Beall Brewery Insurance reports that, according to OSHA, forklifts cause an estimated 85 fatal accidents per year. That’s in addition to 34,900 accidents that result in serious injury and 61,800 that are non-serious. Read More…
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Brew Beer, Don’t Waste Water: Reducing Water Used in Brewing
Beer is 95% water, but the amount of water needed in the brewing process adds up to much more than that. According to the Brewers Association, brewers need about seven barrels of water to make one gallon of beer.
Of course, not all that water goes into the actual brewing. But the brewing process is responsible for 25% of a typical brewery’s water usage. Read More…
Digital Solutions—and Challenges—for Your Brewery
When the going gets tough, the tough… pivot. And that’s exactly what craft breweries across the country have been doing. The pandemic has prevented thousands of them from conducting business the way that they, and their customer base, are accustomed to: on-premise. Read More…
Prevent Employee Theft
During this Crime Prevention Month, Beall Brewery Insurance would like to remind craft brewery owners and operators to take steps to protect their businesses from employee theft. Read More…
Wildfire Prevention at the Brewery
A brewery fire is one of the top three most severe losses a brewery can experience, according to data from The Hanover Insurance Group. And this is the perfect time to remind brewery operators how to put wildfire prevention into effect.
Why? Because this year, wildfire is causing more damage.
From January 1 to September 8, 2020 41,051 wildfires raged across the US, compared with 35,386 wildfires in the same period in 2019. About 4.7 million acres burned in the 2020 period, compared with 4.2 million acres in 2019.
Does that mean it’s too late to take steps to prevent wildfire at your brewery? Absolutely not. Read More…
Earthquake, Tornado, or Flood—Oh My
Beall Brewery Insurance reports that weather claims are one of the top three craft brewery losses based on frequency, according to data from The Hanover Insurance Group. A craft brewery natural disaster—whether from a lightning storms, earthquake, flood, or tornado—can turn into a business disaster if proper steps aren’t taken beforehand. Read More…
The Eyes Have It
Beall Brewery Insurance reports that, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, each day about 2,000 US workers sustain work-related eye injuries requiring medical treatment. Eye injury has resulted in more than $300 million in lost time, medical expenses, and workers compensation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More…
Coronavirus Taproom Closure: What Craft Breweries Need to Know
Across the country, many breweries have been forced to close their taprooms to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic. As they focus on new ways of serving consumers and new sources of revenue, it’s important not to lose focus on the taproom itself. Read More…
Coronavirus and Your Craft Brewery
Running a small business is tough enough. Then came coronavirus. Read More…
Where There’s Dust, There Can Be Fire
Beall Brewery Insurance reports that craft brewery fire is one of the top three losses a brewery can experience, based on severity, according to data from The Hanover Insurance Group. Read More…
