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Diving Into POS Data and Trends With Arryved

September 25, 2023

Chief Economist Bart Watson dives into 300 million transactions from Arryved POS data to pull out the latest trends and insights.Read More

Written By Bart Watson , Economist

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

Creative Spaces

Cyrena Nouzille

Beer and art go hand in hand, but your brewery's space might not necessarily reflect that. Have you ever wondered how you can find the time to make your brewery more "artsy?"

Micros

Gabe Toth

Microbreweries—those that produce fewer than 15,000 barrels annually and sell less than 25% of that production onsite—are shifting focus to their immediate customers.

Regionals

Greg Kitsock

The Regionals category underperformed, down 2% in volume, even as craft beer as a whole held its own in a volatile market.

Taprooms

Stephanie Grant

Taprooms—breweries that sell over 25% of their beer onsite and don't offer significant food services—were up 9% by volume in 2022 over the previous year.

Brewpubs

Brandon Hernández

After countless pivots by restaurateurs and their short-handed workforces, customers are returning, but they are doing so on a new set of terms requiring even more adjustments.

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Sustainability Benchmarking Reports

The Sustainability Benchmarking Reports provide a platform for the craft brewing community to share best practices for identifying how to use water more efficiently, generating less wastewater and solid waste, decreasing total energy usage, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Read More

The Value of a Beer-Educated Staff

Jeremy Storton

Back in the day, all you had to do to make the customer happy was to hire a smiling local to offer flavorful beer. But more breweries are discovering the value of an educated staff.

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The Taprooms Committee Discusses “January Problems” or TGIF! (Thank Goodness It’s FeBREWary!)

February 22, 2023

Members of the BA Taprooms Committee reflect on their January, and share their thoughts as we all roll into FeBREWary together!Read More

Written By Taprooms Committee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Taprooms Committee's main objective is to foster the sharing of resources and ideas between taproom class breweries. As taproom brewery revenue is generated mainly from onsite sales, the committee’s job is to create resources that help breweries find ways to get customers to come to the taproom, stay a while, and keep coming back.

Keg Handling Tips for Beer Service Staff

February 8, 2023

Follow these four tips to prevent injury when handling kegs and find additional safety training resources for your beer service staff.Read More

Written By Draught Beer Quality Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Draught Beer Quality Subcommittee's mission is to improve the quality of draught beer dispensed to customers. They seek to preserve the great flavor and aroma of beer created by the brewer, and to deliver it to the consumer at retail. Great beer must be handled conscientiously to arrive in the glass in perfect condition.

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