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We understand concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic are top of mind for our members and the brewing community. Below is a collection of resources to consider related to your brewery business.

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How Did Breweries Pivot During the Pandemic and How Have They Recovered?
Insights & Analysis

How Did Breweries Pivot During the Pandemic and How Have They Recovered?

One of the buzzwords of 2020 was “pivot,” as in small brewers survived the worst of the pandemic by “pivoting” to more to-go and packaged sales. Despite the concept of pivoting to to-go being mentioned in countless articles over the …Read More

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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 Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Now Hiring Craft Beer Industry Confronts Labor Shortage
The New Brewer: Workforce Challenges Issue

Now Hiring

Greg Kitsock

Between April and June 2021, 11.5 million workers quit their jobs, the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Craft breweries were not immune to the Great Resignation.

Lifting Restrictions and Moving Forward from COVID-19
Industry Updates

Lifting Restrictions and Moving Forward from COVID-19

The Taprooms Committee discusses current COVID-19 protocols and to shares stories about how we are moving forward in our own taprooms.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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Lifting Restrictions and Moving Forward from COVID-19 March April 2021 The New Brewer Cover

Adapting to Change Issue

For the March/April 2021 The New Brewer, we present our Adapting to Change issue. For this issue, author Tom Hennessy asked fellow brewers to provide the best thing they did to stay afloat in the pandemic year of 2020, and their responses were as varied as their brewery models. In addition, Greg Kitsock explores how craft breweries are forging new paths to customers, including direct-to-consumer shipping, beer delivery, and hybrid beer dinners. In a related article, Alex Koral of SOVOS ShipCompliant provides a road map for getting started in direct-to-consumer shipping. Read More

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Let’s Talk About Vaccines: How to Educate, Encourage, and Incentivize Your Staff
Industry Updates

Let’s Talk About Vaccines: How to Educate, Encourage, and Incentivize Your Staff

Can/should you make the vaccine mandatory for your staff? This post provides insight and guidance from Craft Beer HR Professionals.Read More

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Membership Team Lead

Sarah Billiu is the Membership Manager at the Brewers Association. She joined the Brewers Association team after obtaining a Master of Science in Information. A Certified Cicerone and University of Michigan Alum, Sarah enjoys great beer and pretending to care about Michigan football. During football season, you will likely find her paddle boarding, dog walking, or enjoying a local brew (if there is no football involved, of course).

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How One Brewery Is Utilizing New Relief from the Year-End COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Covid Stimulus Bill Providing Relief
Industry Updates

How One Brewery Is Utilizing New Relief from the Year-End COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

Kurtis Cummings of Switchyard Brewing explains how he is using an SBA loan to obtain his own canning line via new relief from the 2020 year-end stimulus bill.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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