Hemp Beverages and the Future of Drinking
This session offers breweries a practical roadmap to the rapidly growing hemp-beverage category, covering regulatory basics, safety and labeling best practices, retail and distribution insights, and strategic considerations for deciding whether and how to enter this emerging market.Read More
Low-ABV Beer: Making & Marketing Craft Beer’s Biggest Opportunity
In this session, sponsored by RahrBSG, explore why low-ABV beer is emerging as one of craft brewing’s most promising growth opportunities. Learn practical brewing techniques, consumer insights, and positioning strategies to create flavorful, sessionable beers that appeal to today’s moderation-minded drinkers.Read More
Value Quest: 2025 Packaging Trends
Packaged craft beer often gets summarized in broad trend lines, but the details tell a richer story. In this annual look at packaging trends, economist Matt Gacioch breaks down how container types, pack sizes, and retail channels shifted in 2025. Cans continue to dominate but may be nearing a steady state after years of share growth. Six-packs still lead but are gradually losing share, while singles and larger formats pull consumers toward the extremes. Together, these packaging trends reveal how financially conscious drinkers are reshaping the packaged craft landscape.Read More
How Much Does THC Take from Beer?
In recent years, THC has been often blamed for beer’s declines. But what does the data actually show? By comparing state shipment trends across recreational cannabis and hemp-derived THC markets, we take a closer look at whether THC substitution is meaningfully impacting beer.Read More
Wine & Spirits 2025: A Retrospective
Wine and spirits faced a challenging year in 2025, but the story is more nuanced than simple decline. This retrospective examines how wine & spirits performed across price points and product types, with RTDs emerging as a key growth engine. Drawing on industry data and consumer insights, this piece places wine & spirits trends in context for a beer-focused audience, highlighting where pressures are shared across beverage alcohol and where innovation is still breaking through. For brewers, understanding wine & spirits isn’t about leaving your lane, it’s about understanding the full beverage alcohol landscape your customers navigate.Read More
Developing a Brewery Safe + Sound Program
This playlist will help breweries commit to safety in the workplace by building a strong foundation with OSHA Safe + Sound principles.Read More
Power Purchase Agreements: Bringing Solar Power to Breweries
A power purchase agreement is one option for brewers wanting to make bringing renewable energy to their brewery more accessible.Read More
How to Find Money for Your Brewery Sustainability Project
Start getting paid for your brewery sustainability projects by finding the right federal, state, or local incentive programs.Read More

