Craft brewers and their amazing contributions to American history were on display, front and center, during the Smithsonian Food History Weekend in October.Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) recently announced an agreement with United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to fund public hop breeding program within the USDA system. The execution of this trust agreement follows 18 months of developing a …Read More

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Written By Chris Swersey , Competition Manager

Competition Manager

Chris Swersey lives in Salmon, Idaho. He serves as competition manager, organizing and executing the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup competitions. He also organizes the Beer Sensory Evaluation Program and serves as a staff member of the Events and Technical committees and several subcommittees.

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With the introduction of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), there has been increased government regulation, as well as consumer awareness, treating beer as a food product. Alcohol beverages are now called out as food products, which fall under …Read More

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Written By Chuck Skypeck , Technical Brewing Projects Director

Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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The Brewers Association (BA) recently published the new Sustainability Benchmarking Update, which highlights best-in-class utility usage and unique sustainability case studies in the craft brewing sector. This update focuses on four key performance indicators (KPIs), including electricity, water, natural gas, …Read More

Jess Baker, editor-in-chief of CraftBeer.com, helps find and tell brewery stories from U.S. small and independent craft brewers.Read More

For the third year, the Brewers Association hosted the National Accounts Craft Expo—an invitation-only event for representatives from retail chains. Beer buyers from companies such as Costco, Target, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Whole Foods sampled beers from small and independent …Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) held the first Basics of Beer Quality Workshop at Allagash Brewing Company on September 8. The workshop was led by BA Quality Instructor Mary Pellettieri. Mary has extensive experience in brewing quality and authored Quality Management: …Read More