Business & Marketing · Featured
Minnesota is well known for producing foods like wild rice, sweet corn and Honeycrisp apples, but lately, it’s the state’s drinkable crops that are making headlines. Home to only a … Read More
Craft Credo No. 2: Serve your community first. Craft Credo No. 4: Embrace philanthropy. Summit Brewing Co. in St. Paul, Minn., is embracing both of those hokey, heartwarming, CBB-created craft philosophies in … Read More
Thirty years? Holy hell, few craft breweries can claim that kind of rich history. How do you celebrate such a milestone? Well, you start by grabbing a beer. In fact, … Read More
Utepils Brewing put an end to the suspense surrounding the identity of its head brewer and announced that Eric Harper will be assuming the role. Harper comes to Utepils Brewing … Read More
Summit Brewing Co. announced the release of Sticke Alt: Düsselfdorf Style Ale. Sticke Alt, a maltier and hoppier version of a traditional Altbier, is commonly offered in secret in Düsselfdorf, Germany … Read More
I’m going to apologize in advance: I’m about to nerd out hard. I blame Summit Brewing Co. You see, the brewery just announced the release of Make It So, an Extra … Read More
Summit Brewing is working with Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom on a brand new brew. The beer is called Cracking Wit and it will be available starting May 20 as … Read More
Packaging and transporting your craft beer is critical, and we’ve found another tool that can help improve the efficiency of your packaging hall. Graco Advanced Fluid Dispense (AFD), a provider … Read More
Really, what else do you have going on at this point in your Friday? You’ve already watched that Ewok dog on the treadmill. You went through like three months of … Read More
In 1986, Summit Brewing Co. founder Mark Stutrud set out to rediscover the traditional brewing methods behind the great handcrafted beers that once flowed throughout the Midwest. He would need … Read More
Last year, when I interviewed Market Garden Brewery/Nano Brew Cleveland Brewmaster Andy Tveekrem (former head brewer at Dogfish Head Brewery), he talked about what he considered a Midwest, Cleveland beer. … Read More
It’s worth watching this video for the awesome, cheese-filled rock gem that plays in the background, personalized for Summit Brewing Co.’s new canned craft beer. NYC-based musician Abstract Artimus (who occasionally … Read More
Donning an awesome red Millennium Falcon T, Ryan Koga from Karben4 Brewing (Madison, Wis.) discusses the intricacies of his collaboration beer with Mike Lundell and Summit Brewing Co. (St. Paul, … Read More
News · Packaging & Distribution
Summit Brewing Co. showed off its new packaging art on all varieties of Summit beer. Summit partnered with Duffy & Partners to develop the new visual stories displayed on each … Read More
Right now, craft brewing means big business, especially for local communities. Across the country, states are working on legislation to help craft brewers conduct business. Minnesota is a shining example … Read More
How to maintain your brewery’s independence with the right ownership modelJuly 25, 2017
Sour beer on a budget: How to launch a wild program in a brewery known for lagers, alesJuly 20, 2017
Three-tier system think piece: Let’s steer away from post-Prohibition fears and reconsider our regulatory schemesJuly 17, 2017
Five common mistakes breweries make in their Certificate of Label Approval/Exemption submissionsJuly 13, 2017
Let’s learn some brewery expansion financing basicsJuly 10, 2017
AB InBev’s ‘craft’ brands speak out against BA’s independent seal, hope you’ll drink some of their Kool-Aid alreadyJuly 10, 2017
