2026 Beer Style Guidelines Now Available
The 2026 Beer Style Guidelines add Rice Lager as a new style category and include updates to Belgian and German styles based on brewer and judge feedback.Read More
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The 2026 Beer Style Guidelines add Rice Lager as a new style category and include updates to Belgian and German styles based on brewer and judge feedback.Read More
It's time to collect and document your occupational injury data from 2025 and, if applicable, submit it to OSHA. Read More
In a time when many programs are being cancelled or pared back, the barley industry received a welcome boost in federal funding.Read More
Harvest quantity and quality results are in for the two main agricultural inputs in beer: hops and barley.Read More
The Brewers Association hosted the 8th annual Hopsource, a crowd-sourced sensory evaluation of experimental hop varieties, September 23–25 at Yakima Valley Hops (YVH). Hopsource connects brewers directly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) Public Hop Breeding Program, …Read More
The unavailability of CO2 has the potential to bring production to a halt. Shortages in California illustrate how tenuous the supply of beverage-grade CO2 remains.Read More
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently added can ends and lids to the Section 232 list of aluminum derivatives. These tariffs and quota-based restrictions have since affected a wide range of products used by brewers, including beverage cans, can sheet, …Read More
This change could contribute to higher packaging costs and added supply chain complexity.Read More
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act introduces tax breaks on tips and overtime. This guide explains what’s changing and how it impacts workers and employers.Read More
The USDA's release of Vera is more than a new hop—it's a win for brewers. As a publicly developed variety, Vera is IP-free, high-yielding, disease-resistant, and designed with brewer feedback at every step.Read More