The Brewers Association (BA) is pleased to announce that NSF International Applied Research Center (ARC), in cooperation with the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) at Montana State University, is the recipient of a $120,000 grant to conduct an unprecedented draught beer line …Read More

In the normal course of business of keg leasing, service, and repair, MicroStar receives and returns approximately 30,000 stray kegs per year. MicroStar’s current stray keg inventory is over 5,000 kegs. Microstar has requested that Brewers Association help facilitate the return …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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Brewers Association (BA) Quality Ambassador Dick Cantwell conveyed the importance of beer quality, product evaluation and continuous process improvement at the meeting of the Ohio Craft Brewers Association on June 7 in Columbus, Oh. The meeting was held at Four …Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) is pleased to announce that Justin Ainsworth has joined the technical committee after agreeing to represent craft brewers on the Beer Industry Electronic Commerce Coalition (BIECC). Justin joins Matt Moberly, director of business insights for Bell’s …Read More

The proposed merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SAB Miller is on the minds of small and independent brewers across the country. The Brewers Association (BA) has been tracking this issue closely since its announcement and even testified on the issue …Read More

A condensed version of BA Quality Ambassador Dick Cantwell’s inspiring presentation, The Future of Craft Depends on Quality, is now available. The video includes highlights of presentation and an exclusive interview recorded during the 2016 New England Craft Brew Summit. As …Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) is proud to announce that it has joined the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI) as a corporate associate member. Brewers Association Supply Chain Specialist Chris Swersey will serve as a representative on the BMBRI …Read More