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What’s going on with the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act?
The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), the no-brainer compromise on federal excise taxes in the … Read More
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Would a Trump aluminum tax make cans more expensive? Will it also make you buy American?
If you don’t know, China is our largest trading partner. In 2016, the total amount of trade back and forth between … Read More
Business & Marketing- Featured
Rebrand or brand refresh? Which is right for your brewery?
This is an excerpt from the newly published Craft Beer Branding Guide. CODO Design has spent years working with startup … Read More
Cool loot we get in the mail: Rogue Farms sends ultimate baby-survival kit, vies for godparent status
It takes a village to raise, well, anything really, and the folks at Rogue Farms and Rogue Ales and Spirits have long … Read More
World of Beer Craft: Craft beer market in Europe to grow 11% from 2017-2021
Good news for European craft business and American craft brewers: Technavio, market researchers that explore more than … Read More
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Three new craft beer imports may be headed to a shelf near you
Reminder that the several hundred breweries down the street and the Big Beer monolith towering over us all aren't your … Read More
Asheville staple French Broad Brewing to be revitalized under new owners
As of June 1, French Broad Brewing Co. is under new ownership. Paul Casey and his wife Sarah, from Chapel Hill, N.C., … Read More
Two Roads Brewing to use new software to manage price planning
These competitive and fast-moving times call for pricing and promotion software that matches up. Two Roads Brewing says … Read More
Boulevard Brewing to start on $10 million expansion plans
Boulevard Brewing Co. says it will soon break ground on a $10 million expansion of its Kansas City brewery. The project, … Read More
How Foothills Brewing improved its lighting while reducing usage by 58 percent
Be green and save green -- it's not just a catchy cliche. GreenTech Solutions Group just completed an LED lighting … Read More
Three U.S. breweries win awards in Australian International Beer Awards
Competing on the world stage, three American craft breweries, all members of the Brewers Association’s Export … Read More
Top craft beer marketing of the week: Fundraisers and free beer for life
1. Drake’s Brewing Co. gives back with Kick Back Can't beat a community fundraiser as the branding for a beer. … Read More
Excuse our protaxinating. Here is your April 2017 domestic tax paid estimate
We just didn’t feel like talking about taxes last week, even though the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate … Read More
Stone Brewing has 158 touch points to ensure quality control and fresh beer
The Brewers Association says to picture quality control like a pyramid. The base levels are: 1) good manufacturing … Read More