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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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Check Please: Strategies to Increase Guest Check Average brewery taproom with tables of guests

Check Please: Strategies to Increase Guest Check Average

Whether you are a seasoned data jockey or just dipping your toe into the world of key performance indicators (KPIs), boosting your guest check average (GCA) is an excellent way to start increasing on-premise sales. Read More

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Director of Member Resources

A former professor of Communication Studies, Dr. J Jackson-Beckham dedicated her academic career to the study of American beer. She is an author, speaker, vocal advocate for the craft beverage community, homebrewer, and Certified Cicerone. In 2018, Dr. J was named the Brewers Association's first-ever Diversity Ambassador. In 2020, she was named Imbibe Magazine's Beer Person of the Year. Today, she helps craft beverage organizations develop practices that drive success, build communities, and empower individuals as the Brewers Association Director of Member Resources.

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Social Media Tips and Tricks for Taprooms person photographing beer on a smart phone

Social Media Tips and Tricks for Taprooms

In today's market, social media is a necessary aspect of business. In this post, Topa Topa's Jack Dyer attempts to categorize tips that have been helpful for his brewery over the years.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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But Really, How Dry Is January? Empty glass of beer in snow

But Really, How Dry Is January?

Explore the arc of Dry January over time, understand what to expect this year, and discover strategies to make your way through successfully.Read More

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Staff Economist

Matt Gacioch (he/him), staff economist for the Brewers Association, helps members make sense of the data that enable their businesses to thrive. He brings experience from market analytics, brewery operations, and consulting, along with an MBA, MS, and BS from the University of Michigan. Follow him on Instagram @craft_econ

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Water as a Hospitality Tool
The New Brewer: Sales & Marketing

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Meghna Jaradi

Access to water is both a basic human right and a universally understood sign of hospitality. In craft brewery taprooms, water can help create a sense of belonging.

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CBC 2024 Beer & Food Seminars

In these seminars, experts discuss strategies for menu building, cocktail design, non-alcohol options, and the financial benefits of adding food, offering practical advice for creating a memorable taproom experience.Read More

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Education Program Manager

MacKenzie Staples is the education program manager for the Brewers Association. In addition to managing the resources and articles on BrewersAssociation.org, she organizes the seminars for the Craft Brewers Conference® (CBC), curates the webinars in the BA Collab Hour series, and serves as the staff liaison for the CBC Seminar Subcommittee. She is originally from Texas where she fell in love with craft beer, and is proud to say that she has visited over 800 U.S. small and independent craft breweries.

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A Full Pour: How To Build Out Food and Beverage Menus to Create a More Inviting Space and Drive Profits

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Sarah Jane Curran, Stephen Toevs

With a booming brewery scene in the U.S., competition is fierce, and quality standards are high. Sarah Jane Curran and Chef Stephen Toevs from Marriott Headquarters discuss strategies for breweries to enhance their food and beverage menus, covering food menu building, cocktail design, and non-alcoholic options for profitability.Read More

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Who’s Hungry? Strategies for Adding Food to Your Taproom

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Andrew Coplon, Jake Nunes, Kary Shumway, Elise Strupp

Breweries are recognizing the importance of offering more than just great beer, with food becoming a key aspect of the taproom experience. This session explores the benefits of adding food, financial considerations, and insights from breweries that have successfully implemented food options, offering practical advice for enhancing taproom profitability and memorability.Read More

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CBC 2024 Taproom Atmosphere & Hospitality Seminars

Some of the most important issues for on-premise breweries are simply about hospitality—how can you continue to make meaningful connections with your visitors to keep them coming back for more? This playlist includes topics on enhancing your customer experience, training taproom staff, building programs for successful events, and maintaining customer engagement.Read More

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Education Program Manager

MacKenzie Staples is the education program manager for the Brewers Association. In addition to managing the resources and articles on BrewersAssociation.org, she organizes the seminars for the Craft Brewers Conference® (CBC), curates the webinars in the BA Collab Hour series, and serves as the staff liaison for the CBC Seminar Subcommittee. She is originally from Texas where she fell in love with craft beer, and is proud to say that she has visited over 800 U.S. small and independent craft breweries.

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