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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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Bias in Hiring: It’s More Subtle than You Think women talking in cellar room at brewery 1200x628 1

Bias in Hiring: It’s More Subtle than You Think

Discover five lesser-known types of hiring bias that can limit diversity and learn inclusive and equitable strategies for combatting them.Read More

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Director of Social Impact

A former professor of Communication Studies, Dr. J Jackson-Beckham dedicated her academic career to the study of American beer. Today, she helps craft beverage organizations develop practices that drive success, build communities, and empower individuals. She is an author, speaker, vocal advocate for the craft beverage community, homebrewer, and Certified Cicerone. In 2018, Dr. J was named the Brewers Association's first-ever Diversity Ambassador. In 2020, she was named Imbibe Magazine’s Beer Person of the Year. Today, Jackson-Beckham leads the Brewers Association's social impact efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion, member and community engagement, high-ROI philanthropy, and association accountability.

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Landscaping for the Future

The landscaped areas outside a brewery represent a great opportunity for sustainability projects to wow guests and green up an operation. 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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Increasing Beer To-Go Sales through COVID-19 and Beyond!

As the industry continues to navigate the pandemic and beyond, consider these ideas to increase and maximize beer to-go sales at your brewpub.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Brewpubs Committee is a diverse group of brewers that share a passion for elevating the craft beer culture of all members and serve to help promote the vision of the Brewers Association. The Brewpubs Committee serves the BA vision by: developing and disseminating solutions that drive the greatest business value for our membership; sharing best practices, tools, and resources that are applicable to brewpubs of all sizes; and fostering a collaborative environment among brewpub owners, operators, and brewers, and ultimately, our guests.

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Supply Chain Updates – March 2022

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 Have More Inclusive and Effective Meetings

“This meeting could have been an email.” You’ve probably seen this meme if you spend time on social media. It references a fact that has only become more apparent since more and more of us are engaging in remote work. Meetings …Read More

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Brewers Association

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Education Subcommittee works to promote and facilitate education about DEI best practices and improve cultural competency among Brewers Association members and the broader craft brewing community.

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Sustainability through the Supply Chain: Three Questions to Ask Suppliers

All breweries can use these three questions to begin sustainability conversations with their suppliers and internally.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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USDA-ARS Releases New High-Yielding, Seedless Aroma Hop Variety “Vista” vista hop variety 1200x800 1

USDA-ARS Releases New High-Yielding, Seedless Aroma Hop Variety “Vista”

The USDA-ARS has officially released "Vista," the newest of the public hop varieties available for breweries.Read More

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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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Small Brewer Guide to Talking to a Chain Buyer

Chain retail has many unique challenges. This article is designed as an introductory resource for small brewers as they consider entering and enter chain retail.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Marketing Development Committee works to build awareness for the vitality of the craft beer segment through media and vehicles such as tradeshows, publications, sell sheets, and events. The member-run committee creates opportunities for independent brewers to meet chain buyers and distributors, provides educational and sales tools for distributors and retailers to continue to build craft, and creates initiatives to profitably and responsibly grow the share of craft in all retail classes of trade.

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The Taprooms Committee Talks Craft Beer Relationships

On this Valentine's Day, stories of craft beer love can remind us all that couples can indeed both live and work together and have a happily ever after.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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