The Brewers Association Board of Directors have approved two new position statements on climate and the difference between beer and liquor.Read More

On June 30, 2021, the Board of Directors made an adjustment to its bylaws regarding the number of "at-large" and Taproom Brewer seats.Read More

Matt Meadows, co-author of the Brewers Association Draught Beer Quality Manual, will help instruct the Draught Line Safety Course.Read More

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Written By Kaylyn Kirkpatrick , Technical Brewing Projects Coordinator

Technical Brewing Projects Coordinator

Kaylyn Kirkpatrick is the Technical Brewing Projects Coordinator for the Brewers Association. Before starting at the BA, Kaylyn managed the Cornell University Brewing Extension program which provides analytical lab services, educational content, and brewing resources to the craft beer community in New York state. Kaylyn earned her bachelors degree in biochemistry from Colorado State University and a masters degree in food science from Oregon State University, where she studied in the Brewing Science Lab. She has a brewing and distilling diploma from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling in London and previously worked as a beer chemist at New Belgium Brewing Co. in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Kris Spaulding, owner and president of Brewery Vivant, Grand Rapids, Mich., has been elected to serve as pub breweries representative on the Brewers Association Board of Directors. Read More

Some beer runs are so momentous — so essential — they deserve their own special holiday.Read More

The BA invites you to nominate your peers for this year's industry awards, to be presented at the 2021 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America.Read More

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To fill a vacated pub brewery representative seat on the Board of Directors, the Brewers Association is holding a special election for one seat with a term that expires February 2023.Read More