


Employment Issues for Growing Brewers

Employment Law for Brewery Managers
This seminar is presented to raise awareness of employment issues facing the brewing industry and to provide some helpful tips on how to address these items up front in an effort to avoid costly legal problems. This seminar is designed …Read More

Hiring, Training and Managing Craft Beer Salespeople
Learn how to hire, train and manage craft beer salespeople for success. We’ll walk through each area and give you real world tactics you can put to use immediately to help drive profitable sales volume. Read More

Planning for an Exit: How to Prepare for an Ownership Transition
Join a craft founder, an industry consultant/banker, an ESOP advisor and an estate planning expert as they discuss observations and options surrounding the preparation and execution of an ownership transfer. Whether it be on the near term horizon or in …Read More

Overtime Exemptions and Misclassification Issues: Brewing Wage and Hour Violations
In this Power Hour, labor attorney Megan Winter reviews ways to ensure your pay practices meet federal Department of Labor requirements.Read More
Cleaning Lauter Tun while waiting for Boil to Finish
Is it okay for me to climb into my lauter tun and clean it out while I am waiting for my boil to finish in the kettle? The Safety Exchange Says: Until you have formally assessed the hazards in the mash …Read More

ESOPs in the Craft Brewing Industry
Craft brewers such as New Belgium, Deschutes, and Full Sail have led the way in choosing employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) as a succession planning vehicle.

Ramping Up Server Training
It’s not just good beer and food that makes a brewpub successful; it’s the people who work there, too. The beer may sell itself, but somebody’s got to serve it—and do it well.

Zen and the Art of Brewpub Management
If you ask established brewpub operators, “What’s the hardest part of your job?” many respond unequivocally with “managing staff.” By paying attention to a few guiding principles, you can take the stress out of managing people and get more enjoyment …Read More