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Blue Ox Malthouse: A Conduit Between Communities
For Joel Alex, a maltster is a conduit between communities, a craft to its source, a farmer to a creator, a producer to a customer. As a homebrewing enthusiast with a background in environmental...
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Tariffs, Tariffs, and More Tariffs
Toward the end of this week, take a minute to add up and total the amount of US tariffs imposed on Chinese goods imported into the US. You can glean this data from online aggregated digital news,...
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Tariffs, Tariffs, and More Tariffs
Toward the end of this week, take a minute to add up and total the amount of US tariffs imposed on Chinese goods imported into the US. You can glean this data from online aggregated digital news,...
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Bottle Filling Machines: What’s New, Improved, and Considerations
Without bottle filling machines, how would we crack open a refreshing beer on a hot day or experience that slow pour of a craft spirit into a glass? Filling machines are an integral part of the craft...
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CRAFT VS. CONTRACTORS: VIRTUAL CRAFT AND MASQUERADERS
Most craft brewers are happy to share their story. It often starts with hard work, long hours, starting small and slowly building their business, one batch of beer at a time. Craft brewing has long...
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Be a Better Partner
In the ever-changing and often extremely volatile landscape of distributor/supplier partnerships, what adjustments have you made to your business plan or sales and service strategy? What processes can...
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Beer and Brands
To stand out in today’s growing craft beer market, a brewery not only has to brew great beer, but must also have a distinct brand. Consumers are faced with an unprecedented number of choices, and...
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Liquor Liability and Dram Shop Coverage
Recently, I’ve come across several “Craft Beverage” establishments that do not have liquor liability or dram coverage. This is very unsettling, because the chances of a liability claim coming from a...
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Technology Makes Its Way Into the Craft Beverage Business
Whoever thought brewing and distilling would become a high-tech pursuit? In a sense, they have become just that. Software is taking over some aspects of brewers’ and distillers’ businesses – areas...
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Nectar of the Gods. Is Cannabis the Future of Alcohol?
The use, sale and possession of Cannabis (aka Marijuana, Weed) in the United States is illegal under federal law, but some states in recent years have lifted the prohibition by creating state-level...
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Hop Farming Extends Beyond the Pacific Northwest
Throughout the U.S., interest in hop farming has expanded beyond the Pacific Northwest. Farming entrepreneurs from California to New York love beer and want to try their hand at growing local hops....
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Improving Your Business and Protecting Your Workers
How many business owners and business managers really buy into the fact that when you protect your workers you are improving your business? The key factors focused on by most employers are increasing...
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California’s Craft Brewers: Small But Mighty
The number of craft breweries in California has tripled since 2012, to more than 900 across the state. Though craft brewers are small by definition, their impact is significant: These businesses...
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Innovations in Brewing for the New Year
PHOTO CAPTION: Many new beer bottles ready to be washed. With so many breweries emerging onto America’s craft beer scene and brewing pioneers now expanding their operations, it takes a lot to stand...
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DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP WITH LIKE MINDED DISTRIBUTORS
Great liquid is only one aspect of making your brand a customer favorite. To become truly brand loyal, people need to find your beverages in places they want to be. As much as taprooms, distilleries...
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Sanitation in the Brewery: Keep Your Sanity
Brewing is a combination of art and science, requiring specialized and well-maintained equipment, ingredients, exact temperatures, caustic chemicals, knowledgeable staff and all-around safety. Vessels...
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Post-Season Hops: Ramp up to Read
Is there a leading-edge post-season technique to make next year’s hop growing, harvesting and distributing more streamlined and profitable? There are always leaders in the industry who step up, take...
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Where to Spend Your Marketing Dollars on a Tight Brewery Budget
Despite growing indications of saturation in some markets, the craft beer segment’s growth continues apace. In 2015, the U.S. brewery count officially passed the previous all-time, high-water mark,...
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BREAKING TRADITION WITH BARRELS, KEGS AND GROWLERS
From the iconic images of barrels and kegs at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany to the rows of art-laden cans at your local bottle shop, beverage containers matter. More than ever, the containers used to...
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Beer Glassware: Enhancing the Customer’s Experience
As the owner of a brewery, your primary goal is to provide your customer with a great tasting experience. One way to affect and enhance that experience is to select glassware that will bring out the...
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