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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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10 Tips for Building a Balanced Portfolio in Your Brewpub or Taproom

10 Tips for Building a Balanced Portfolio in Your Brewpub or Taproom

A versatile portfolio builds core loyalty, creates excitement through seasonal and specialty releases, delivers fresh and flavorful beverages, and drives real revenue growth.Read More

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Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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Music Licensing Is Getting More Complicated. Here’s Where Things Stand. A busycraft brewery

Music Licensing Is Getting More Complicated. Here’s Where Things Stand.

If music plays in your brewery, you need public performance licenses — and navigating which ones can get expensive fast. Here's where things stand on the federal level and what it means for your business. Read More

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Vice President of Membership

Sarah Billiu is the Vice President of Membership 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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Join the Club?

Do brewery membership programs still make sense in today’s market? Using data from 140 breweries, this analysis examines what membership programs generate in revenue and who’s actually participating. Exploring differences between monthly and annual tiers, the findings reveal how loyalty, pricing, and commitment intersect in modern craft beer. For breweries looking to drive taproom traffic, retain regulars, or rethink their membership program strategy, the data offers practical insight into what’s working, and why.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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Inside Voices: 2025 Consumer Survey woman considering beer sample in taster flight

Inside Voices: 2025 Consumer Survey

"Well, what do you think?" It’s a simple question that you and your staff probably ask a hundred times a day after sliding a taster across the bar to a thirsty patron. At which point, that customer will give you a thumbs up or thumbs down. Now, imagine you could jump fully into that patron’s head to understand what they really think.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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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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Dr. J Jackson-Beckham is an author, speaker, and vocal advocate for the craft beverage community. After being named the Brewers Association’s first Equity & Inclusion Partner in 2018, she went on to lead both its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion department, and its Member Resources team until 2025. Today, she continues to support the industry as an independent thought leader and changemaker.

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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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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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mobile playlist icon CBC 2024 Taproom Atmosphere & Hospitality Seminars Urban South taproom

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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