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Selling Your Brewery – Three Paths to Consider with Jason Sleeman of Craft Beverage Lending

posted Mar 8th, 2022 by John Holl

When the time to retire arrives and the conditions are right, a brewery owner must decide what to do with the company. In some cases they can simply decide to close the doors, sell the equipment and walk away, living happily in consumers’ minds as a memory. In other instances a decision is made to sell the business.

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The ABC’s of Trademark Law With Attorney Mark Traphage

posted Mar 1st, 2022 by Andy Crouch

With nearly 10,000 breweries operating in the United States, and countless beer brands available, trying to come up with an original beer name has never been more challenging. Knowing some basics about trademark law and how to protect your brands is no longer the province solely of larger breweries but all craft brewers.

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Safety Considerations with a Brewstillery

posted Sep 21st, 2016 (updated Mar 2nd, 2022) by Stan Hieronymus

The following article was posted on Sept. 21, 2016. It has been reviewed and updated as necessary by the ProBrewer editorial staff. 

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Regulation Considerations for a Brewstillery

posted Sep 21st, 2016 (updated Mar 2nd, 2022) by Stan Hieronymus

The following article was posted on Sept 21, 2016. It has been reviewed and updated as necessary by the ProBrewer editorial staff. Footnotes have been included where updated content has been added.

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Nano Brewery Basics

posted Oct 17th, 2014 by Stan Hieronymus

The term “nano brewery” may be a fairly recent addition to the craft brewing lexicon, but the concept of small breweries with a pint-sized brew length is nothing new. Although Anchor Brewing in San Francisco might be considered the first American craft brewery, it was New Albion Brewing of Sonoma, Calif., that showed other entrepreneurs they could build a brewery from the ground up. New Albion opened in 1976 using a 55-gallon brewing system.

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Selling your beer – the basics of self-distribution and brewery sales

posted Oct 17th, 2014 (updated Feb 8th, 2022) by Stan Hieronymus

The following article was posted on Feb. 18, 2015. It has been reviewed and updated as necessary by the ProBrewer editorial staff. 

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Self-distribution versus using a distributor – off-site draft sales for breweries

posted May 14th, 2014 (updated Jan 18th, 2022) by Tom McCormick

The following article was posted on Feb. 18, 2015. It has been reviewed and updated as necessary by the ProBrewer editorial staff. Footnotes have been included where updated content has been added.

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Some Words of Wisdom

posted Apr 24th, 2014 by Stan Hieronymus

by Jamie Martin, Brewmaster, Dells Brewing Co.

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Brewpubs and distribution – Special considerations for brewpubs

posted Apr 22nd, 2014 by Stan Hieronymus

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