You are using an outdated browser not supported by The Brewers Association.
Please consider upgrading!
Glass bottles are still one of the most commonly used types of packaging for the craft beer industry today. The resources in this section will help your brewery select the right bottles and bottling lines for your needs, keep your workers and consumers safe when working with glass in your brewery, and contribute to a more sustainable brewing industy with things like returnable bottles and effective recycling practices.
Unless your consumers are trying to get into the Guinness Book of records, no one wants to swallow glass! The Craft Brewers Glass Quality Group (CBGQG) is a dream team of quality, packaging and brewing professionals from at least a …Read More
Craft brewers have always led the way in considering the environmental impact of their decisions. This panel will provide brewers with the latest updates on where, why, and how refillable beer bottles are gaining a toehold in craft brewing. Craft …Read More
The Glass Recycling Coalition discusses how packaging breweries of all sizes can make a significant impact on the success of glass recycling.Read More
Did you know containers like glass bottles and aluminum cans contribute to roughly 40% of the greenhouse gas emissions throughout the lifecycle of a packaged beer? And that the recycled content of our containers is typically less than half of …Read More
Wired contributing editor and Slate and New York Times columnist Brendan Koerner moderates a debate between beer can and glass bottle suppliers as they discuss the benefits of each package type and are challenged on perceived drawbacks. Read More
Resource Hub