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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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To Tax or Not To Tax: The Case For (and Against) Including Tax in Your Beer Prices

The jury is still out on whether it's best to include or exclude sales tax in your pricing, with compelling arguments weighing in on both sides.Read More

Brewers Association

The Taproom 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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Hop Grower Codes

The Brewers Association encourages brewers to develop stronger relationships with their hop growers. Understanding hop grower codes is just one component.Read More

Are You Overpaying Your Federal Excise Taxes?

The TTB has informed the Brewers Association that approximately 400 brewers are overpaying their federal excise taxes.Read More

President & CEO

Bob Pease is president & CEO of the Brewers Association, the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers with more than 3,500 brewery members. In his role, Pease is responsible for the strategic development and tactical execution of the association’s mission in the areas of membership development, events, media relations, and government affairs. He has led the charge to strengthen the small brewer’s voice in Washington, D.C.

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Brewers Share a Sense of Urgency on Federal Excise Taxes

Using their voices as small-business owners across the country, brewers are looking to deliver a clear message to their elected officials: Make the lower FET permanent, or put in jeopardy all the progress in the industry.Read More

Federal Affairs Manager

Katie Marisic is federal affairs manager at the Brewers Association (BA). Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory and political strategies to drive the associations federal affairs presence on Capitol Hill. Prior to working for the BA, Katie was vice president of political affairs at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. She got her start in politics working on congressional campaigns during the ’06 and ’08 elections. A Pennsylvania native, Katie is a long time craft brewing supporter. In 2013 she helped to open Atlas Brew Works in Washington, D.C. When she is not advocating for the craft brewing community on Capitol Hill you can sometimes find her pouring beers at a local tasting room.

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Good Bines: Hop Industry Best Practices Program Announced

Hop Growers of America recently launched Good Bines, a comprehensive educational best practices resource for U.S. hop growers. Good Bines is a farm-focused framework built on the collaborative development and sharing of economic, social, and environmental best practices. Read More

Supply Chain Specialist

Chris Swersey lives in Salmon, Idaho. He serves as supply chain specialist, seeking out long-term opportunities to ensure BA members have access to a sufficient supply of high quality ingredients. He represents the BA at the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute, the National Barley Growers Association, and on the Hop Research Council.

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Kentucky's Country Boy Brewing, which produced 14,416 barrels in 2018, has decided to focus on markets close to home.

Micros: Growing and Adapting

In total, 4,521 microbreweries—packaging breweries producing up to 15,000 barrels—operated during 2018, producing 5.8 million barrels. Production at microbreweries increased 16.4 percent, far exceeding that of breweries in other categories.Read More

Chilly Water’s original brewpub location has a music-themed food menu of pub fare including sandwiches, wraps, burgers, and salads.

Brewpubs: Upping Their Game

Brewpubs are continuing to hold their own. In 2018, the category was up 13 percent from the previous year, with much of that growth coming from new openings, according to Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson.Read More

Challenge & Resilience in 2018

The story of Resilience IPA epitomized a year in which craft brewers saw increasing competition and challenges, yet still celebrated camaraderie and growth.Read More

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