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Starting a craft brewery is a big job. These resources will help you in both the planning process and the early stages of your brewery’s operations. Learn about everything from creating a financial plan and outlining your business goals, to selecting your equipment, designing your taproom, and brewing quality beer.

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How Many Breweries In Planning Are There Really? breweries in planning hero

How Many Breweries In Planning Are There Really?

Learn how Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson estimates the number of breweries in planning and what that number really looks like today. Read More

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Bart Watson, president and chief executive officer 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.

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The Numbers Game: Understanding Financial Strategy for Your Brewery

Audra Gaiziunas

Brewing is a capital-intensive industry, so it's imperative to follow a path that brings the greatest return while conserving or boosting cash. Cash is the key to survival.

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Writing it Down! SOPs: The Foundation of Any Brewery Quality Program

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Ben Parsons, Campbell Morrissy, Jamie Floyd, Merritt Waldron

Join Jamie Floyd and four smaller brewers for a panel discussion about what SOPs are, their importance in quality programs, and where they fit in the BA Quality Pyramid. We will talk about who writes SOPs, the importance of templates, …Read More

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What I Wish I Would Have Known When I Started My Brewery

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Barry Chan, Nathaniel Miller, Scott Strain, Tom Hennessy

Ah, if only we could go back in time and do it all over again! Looking in the rear view mirror, there are so many lessons we have learned that go far beyond wishing we had more tank space. If …Read More

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The New Ag Kids: Starting a Farm Brewery in the Farmhouse Brewing Era

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Amber Watts, Christian DeBenedetti, Davy Pasternak, Evan Watson

In this panel, owners of rural breweries will share their experiences in opening and operating production breweries and tasting rooms on agricultural land. Farmers have been brewers since, likely, there were farms, but modern brewing has largely been an industrial …Read More

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Universal Don’ts: How NOT To Market Your Startup Brewery

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Emily Hutto, Ray Goodrich

Different locations, different customer bases, different budgets… it’s nearly impossible to effectively talk about craft beer marketing best practices when there are as many different needs and goals as there are breweries. But fear not – we’ve determined a few …Read More

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Leveraging Your Brewers Association Resources

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Damon Scott, Graham Rausch, Jay Wood, Sarah Billiu

Ever wonder what you’re getting from your membership dues? Moderated by Brewers Association membership coordinator, Sarah Billiu, with panelists Graham Rausch, Damon Scott, and Jay Wood, this seminar will introduce new and old members alike to the wide world of …Read More

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From Dream to Reality – Create a Financial Plan for Your Brewery

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Chris Herron, Maria Pearman

In this hands-on workshop participants will develop a financial forecast for the first 3 years of operation. Attendees will leave with a forecast template that generates three basic financial reports: balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. The …Read More

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