Category: Packaging
The Packaging Expert Topic takes a look at the many different aspects of packaging beverages including packaging equipment, proper service and maintenance, sanitation considerations, types of packaging systems, and more.
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Expert Topic Best Practices for Crowler Fills Every Brewer Should Know with Dennis Grumm of Oktober
In retrospect, crowlers were inevitable. It’s hard to imagine the decades when glass growlers ruled the take away beer scene. They get wet, drop, and shatter easily. They’re awkward, heavy, and a pain to clean. And you usually have to plunk down some decent money to buy one for each brewery or else your local tap finds itself filling a package with a competitor’s name and logo on it.
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Expert Topic Implementing A Brewery Recycling Program with Dave Morgan of SingleSpeed Brewing
Long before SingleSpeed Brewing Company opened its second location inside of a once abandoned Wonder Bread factory in 2017, founder Dave Morgan had been thinking of ways to reduce the brewery’s carbon footprint and focus on recycling and sustainability.
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Sponsored Interpreting Foam Problems with UC Davis’ Charlie Bamforth
From having too much of it or not enough, all brewers encounter problems with their beer foam from time to time. In this lecture from UC Davis’ Beer Quality series, Charlie “the Pope of foam” Bamforth discusses how to work backwards to solve your beer foam issues. He’ll cover common problems in dispensing and sanitation, using ultrafiltration to test stability and how to test for negative materials in your foam.
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Expert Topic Refillable and Returnable Beer Bottle Program Takes Shape in Oregon
There was a time when craft brewers in the United States swore that they would never put their beer in cans. Eventually they gave into consumer demand and now aluminum cans are the portable packaging of choice for brewers across the country. Still, there are some that remain committed to glass and in Oregon a small group of brewers have been working with a company that will distribute reusable bottles.
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Expert Topic Now is the Time to Re-Evaluate Your Packaging Graphics
In the earliest days of the pandemic retail beer sales did remarkably well, with established brands leading the pack. Much of this had to do with the “comfort food” mentality. Customers reached for something familiar in a time of worry, but it also helped by having clear labels, spelling out what was in the can (or bottle) from a distance and without having to hunt for information.
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Expert Topic Making the Most of Waxed Bottles with Matt Morris of The Bruery
After putting in the time, talent, and passion to create a special beer, brewers will often turn to special packaging for their creation. Be it an anniversary beer, a collaboration, or one that is designed to age or be shared at a special occasion, the presentation matters.
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Expert Topic Mobile Canning – Tips on How to Prepare and Get it Right With Roger Kissling of Iron Heart Canning
The ever-evolving beer industry means that breweries of all size need to be asking the hard questions on how to best compete for customer dollars. When the COVID-19 pandemic upended draft beer sales more breweries than ever before switched to packaged beer and chose to work with a mobile canner.
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Expert Topic The Importance and Maintenance of Clean Draft Lines
As draft beer continues to rebound following the devastating effects of the pandemic, it is critical to keep cleanliness top of mind, and to institute best practices for pulling a perfect pint. Neil Witte, a long-time brewer and draft quality ambassador, is the owner of Craft Quality Solutions, a consulting company, and TapStar, a draught line certification program. He spoke to Beer Edge editor John Holl about standard and best practices every bar and brewery should be thinking about.
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News BBC Documentary to Detail BrewDog’s Illegal Beer Shipments to US – CEO Admits to ‘Shortcuts’
According to BBC News, Scottish brewer Brewdog sent multiple shipments of beer to the US with improper labels after giving the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) false information.
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News Can Supply May Become More Difficult as Ball Announces New Purchasing Requirements
Brewers who have been buying cans from the Ball Corporation are being notified that the minimum order has moved to five truckloads per SKU for printed cans for non-contracted customers. In addition, Ball will no longer warehouse inventory on behalf of customers. Non-contract customers with quantities less than five truckloads will now have to order and purchase through a broker. The new policies were brought to light today by the Brewers Association in a BA Industry Update to its members.
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News New Vobev Can Manufacturing Plant to Open by End of Year.
Vobev, a Utah-based can manufacturing company established in 2019, has announced details about its new 1.2 million sq. ft. facility that is due to open by the end of this year in Salt Lake City, Utah. The new production plant is expected to help provide some relief for the ongoing can shortage that has impacted the beverage industry.
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News BI Survey Says Most Drinkers Support Nutrition Labels on Beer
According to the Beer Institute, a July 2021 poll conducted by Quadrant Strategies, 75% of Americans age 21 and older said they believe alcohol beverages should have nutrition labels. 60% say they are more likely to purchase an alcohol beverage that provides this information.
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