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No Label – No Problem
When No Label Brewing Company was started in the small town of Katy, Texas, in 2010, it was little more than a dot on a map within a town that was little more than a dot on the map. Today, as...
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Bridge and Tunnel Brewery’s Hyperlocal Marketing
Rich Castagna, brewer and proprietor of the Bridge and Tunnel Brewery and Taproom, in Ridgewood, Queens, tapped into a nostalgic mother lode when he selected Bridge and Tunnel as his brewery’s name....
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The Sweet Lowdown: Malting in the Brewery Faces New Challenges
When it comes to the main ingredients in brewing, an argument could be made that any of the four—water, barley, hops or yeast—is the key ingredient needed to make beer. However, hops were a relatively...
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BREWERY BY DESIGN
One of the hottest trends in craft brewing is selling beer on premise. It’s not hard to see why, since on premise sales are vastly more profitable. However, making on premise sales an integral part of...
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Respect the Beer, Protect the Beer: 5 Top Incident Claims for Breweries
Let’s admit it, we have our fair share of good times in the beer brewing business. But, we know it’s not all fun and games and pints. Hard times come, accidents happen, and disasters strike. Just look...
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What Will You Do When the Big Boys Come Knocking?
You’re a craft brewer, winemaker, or distiller. You care about the quality of your product. Sure, it’s nice to make a salary, but for you it’s all about the product, not the money. That could change....
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Tied House Issues Looming in SEC-Regulated Crowdfunding? A Look One Year...
In May of 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) rules for equity crowdfunding went into effect, allowing for entities to offer equity securities in exchange for capital to...
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Minnetonka Brewing & Distilling Equipment Company: Now, From Start to Finish
Founded just as the craft brewing boom began, Minnetonka Brewing & Distilling Equipment Company’s initial concept was to provide affordable, high-quality brewing equipment and accessories to the...
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Tapping Into Food Truck Territory
Increasingly, consumers, associations, and businesses are serving craft beer at their events with one stipulation: Bring cool beer on cool wheels that can roll right into the party. Mobile beer truck...
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Two Worlds Collide: Brewing and Distilling Are Growing Closer in the Artisan...
The old adage, “Beer before liquor…” may need an update. In the craft beverage market today, distillers and brewers are working together in increasingly more inventive ways. Historically, the two...
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St. Elmo Brewing Company: A New Mecca for Craft Beer in Austin
Craft beer fans — and there are millions today — have their favorite haunts for a variety of reasons. Some visit a brewery for the specialty beers. Others may be part of a beer-loving group that meets...
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Turning Your Brewing Passion into a Business A Guide to Starting a Brewery
So you have the desire, the passion, the funding and a comprehensive business plan to start a brewery. Now what? There are many aspects of starting and running a business that must be considered, such...
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Extension Helps N.Y. Brewers, Growers Raise a Pint
The essential ingredients of a pint of locally produced New York state craft beer are quite simple: hops, barley, yeast and water. Much more complex, however, is how the supply chain of those elements...
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Malting Barley Research at Penn State Aims to Support Craft Beer Industry
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – When it comes to libations, more and more Pennsylvanians are raising their glasses in favor of craft beer. In fact, according to the Brewers Association, a national...
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StilltheOne Distillery: Changing the Game in Small Batch Spirits
StilltheOne Distillery in Port Chester, New York is small craft distillery that is creating a big buzz in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Under the guidance of Albert...
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Pumps in Craft Beverage Processing
Breweries and distilleries use pumps on the hot and cold sides of the beverage production process, but there is a lot that goes into selecting the right pumps for each job. When choosing new pumps,...
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Brewing to the Green Extreme – Steam Whistle’s Premium Canadian Pilsner
At Steam Whistle Brewing, they live by their motto: Do one thing really, really well. Since 1998, Steam Whistle has grown from a dream hatched by three friends around a campfire into one of Canada’s...
View ArticleKeeping Off Flavors Out of Your Beer
When consumers reach out for a craft beer, they have an expectation of how that beer should taste. When an off flavor sneaks in, it can lose the brewery customers and hurt their reputation. Keeping...
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Hop Growers Anticipate Plenty of Product for Brewers This Year
Brewers across North America anticipate plenty of hops, as growers continue a years-long trend of increased production. Last year, hop production across the U.S. totaled around 104 million pounds,...
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The New Face of Closures
Closures come in all shapes and sizes – shiny, matte, 3-D embossed, silkscreen, utilitarian, wood and plastic. Some are aluminum, decorated with digital printing and metalized with a coating in the...
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