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Texas Craft Brewers Guild + Method Architecture announce 2022-2023 brewery in planning grantees

August 1, 2022Pretty Much a Press Release

Another round of grantees have been announced for a program awarding aspiring craft brewers with membership to the Texas Craft Brewers Guild. Grantees receive one year of membership (a $300 value) in the trade association for small and independent craft breweries in the Lone Star State. The grants are funded by Method Architecture, a Texas-based firm that’s also a long-time member of the Guild. 

The 2022 grantees are (in alphabetical order):

  • Bee & Brew — Fort Worth
  • Cassette Brewing Co. — Kyle
  • In the Barn Brewing — Bandera
  • Monarch Brewing Co. — Austin
  • Western Legends Brewing Co. — Big Spring

Smittox Brewing in Allen was a grantee in the 2021 cycle. “At the time I received the grant, I was deep into the early planning phases of starting Smittox Brewing,” says founder Kuumba Smith. “But I had no idea how to get the ball rolling. The Guild really provided that push in the right direction. As a member, you have the resources you need at your fingertips.”

Brewery in Planning members can access the Guild’s library of recorded and live online educational resources, attend monthly member meetups and annual conferences, connect with more than 200 veteran brewery owners statewide and build relationships with hundreds of vendors who will be critical to their success as brewers and business owners.

The costs to enter the craft brewing industry are high and continue to climb due to ongoing challenges that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. People of color, women, non-binary individuals and entrepreneurs outside of metropolitan areas are known to experience particularly high barriers to credit, capital and other business supports.

“We know the barrier to entry for starting a new business can be tough, especially for minority business owners,” said Jackie Rye, partner and project lead for breweries including Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. and Karbach Brewing Co. “Our hope is that the grants allow these entrepreneurs to focus on what they do best and fully embrace the resources available within the craft beer community.”

“Breweries in planning have to prioritize every dollar as they get their projects going,” says Meg Ellis, membership and business development manager for the Guild. “So to benefit from Guild membership in the crucial early phases and still be able to allocate funds toward hard costs like equipment orders and facilities improvements can have a huge impact down the road.”

The grantees were announced publicly in San Antonio during the Texas Craft Brewers Guild’s annual summer conference and trade show, the Texas Brewery Roundup, which took place July 21-24.

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