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Taproom breweries face different challenges than brewpubs and production-oriented breweries. These taproom resources help you face those challenges, from planning and hosting events to defining your role in the local community, to training and retaining your taproom staff.

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Industry Updates

Encouraging Staff and Customer Social Distancing Compliance

Sarah Billiu provides tips for front of house staff and customers to assist in their journey toward and understanding of socially responsible behavior.Read More

Membership Team Lead

Sarah Billiu is the Membership Team Lead 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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The New Brewer: Industry Review Issue

Taprooms

Tom Wilmes

Nimble taproom breweries continue to be a growth engine for the craft beer industry, as their performance accounted for 37 percent of overall industry growth in 2019.

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Crafting a Contactless Hospitality Program

CBC Online 2020 Kailey Partin

In this seminar, we discuss how to convert your once-bustling hospitality program to a virtual and contact-free experience that your customers appreciate and continue to return to during this unprecedented time. You’ll be guided through how to pivot to a new business …Read More

Educational Publications

Music Licensing Guidance for Breweries

The Brewers Association has put together some guidelines for breweries to follow when playing recorded or live music in their establishments.Read More

Outreach Coordinator

Graham Rausch is Membership Coordinator at the Brewers Association & Moderator of the BA Forum. He works to provide assistance, resources, and support for the breweries in his region. Graham started out with the Member Services team in 2014, developing a well-rounded knowledge of BA resources during that time. This experience serves him well in helping members navigate the numerous benefits available to them. Graham hails from Milwaukee - he enjoys trail running, playing with his German Shepherd pup, and collecting vinyl. Oh yeah, he loves beer.

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Insights & Analysis

POS Data Analysis: Pricing, Seasonality and Format Sales

Chief Economist Bart Watson takes another look at Arryved's aggregated POS data to explore pricing elasticity, seasonality and trends in formats.Read More

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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Lake Anne Brew House raised $18,000 for the Reston Historic Trust & Museum at their annual Cardboard Boat Regatta
Industry Updates

Managing Donation Requests

Managing donation requests at your brewery can be overwhelming. Maximize the impact of your donations for both charities and your brewery with these ideas. Read More

Brewers Association

The Taproom 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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