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TTB Gets it Right on Formulas

We received great news out of the U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). In Ruling 2014-4, TTB has added over 30 new ingredients to a list that will be exempt from formula requirements going forward. Specific fruits and spices and …Read More

Cask Ale: Expanding Your Beer Offerings

“Warm and flat is where it’s at.” So said my friend Erik Jefferts back in 1996 when he was head brewer at Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. in Colorado Springs. He was right, of course, but it’s not a great description …Read More

Chef + Brewer = Elevated Beer + Food Pairings

Food is a culmination of different ingredients (fruit, vegetables, dairy, proteins, herbs, and spices) mixed with acid, fat, or liquid, served raw or cooked in liquid, or over fire, heat, or smoke. The skillful manipulation of these ingredients can completely …Read More

Ramping Up Server Training

When you have a well-trained staff, you will see an increase in profits as they help increase revenue while lowering costs. As someone who was born and raised in the restaurant industry, I learned a valuable lesson very early on while …Read More

Sustainable Uses of Spent Grain

CraftBeer.com – Spent grain, the leftover malt and adjuncts after the mash has extracted most of the sugars, proteins, and nutrients, can constitute as much as 85 percent of a brewery’s total by-product. Author Kay Witkiewicz uncovers craft breweries all …Read More

Hear, Hear! Shift Meetings for Beer

By: Larry Chase, head brewer at Standing Stone Brewing Co. Knowledge is the queen and king of sales. In other words, the more your staff knows about the beer they are selling, the better they will be at selling it. And that’s …Read More

Our House is a Very, Very Fine House

By: Tom Dargen, Director of Brewing Operations, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants/CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries Inc. For as long as there have been restaurants—probably the world’s second oldest profession—there has been occasional conflict between the “back of the house” where the food is …Read More

Shift Reports and Managing the Front of House

The 80/20 Rule essentially says that on the average you’ll spend 80 percent of your time dealing with 20 percent of the problems on a day-to-day basis. This is generally true at each level of an organization, whether you’re the …Read More

Revised Foundational Documents Clarify Craft Brewer/Small Brewer Relationship

Updates to the BA's Purpose and Craft Brewer Definition bring alignment between craft and small brewer designations.Read More

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