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CO-Too Carbonated: Dealing with Multiple Carbonation Levels on Your Draught System

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Neil Witte

Your taproom draught system should reflect the wide variety of beers you brew. But the one limiting factor has always been carbonation level, because when it gets above a certain level, your beer gets foamy. Join Master Cicerone Neil Witte …Read More

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FDA Menu Label Requirements / Beer Nutrient Database

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires restaurants with 20 or more locations to include nutritional information for regular menu items, including beer. Details of the ruling can be found in the FDA Menu Labeling Requirements. The Brewers Association (BA), as …Read More

Benchmark Your Salary and Benefits with BA Benchmarking Data

June 12, 2019

The newest round of brewery benchmarking data has been posted, starting with salary and benefits data. Learn more about what these numbers mean.Read More

Written By Bart Watson , Economist

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 X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

Micros: Growing and Adapting

June 10, 2019

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

Brewpubs: Upping Their Game

June 4, 2019

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

Beer & Food Course

This curriculum will guide students through the relationship between craft beer and food, helping them create harmonious combinations.Read More

Spirit Barrel Aging: Processes, Procedures & Techniques For Small-Scale Programs

May 21, 2019

This seminar from the 2019 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® focuses on creating small-scale spirit barrel aging programs for smaller breweries. It covers techniques and procedures for creating clean beer, recipes that work well with barrel characteristics, as well …Read More

5 Quality Elements To Implement Right Now

May 20, 2019

What’s remarkable about these overlooked quality functions is that they are often both incredibly eﬀective and incredibly inexpensive.Read More

Written By Neil Witte

Neil Witte is a 20 year veteran of the craft beer business. He began his career in the Kansas City brewpub industry, moving to Boulevard Brewing Co. in 1997 as a brewer. In 2001, he took over field quality responsibilities for the brewery, acting as a quality control liaison between the brewery and its distributor and retailer network. He continued that role with the Duvel USA family of beers, including Boulevard and Brewery Ommegang, through the end of 2016. In 2017 he founded Craft Quality Solutions, which draws on his extensive field quality experience, providing field quality services to breweries, distributors and retailers. He is certified through the Beer Judge Certification Program and is currently one of 13 Master Cicerones. He is co-author of the Brewers Association Draught Beer Quality Manual, Draught Beer Quality for Retailers and a contributing author to the MBAA Beer Steward Handbook.

Industry Review Issue

May/June 2019

It’s the big one! The May/June 2019 The New Brewer recaps the statistics and highlights for the craft brewing industry in 2018, a year in which craft brewers still posted 4 percent growth despite new challenges and increasing competition. The annual Industry Review includes an overview and analysis of each segment of the U.S. brewing industry (Brewpubs, Micros, Regionals, and Large + Imports), plus brewery barrelage numbers and 2018 openings and closings. We also include photos and a synopsis from the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® in Denver. Read More

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Craft Brewers Guide to Building a Sensory Panel

The Craft Brewers Guide to Building a Sensory Panel will assist breweries implement sensory evaluation as part of their quality management efforts.Read More

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