March/April 2016

Distribution Issue

In the March/April 2016 The New Brewer, we turn our attention to distribution, focusing on the many models available to both brewpubs and packaging breweries. We also include practical tips for structuring a distribution contract.

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Distribution Issue

The Many Models of Distribution

Many brewpubs are exploring the off-premise trade to maximize their sales. How far they go depends on their capacity, their business plans, and, of course, the law.

Distribution Issue

Featured Stories

A Practical Blueprint for Distribution

Art DeCelle

Whether you’re an experienced brewer, a startup packaging brewery, or a brewpub expanding to provide products to local retailers, you need a viable distribution plan.

The Canning Revolution 2.0

Adrienne So

The Mega-Merger and the Three-Tier System

Lester Jones

The merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller is the largest in brewing history, but it also signals fundamental changes to the U.S alcohol beverage industry.

Reevaluation the Reinheitsgebot

Horst Dornbusch

The Reinheitsgebot’s 500th anniversary is an occasion for the reevaluation of its relevancy—especially within the context of today’s rise of the craft brewing movement.

Craft Brewers Provide Disaster Relief

Alan Moen

Craft breweries nationwide have been impacted by natural disasters in recent years, but they have also stepped up to help victims of these tragedies in meaningful ways.

A Note From the Editor

Jill Redding, Editor-in-Chief

This issue also includes brewery-generated news about the craft brewing community in the Brewery Updates and Beer Releases sections; and new products and services from the allied trade in Industry Supplier News. In our back-page interview, we highlight Rick Blankemeier, a quality assurance manager at Stone Brewing who outlines five things brewers should be doing to ensure beer quality.

Cheers, and we hope you enjoy this issue of The New Brewer.

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