Packaged product has taken on new importance during the pandemic for craft brewers, and cans have become the preferred … Read More
Hop production up 11 percent last year, and seven other factoids from the 2021 National Hop Report
More hops, please. In June, we noted demand for one of beer’s most dynamic ingredients was continuing to dramatically … Read More
Update on Massachusetts’ effort to improve plastic beer can carrier recycling in 2021
Plastic can carriers are promoted as “100% recyclable,” which is true in theory, but they are often incompatible with … Read More
NBWA’s Beer Purchasers’ Index for December 2021 shows craft beer’s expansion and seltzer’s continued contraction
The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) recently released the Beer Purchasers' Index (BPI) for … Read More
Beer scribe Chris Crowell picks his favorite craft brewery business features from 2021
Need some fresh ideas for growing revenue, handling distribution or anything else to run a better, ethical brewery … Read More
The Makers episode 1: The making of Bowigens Beer Co. Smooth Velvet
The same producers of the show Crafted that debuted on Amazon Prime earlier this year premiered a new show called The … Read More
The 21 best craft beer sales and marketing ideas in 2021
The creativity of craft breweries is not limited to their beers. Each year we catalogue the inventive, fun, inspiring … Read More
Beer DTC State of the Industry 2021
Let's be honest here: The current state of affairs for shipping beer direct to consumers (DTC) is not that great. … Read More
Best of CBB: Feed your beer brain with the 21 best business features from our 2021 archives
Chances are you probably didn’t get into commercial brewing for the business aspect of it. You love brewing, beer, the … Read More
Best of CBB: The 21 biggest holy shit! headlines of 2021
What a year! That’s how I scream it now -- with both excitement and anxiety -- what another year! Despite the pandemic … Read More
