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How Creative Brewery Partnerships Help the Recycling Conundrum

June 14, 2021

This post includes a crash course in recycling, creative ideas for achieving your own recycling goals, and brewery specific case studies.Read More

Written By Sustainability Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

Know Before You Buy: Beer Can Specifications

February 25, 2021

Due to the current shortage, it is more important than ever to understand the specifications and performance of the cans you source. Read More

Written By Supply Chain Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Supply Chain Subcommittee is concerned with the ingredients and materials that are used to brew and package craft beers. By monitoring hop and barley harvest, interacting with growers and examining packaging supplies, and monitoring glass and can markets, the Supply Chain Subcommittee works to ensure a stable marketplace and provide educational resources to the brewing community on best practices for sourcing and selecting ingredients and packaging materials to suit their beers.

Can Crunch

Greg Kitsock

Craft brewers have been forced to scrounge packaging wherever they can, including repurposing “old” cans with makeshift labels and dusting off bottling lines.

Facts About Draught Beer To-Go Cans

This resource gives brewers and retailers high level guidance for using draught beer to-go cans such as Crowler® cans.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.

Quality and Safety Plan for Mobile Canning

This white paper outlines safety and quality considerations for brewers working with a mobile canning company.Read More

Written By Quality Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Quality Subcommittee envisions a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality. Quality for this purpose has been defined as: a beer that is responsibly produced using wholesome ingredients, consistent brewing techniques and good manufacturing practices, which exhibits flavor characteristics that are consistently aligned with both the brewer’s and the beer drinker’s expectations.

Ensuring Quality and Compatibility of Beer Packaged in Cans

January 2, 2020

The Brewers Association is aware of recent market withdrawals of U.S.-made beer packaged in cans. Not all types of beer or beer brands are compatible with all types of beer cans. Brewers should assess every beer brand they intend to package in cans to ensure favorable sensory and performance outcomes. Read More

Tracing Dissolved Oxygen through the Packaging Process

Andy Tveekrem

Selling oxidized, stale beer is an easy way to lose customers. With the increasing level of competition for retail space, brewers need every advantage to keep their beer at its best.

Seminar

We Can and So Can You: Canning Line Selection and Installation

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Alan Windhausen, Brock Ashburn, Perry Dickerson

Properly packaging your beer for market is critical to quality and consumer experience, and the first step is selecting and installing the equipment! Join moderator Alan Windhausen from Pikes Peak Brewing, plus speakers Brock Ashburn from Highland Brewing and Perry …Read More

Bottles and Cans: Craft Beer Packaging Trends in 2018

January 8, 2019

As industry growth has slowed, can growth is now coming at the expense of bottles. Let's break down that shift in terms of drivers. 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.

Cans and Bottles: Craft Beer Packaging Trends in 2017

January 9, 2018

It’s been about a year since I last looked at craft beer packaging. Since that point, a lot has changed. The biggest shift has been the continued increase in share by cans. Although bottles still remain the majority of packaging …Read More

Written By Bart Watson , Economist

Economist

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