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Maintaining healthy finance and accounting practices is essential to running your business. The resources in this section will provide you with the basics for brewery finance and accounting, plus more detailed topics that will keep your business going strong.

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Calculating Costs: How Breweries Can Optimize Inventory Management brewer weighing hops

Calculating Costs: How Breweries Can Optimize Inventory Management

Make informed business decisions and maintain operational stability by mastering inventory management in your brewery.Read More

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Director of Education

Kaylyn Kirkpatrick is the director of education for the Brewers Association where she works diligently to ensure members are equipped with the educational resources they need to thrive and survive. Previously, Kaylyn managed the Cornell University Brewing Extension program where she worked to develop and facilitate resources for the craft beer community in New York state. She got her start in beer working in quality assurance at New Belgium Brewing Company. Kaylyn has an academic background in brewing science, having completed an M.S. at Oregon State University where she led the first investigations into "hop creep" as well as earning the prestigious Diploma in Brewing from the Institute of Brewing & Distilling in London.

Kaylyn is an active competition beer judge, having participated in regional, national, and international beer competitions such as the National Homebrew Competition (NHC), Great American Beer Festival® (GABF®), and World Beer Cup® (WBC). She proudly serves on the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) National Technical Committee and the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) Webinar Subcommittee. She is the author of the eCornell Craft Brewing course, a crash course in beer ingredients and commercial brewing for hobbyists and professional brewers alike.

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Unlocking Brewery Profits: How to Accurately Calculate and Manage COGS craft brewer brewing beer

Unlocking Brewery Profits: How to Accurately Calculate and Manage COGS

One key financial metric that brewers need to understand is the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). But what exactly does COGS entail, and why is it so important?Read More

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Director of Education

Kaylyn Kirkpatrick is the director of education for the Brewers Association where she works diligently to ensure members are equipped with the educational resources they need to thrive and survive. Previously, Kaylyn managed the Cornell University Brewing Extension program where she worked to develop and facilitate resources for the craft beer community in New York state. She got her start in beer working in quality assurance at New Belgium Brewing Company. Kaylyn has an academic background in brewing science, having completed an M.S. at Oregon State University where she led the first investigations into "hop creep" as well as earning the prestigious Diploma in Brewing from the Institute of Brewing & Distilling in London.

Kaylyn is an active competition beer judge, having participated in regional, national, and international beer competitions such as the National Homebrew Competition (NHC), Great American Beer Festival® (GABF®), and World Beer Cup® (WBC). She proudly serves on the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) National Technical Committee and the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) Webinar Subcommittee. She is the author of the eCornell Craft Brewing course, a crash course in beer ingredients and commercial brewing for hobbyists and professional brewers alike.

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Business Financial Leadership Workshop

Craft Brewers Conference 2023Nashville, TennesseeSpeaker(s): Larry Chase, Chris Farmand, Audra Gaiziunas, Paris McFarthing, Maria Pearman, Richie Saunders, Kary Shumway, Nicole Smith

Are you a brewery owner or manager responsible for operating your business and its financials without the help of a Chief Financial Officer? Do you already understand the basic concepts of your business’ accounting and finances, but struggle to make …Read More

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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Director of Trade, Tax and Federal Government Relations at Diageo

Katie Marisic dedicated a decade of service to the Brewers Association, most recently as Senior Director of Federal Affairs, during which time she was recognized multiple years as one of Washington’s top lobbyists. Based in D.C., she planned and executed legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to expand the association’s federal affairs presence on Capitol Hill. Prior to joining the BA, Katie was Vice President of Political Affairs at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, and she got her start in politics working on congressional campaigns during the 2006 and 2008 elections. A Pennsylvania native and longtime craft brewing supporter, Katie helped open Atlas Brew Works in Washington, D.C., in 2013. When she’s not championing the craft brewing community, you can sometimes find her pouring beers at a local tasting room.

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