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Sustainability Considerations – Composting Options for Craft Brewers

posted Aug 16th, 2022 by John Holl

The best time to start thinking about a brewery compost program is before it becomes an issue. However, it is rarely at the top of any list for brewers who are contending with all other aspects of the business.

Having a plan in place and knowing local composting options can save time and headaches and ultimately work towards making the brewery and region more sustainable. Given that breweries, and other beverage industry companies, produce a lot of organic waste there are numerous ways to collaborate.

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Alternative Packaging – Cardboard and Compostable Can Holders for the Craft Brewer

posted Aug 11th, 2022 by John Holl

The social media posts were simple but eye catching. Familiar cans of Heady Topper, the flagship beer of The Alchemist, in a group of four, and bounded together by a plant-based can holder.

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How to Mitigate the CO2 Shortage Update

posted Aug 9th, 2022 by John Holl

When news broke last month that Night Shift would cease production in its Massachusetts brewery and move production to a nearby facility, a CO2 shortage was cited. That sent ripples through the brewing industry, some of skepticism and some of worry.

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Understanding Your Water Footprint and its Impact on the Climate

posted Aug 2nd, 2022 by Andy Crouch

When it comes to sustainability, one issue rises above all others: water usage. Without water, there is no beer. And as any brewer knows, water doesn’t just comprise more than 90-percent of the final product, it’s also used in nearly every step of production. Cold water cools down wort, hot water cleans and sanitizes equipment, water rinses floors and bottles and cans after filling. All the way down to employee hand washing and rinsing glasses in the tasting room, water is ubiquitous.

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Michael James Jackson Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications – Deadline is July 1st

posted Jun 24th, 2022 by Tom McCormick

The Michael James Jackson Foundation is now accepting new scholarship applications. The deadline to apply is July 1st 2022

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New Belgium and Bell’s Hire DEI Director to Serve Both Breweries

posted Jun 8th, 2022 by Tom McCormick

New Belgium Brewing and Bell’s Brewery appointed a director of diversity, equity and inclusion who will work for both breweries. Courtney Simmons will serve as the newly combined company’s director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

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Mental Health: How to Take Better Care of Your Employee

posted May 31st, 2022 by Andy Crouch

The beer industry has been slow to recognize the challenges to employee mental health posed by its unique set of characteristics. Any job can be stressful, but mix in long hours in industrial work spaces and routine and frequent access to alcohol and it is easy to see how mental health and substance use issues can arise.

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Eastern Washington University to Launch Certificate Program for Craft Brewing Industry

posted May 26th, 2022 by Tom McCormick

Eastern Washington University and No-Li Brewhouse are partnering to launch a professional certificate program for the craft beer industry.

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How To Create Or Improve Your In-house Tasting Panel

posted May 24th, 2022 by Andy Crouch

Creating an active, engaged in-house tasting and sensory program should be top of mind for brewers of every size. You spend so much time planning, brewing, cleaning, and often just trying to survive, outsourcing the beer sensory element of your business to consumers in your taproom or even machine or lab testing can be tempting. While there is great value in using lab work or your frontline tasters as part of your overall mechanism for ensuring product quality, it remains crucial to have a diverse array of brewery employees routinely taste and assess the quality and consistency of the beers that you produce. Let’s take a look at some key points in creating a tasting and sensory program.

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Why and How to Encourage Outside Training for Your Brewery Employees

posted May 19th, 2022 by John Holl

Your team is set, and the business is humming along. Employees seem happy, the customers are keeping the coffers full and the tanks busy and for the first time in a long time you, as an owner, have a moment of peace and calm. Then reality sets in and thoughts of the future creep into your brain.

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Developing a Successful Mentorship Program for Employees

posted May 17th, 2022 by John Holl

The American craft beer industry likes to talk about being small and independent and removed from big business culture. Living in the realm of small business it cultivates a scrappy and local image that resonates with a lot of consumers.

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Staff Retention – How to Keep Employees for the Long Haul

posted May 12th, 2022 by John Holl

Small companies will put a lot of work into hiring employees. The successful businesses will spend time researching the marketplace to come up with competitive wage and benefits to attract the best candidates.

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Craft Beer Marketing Awards Announce 2022 Medal Winners

posted May 11th, 2022 by Tom McCormick

The 2022 Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) “Crushie” winners have been announced. Part one was announced in a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 28th and the final winners were announced on May 4th Live at the Craft Brewers Conference in Minneapolis, MN.

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Fostering Brewery Creativity

posted May 10th, 2022 by John Holl

Beer is a dynamic beverage and even outside of the glass, from taproom experiences to packaging, the industry has fostered an air of creativity that should bring smiles to customer’s faces.

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Extended Time Off – Offering Brewery Employees a Sabbatical

posted May 5th, 2022 by John Holl

The human condition is designed for wandering and exploration. To expand the mind, horizons, and to collect experiences as we hurdle through life. We are also the only species that pays to live on the planet and as such need employment to keep us stocked with basic necessities and shelter. At times the desires and needs can be in conflict.

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What to Consider in Starting a Brewery Career

posted May 3rd, 2022 by John Holl

Every beer drinker has been there at least once. It’s a great day at the local taproom. Pints are flowing and everything just tastes great. A sense of desire creeps up and the entrepreneurial spirit rises. The idea to open a brewery of your own, or at least work at one, is born.

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Begin With The End In Mind: Strategies For Selling Your Brewery

posted May 1st, 2022 by Craft Beer Professionals

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Craft Beer in 10 Years Panel Discussion

posted Apr 30th, 2022 by Craft Beer Professionals

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Cause and Effect: Re-diversifying American Brewing with Garrett Oliver

posted Apr 28th, 2022 by Craft Beer Professionals

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Give Inclusion a High Five – Take 5 minutes, Donate $5, High Five for DEI

posted Apr 22nd, 2022 by Tom McCormick

A note from ProBrewer founders, Pat Hagerman and Mark Silva

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Glen Hay Falconer Foundation Offering Scholarship to Seibel Institute

posted Apr 18th, 2022 by Tom McCormick

In collaboration with the Seibel Institute of Technology, the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering a full-tuition brewing education scholarship in 2022.  The scholarship is a full tuition grant and comes with a travel and lodging stipend.

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