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Highlighting the New Technical Subcommittee Volunteer Members

The Brewers Association welcomes 29 new technical subcommittee volunteer members and provides information on how to connect at CBC.Read More

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Technical Brewing Projects Manager

Katie Fromuth is the Technical Brewing Projects Manager for the Brewers Association. Prior to this role she held the position of Quality Lab Director with the Fermentation Science and Technology program at Colorado State University and as Quality Lab Manager at Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont. She received her Bachelors of Science in Environmental Health (2012) and Masters of Science in Horticulture concentrating in agricultural chemistry (2022) studying the impacts of package type on beer chemical stability. She holds a General Certificate in Brewing from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, completed the Advanced Class in Craft Malt Production, and served as an instructor for the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) Deep Dive into Quality course. From her love of this industry she’s been involved with both the ASBC Technical Committee and Master Brewers Association of the Americas Rocky Mountain District board for almost a decade. She's passionate about communicating the science and art of brewing and fermentation to spark in others curiosity and joy towards the fantastic world of fermentation.

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Brewers Association Publishes Tool to Assess Brewery Water Risks brewery beer dry craked earth water risk assessment tool x

Brewers Association Publishes Tool to Assess Brewery Water Risks

The Water Risk Assessment Tool helps members identify and understand the specific water risks threatening their access to quality water.Read More

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Technical Brewing Projects Manager

Katie Fromuth is the Technical Brewing Projects Manager for the Brewers Association. Prior to this role she held the position of Quality Lab Director with the Fermentation Science and Technology program at Colorado State University and as Quality Lab Manager at Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont. She received her Bachelors of Science in Environmental Health (2012) and Masters of Science in Horticulture concentrating in agricultural chemistry (2022) studying the impacts of package type on beer chemical stability. She holds a General Certificate in Brewing from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, completed the Advanced Class in Craft Malt Production, and served as an instructor for the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) Deep Dive into Quality course. From her love of this industry she’s been involved with both the ASBC Technical Committee and Master Brewers Association of the Americas Rocky Mountain District board for almost a decade. She's passionate about communicating the science and art of brewing and fermentation to spark in others curiosity and joy towards the fantastic world of fermentation.

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Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit Would Help Some Hospitality Businesses that Didn’t Receive RRF Grants large brewery restaurant x

Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit Would Help Some Hospitality Businesses that Didn’t Receive RRF Grants

This legislation is intended to help hospitality businesses still recovering from COVID-19 by creating a tax credit to offset qualifying payroll tax liabilities in 2023.Read More

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Senior Director of Federal Affairs

Katie Marisic is the senior director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association. Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to drive the association's 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 2006 and 2008 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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House and Senate Introduce Research and Development Legislation to Spur Innovation man contemplating beer in brewery x

House and Senate Introduce Research and Development Legislation to Spur Innovation

The Brewers Association supports legislation that will give breweries the ability to deduct their R&D activity related expenditures in the tax year they are incurred.Read More

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Senior Director of Federal Affairs

Katie Marisic is the senior director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association. Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to drive the association's 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 2006 and 2008 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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Brewers Association Releases Annual Craft Brewing Industry Production Report and Top 50 Producing Craft Brewing Companies for 2022 BA top x

Brewers Association Releases Annual Craft Brewing Industry Production Report and Top 50 Producing Craft Brewing Companies for 2022

In 2022, small and independent brewers collectively produced 24.3 million barrels of beer, on par with 2021's numbers, and craft's overall beer market share by volume grew to 13.2%, up from 13.1% the previous year.Read More

Spring 2023 Cohort of Mentorship Program Brings Changes and Participants from Southern States Mentorship Cohort spring x

Spring 2023 Cohort of Mentorship Program Brings Changes and Participants from Southern States

The Spring '23 cohort brings a new mentorship rotation format, a new software platform, and a cohort featuring the largest number of  women, BIPOC, and participants from the Southern US.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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Brewers Association Releases New Five-Year Sustainability Benchmarking Report brewery fermenter sustainability benchmarking cover x

Brewers Association Releases New Five-Year Sustainability Benchmarking Report

The Brewers Association published its second Five-Year Sustainability Benchmarking Report for calendar years 2017 through 2021.Read More

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Technical Brewing Projects Manager

Katie Fromuth is the Technical Brewing Projects Manager for the Brewers Association. Prior to this role she held the position of Quality Lab Director with the Fermentation Science and Technology program at Colorado State University and as Quality Lab Manager at Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont. She received her Bachelors of Science in Environmental Health (2012) and Masters of Science in Horticulture concentrating in agricultural chemistry (2022) studying the impacts of package type on beer chemical stability. She holds a General Certificate in Brewing from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, completed the Advanced Class in Craft Malt Production, and served as an instructor for the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) Deep Dive into Quality course. From her love of this industry she’s been involved with both the ASBC Technical Committee and Master Brewers Association of the Americas Rocky Mountain District board for almost a decade. She's passionate about communicating the science and art of brewing and fermentation to spark in others curiosity and joy towards the fantastic world of fermentation.

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Brewers Association Advocates in Support of Funding for Hops and Barley Research fresh hops and barley x

Brewers Association Advocates in Support of Funding for Hops and Barley Research

The Brewers Association recently worked with the House Small Brewers Caucus to get congressional support for appropriations funding for hops and barley research.Read More

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Senior Director of Federal Affairs

Katie Marisic is the senior director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association. Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to drive the association's 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 2006 and 2008 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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