise tax (FET) for breweries, wineries, and distilled spirits producers for a period of two years. It is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2019. Read More…
Clean Energy Brewing
The craft beer industry is going green—and the benefits are multiplying.
Running a brewery on clean energy can save the business money. It can certainly reduce the brewery’s impact on the environment. And clean energy brewing can be a great marketing tool in a time when consumers really value organizations that follow sustainability principles. Read More…
The Trouble with Labels
Let’s talk beer labels. Read More…
Helping Homebrewers Can Help Your Brewery
It’s not unusual for a craft brewery to form strong bonds with members of a local homebrewing club. But the trend is growing stronger, and playing out in some new ways. If you’re thinking of initiating a relationship with local homebrewers—or looking for new ways to engage these craft beer fans in your brewery—here are a few ideas. Read More…
The Brewery Distillery Relationship
Barrel-aging beer is no new trend. But as the number of US craft distilleries continues to rise (the number grew nearly 35% from 2012 to 2017, and now tops 1500 total), barrel usage is hotter than ever. And that’s not the only facet of the brewery distillery relationship. Read More…
Beer and Health: Keeping Your Brewery Fit
When runners’ magazines start running stories about beer and health—beer as a good thing for athletic endeavor—it’s time for brewers to sit up and take notice. Read More…
Craft Beer News
- NFL 2025: The Stadiums with the Cheapest & Most Expensive Beers September 4, 2025The NFL roadshow is about to get underway for another six months of furious action from September through January. The football will, of course, take center stage across those 272 games, but we know that fans will also have a beer or two as they watch the games. Most stadiums now offer some form of […]
- Best Beer Destinations: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Oktoberfest in Munich September 4, 2025The world’s biggest Oktoberfest celebration returns to Munich, Germany on September 20th and we’re all about it. So whether you’ve been or it’s still on your bucket list, here are 10 things you might not know about the “ Mother of all Oktoberfest Celebrations.”
- New Imperial Golden Ales And Buzz-Free Beers September 4, 2025(Courtesy Founders Brewing) Labor Day Weekend is now a memory, and American craft brewers are looking to fall with an ever-evolving roster of beers you’re gonna want to have around. Not Stout (Grand Rapids, MI) – Founders made a left turn this summer with its latest KBS Barrel-Aged Series variation that isn’t a […]
- Beer Briefs – 10 Things You Might Not Know About Samuel Adams Beer September 3, 2025(Courtesy Boston Beer) If you think you know a beer, think again. Because Samuel Adams has a lot of things going on that even the most informed beer-lovers don’t have a clue about. And here are ten things that might surprise you about Sam Adams and the Boston Beer Company… Samuel Adams beer […]
- Rumor Mill: Women & Craft Beer / The Untimely Death Of Bud Dry Beer September 3, 2025When one thinks about the legacy of Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser and Bud Light readily come to mind, but there have been plenty of Bud brands that have fallen to the wastes of time... We’ve that “Words to Drink By” and more…
