When Gary Fish founded Deschutes Brewery 30 years ago in the town of Bend, Oregon, less than 100 craft breweries dotted … Read More
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Business & Marketing
Dig Deschutes Brewery’s new packaging design (and why they made the change)
Equipment & Systems
LJ Star’s new LumiFlow LED light attaches to inline sight glasses
L.J. Star, a leading provider of process observation equipment, has introduced its exclusive LumiFlo LED light. Designed … Read More
Ingredients & Supplies
BSG Hops bring aboard new hop specialist
BSG Hops sent word that it hired Chad Kennedy as the company’s new Hop Specialist. In this role, Chad will be … Read More
Packaging & Distribution
NBWA releases January Beer Purchasers’ Index (craft orders change slightly)
National Beer Wholesalers Association recently released the Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) for January 2019. The index … Read More
Details on BrewDog’s intriguing partnership with the diversity-focused Crowns & Hops
If you don’t know Teo Hunter and Beny Ashburn yet, you will. The duo was featured in Time Magazine last year after … Read More
Omega Yeast Labs brings Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast to the United States craft beer scene
One of the oldest Lithuanian farmhouse ale yeast strains – sourced from famed brewer Aldona Udriene’s JOVARU Beer – is … Read More
Yakima Chief Hops’ Organic Hops program is ready to ship
Late last year, Yakima Chief Hops officially launched its Organic Hops program. The program originally began as Organic … Read More
AHA releases 2019 craft beer clone recipes (enjoy this Jester King Figlet Farmhouse Amber Ale clone recipe)
Celebrating the homebrew-nited states, and local craft breweries across the nation, the American Homebrewers Association … Read More
Why doesn’t beer freeze in an outdoor fermenting tank like in a can?
When I talked to Bell’s Brewery Founder Larry Bell a couple of weeks ago about pulling distribution from the … Read More
A hard kombucha brand bought Ballast Point’s Scripps Ranch facility in San Diego
JuneShine, the hard kombucha brand that launched in June 2018, just announced the simultaneous close of its seed round … Read More
MillerCoors likes farmers
Let’s all raise a cold one to the hard working American farmers, like those who help grow our high quality ingredients. … Read More
House Reintroduces Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act
The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives … Read More
Enjoy this Valentine’s yeast strain: rare cacao bean yeast captured at the source of the Amazon
Peru. Marañón Canyon. The Grand Canyon of the Amazon, where the largest river in the world begins, rare cacao trees have … Read More
Safety is love: Watch this great Valentine’s safety video with BA Safety Ambassador Matt Stinchfield
The Brewers Association (BA) has been producing some impressive video work of late. In the last six months, the trade … Read More
