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The latest resources from the Brewers Association and its subcommittees on things like safety, sustainability, draught quality, raw materials, and more.

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Supply Chain Updates – September 2021 Supply Chain Updates – September 2021

Supply Chain Updates – September 2021

The Brewers Association Supply Chain Subcommittee shares industry updates on brewing supply chain issues and activities.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Supply Chain Subcommittee is concerned with the ingredients and materials that are used to brew and package craft beers. By monitoring hop and barley harvest, interacting with growers and examining packaging supplies, and monitoring glass and can markets, the Supply Chain Subcommittee works to ensure a stable marketplace and provide educational resources to the brewing community on best practices for sourcing and selecting ingredients and packaging materials to suit their beers.

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How to Find Money for Your Brewery Sustainability Project

How to Find Money for Your Brewery Sustainability Project

Start getting paid for your brewery sustainability projects by finding the right federal, state, or local incentive programs.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

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Brewery Traceability: Why, What, and How to Get Started

Brewery Traceability: Why, What, and How to Get Started

Having a robust tracking program established within the brewery will make any recall process much easier and safer for future beer lovers!Read More

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Brewers Association

The Quality Subcommittee envisions a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality. Quality for this purpose has been defined as: a beer that is responsibly produced using wholesome ingredients, consistent brewing techniques and good manufacturing practices, which exhibits flavor characteristics that are consistently aligned with both the brewer’s and the beer drinker’s expectations.

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Supporting Employee Mental Health and Wellness

Supporting Employee Mental Health and Wellness

As very small businesses, breweries often have to work hard to provide resources to support our teams' mental and physical wellbeing.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Taprooms Committee's main objective is to foster the sharing of resources and ideas between taproom class breweries. As taproom brewery revenue is generated mainly from onsite sales, the committee’s job is to create resources that help breweries find ways to get customers to come to the taproom, stay a while, and keep coming back.

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Three Things You Should Know About Your Brewery’s Water

Three Things You Should Know About Your Brewery’s Water

These three questions are essential in understanding your level of risk to brewery water quality and supply.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

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Don’t Let the Heat Stress You Out: Tips for Keeping Employees Safe Safety Subcommittee Heat Stress

Don’t Let the Heat Stress You Out: Tips for Keeping Employees Safe

Trying to beat the heat at your brewery? Check out these helpful tips from the Brewers Association Safety Subcommittee on preventing and responding to heat stress.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Safety Subcommittee increases safety awareness of Brewers Association members with the goals of minimizing risk and preventing harm to people, products, and facilities.

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Lifting Restrictions and Moving Forward from COVID-19

Lifting Restrictions and Moving Forward from COVID-19

The Taprooms Committee discusses current COVID-19 protocols and to shares stories about how we are moving forward in our own taprooms.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Taprooms Committee's main objective is to foster the sharing of resources and ideas between taproom class breweries. As taproom brewery revenue is generated mainly from onsite sales, the committee’s job is to create resources that help breweries find ways to get customers to come to the taproom, stay a while, and keep coming back.

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Brewery Pressure-Rated Vessels FAQ

Brewery Pressure-Rated Vessels FAQ

The Brewers Association Engineering Subcommittee answers frequently asked questions about pressure rated vessels in the brewery.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Engineering Subcommittee works to facilitate the production and dissemination of guidance materials and industry standards for members to use in designing, constructing, and operating their breweries.

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USDA Releases 2021 Hop Planting Report

USDA Releases 2021 Hop Planting Report

The USDA-NASS has released their annual report on hop acres planted, which shows hop acreage up 4% in 2021. We provide some context.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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How Creative Brewery Partnerships Help the Recycling Conundrum

How Creative Brewery Partnerships Help the Recycling Conundrum

This post includes a crash course in recycling, creative ideas for achieving your own recycling goals, and brewery specific case studies.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

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