New York’s Other Half is asking brewers from around the globe to help them raise money to support the hospitality industry, which has been devastated by the COVID crisis. The project is called All Together and will be a global beer collaboration with individual breweries brewing the same beer from a single recipe, similar… Read More…
BA Tracking Plummeting On-Premise Sales
Bart Watson, economist at the Brewers association pointed out a dire look at the impact of the Covid crisis in a blog post today. On-premise is obviously taking the biggest hit with OpenTable posting daily year over year reservation data on their site. As of March 14, reservations in the cities they are showing… Read More…
BA Releases New 2020 Beer Style Guidelines
The Brewers Association has released its 2020 Beer Style Guidelines. Updated annually, the association’s guidelines reflect, as much as possible, historical significance, authenticity, or a high profile in the current commercial beer market, and are utilized by brewers and beer competition organizers, including the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup. The Brewers… Read More…
Marketing And PR Suggestions For Brewpubs And Taprooms During Social Distancing
The next few months are going to be unprecedented. We don’t know exactly what will happen. Will people abide by the idea of social distancing or will they not be able to? We just don’t know. As a business owner it’s important to adjust and adapt with the times. Following on with our last post… Read More…
CBC Cancelled
In a long string of major developments today regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the beer industry itself took a hit with the announcement that the annual Craft Brewers Conference in San Antonio next month is cancelled. “Developments over the past 24 hours have made hosting this year’s conference infeasible, said the BA in a statement, and… Read More…
Brewers Association Hands out $50K in Diversity Grants
The Brewers Association has committed $50,000 to fourteen different events around the country, with the goal of encouraging “diversity and inclusion” in the craft-beer world. Some of the other winners include: ColdXela, a Los Angeles festival focused on Latinx, Asian and African-American beer brewers; FemAle Brew Fest, a one-day Florida event that celebrates women… Read More…
American Cider Association Announces Recognition Awards
The American Cider Association announced 2020 award recipients recognized for excellence in the industry at the recent CiderCon in Oakland, California. The awards highlight individuals and businesses on a regional basis who help the cider category grow and can include cider makers, retailers, distributors and others. This was the first year the association’s enthusiast-level… Read More…
MKE Brewing and Sup! Seltzer Partnership to Focus on Alternative Alc Beverages
Milwaukee (MKE) Brewing Company and Sup! Organic Hard Seltzer have pared up to form Drink Design Collective, a new alcoholic beverage company focused on innovation across the alcoholic beverage space. MKE Brewing Company, which has been in business for 22 years, recently expanded its operations into the former Pabst Brewing Company warehouse in Milwaukee…. Read More…
Non-Alc Athletic Brewing Raises $17 Million
Athletic Brewing Company, which makes exclusively non-alcoholic “craft” beer has raised $17.5 million to expand production. Backers include TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, and sports business reporter Darren Rovell’s Tastemaker Capital Partners. Some of the funding will be used to purchase the barrel-aging and souring facility once used by Ballast Point Brewing Company in… Read More…
Taproom And General Business Considerations For The Coronavirus Crisis
With the current virus crisis changing so quickly, it’s easy for a business to misstep and do things that are detrimental to their business and community if not properly prepared. We can’t provide any specifics of what a business should do, other than stay informed with updates from local health departments. But we can provide… Read More…
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