Expert Topic Short and Long Term Financial Planning for Breweries
Standing on a solid financial situation is a goal for many breweries, but it can often seem elusive, given all the RISJ that can come from running a small business. However there are small steps breweries can take – at any time – to strengthen a financial situation and build towards a better tomorrow and into retirement.
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News Wiper and True Wins ‘Brewery of the Year’ Award at Brewers Choice Awards in UK
When in the UK, you may want to add the town of Bristol to your itinerary. The 3 hour drive from London will take you to Wiper and True Brewery and Taproom, the recipient of the ‘Brewery of the Year’ at the recent Brewers Choice Awards in London.
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News FX Matt Continues to Diversify – Picks Up Ohza RTD’s
F.X. Matt Brewing Company, the Utica, New York family-owned brewery has continued its path of diversification by acquiring the RTD brand Ohza. Earlier this year the company purchased Merican Mule, an RTD cocktail company known for its Moscow Mule cocktails.
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Expert Topic Brewing with Yuzu. Expensive but Worth It
For those closely chronicling the beer offerings on shelves and draft have likely noticed yuzu infused ales and lagers coming on from time to time. The Japanese fruit offers flavors that go beyond the typical and have a bit of specialness behind them.
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News CA Governor Signs Legislation Allowing Breweries to Sell Beer Off Licensed Premise
Few states have provisions which allow a beer manufacturer to sell beer off their licensed premises. California, like many other states did allow a brewery, winery or distiller to donate or sell alcohol beverages to a non-profit organization charitable organization which could then sell the beer to the public under a special event license. California will soon break that barrier and allow breweries to directly sell beer to the public at an assortment of events, away from the licensed premise, by obtaining a caterers permit.
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News Government Shutdown Looms – Brewers Can Prepare
Here we go again. As we near the end of the federal government’s fiscal year, there is a very strong likelihood that Congress will not meet the September 30th deadline to pass a budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Although it is possible that Congress will pass a continuing resolution to provide funding for an interim period of time until an annual budget is passed, it is also very possible that they will not – which would lead to a government shutdown, essentially disabling the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Brewers may want to prepare.
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News TTB Wants to Hear From You – Help Them Help You
The Alcohol Tabacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has put out their annual Customer Satisfaction Survey and wants to hear from industry members on how the TTB can better shape their services. The survey includes questions on industry members experience with the agency and what the TTB can do to increase the level of satisfaction by industry users.
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Expert Topic Brewing with Sake Yeast
Todd Bellomy was physically trapped in an office job at Boston Beer Company but his mind and heart were in Japan. Bellomy had spent several years living and working in Japan where he developed a love for sake and homebrewing. “I was stuck in a cubicle job at Sam Adams and was just dying to brew anything,” he recalls. “I was making sake at home in my kitchen.”
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News Scottish Brewery Makes Claim of ‘World’s Strongest Beer’ – But There’s a Catch
88 Brewery in Edinburgh, Scotland has claimed that their Scottish Ale Beithir Fire is the “World’s Strongest beer,” weighing in at 75% abv. But there’s a catch. The beer is blended with Scottish spirits, so that not all of the alcohol in the “beer” is derived from fermentation of the beer itself.
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News 2025 Malt Cup Registration Is Now Open
The Craft Malsters Guild has announced that registration is now open for the 2025 Malt Cup, the 7th annual celebration of excellence in craft malting. The Craft Maltsters Guild established the Malt Cup in 2019 as an industry standard for malthouses of all sizes around the world and is the only malt competition in the world.
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News Beer Institute Reports Domestic Beer Shipments Down 3.5% in July
The Beer Institute has published its monthly estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for July 2024 which showed that beer shipments were down yet again with a decrease of 3.5% compared to July 2023. Year-to-date shipments are down 2.5% through July compared to the same period last year.
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News Anderson Valley Brewing Up for Sale at $7.9 Million
Pioneering California craft brewery Anderson Valley Brewing Co. has been listed for sale. The Mendocino County brewery, founded 37 years ago, is listed at $7.9 million which includes the 47,600 square foot production facility and the 29-acre parcel of land the brewery sits on.
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Expert Topic Brewing with Exotic Teas and Botanicals
Tea has a bit of a reputation in the American alcohol trade, one that is ingrained and challenging to change. While tea is the world’s second most popular beverage, when it comes to its combination with alcohol, the image of the ready-to-drink hard tea brands dominate.
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News Maui Brewing to Shutdown Modern Times in San Diego and Contract at AleSmith
Maui Brewing Company has announced that they will shutter the Modern Times brewery in San Diego which they acquired two years ago and move all production to neighboring AleSmith Brewing under a contract basis.
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News Tilray Lays Off Innovation Brewing Team at 10 Barrel
One year after purchasing 10 Barrel Brewing from Anheuser-Busch, reports have surfaced that Tilray Brands has laid off the entire innovation brewing team and positions in administration and sales. The move comes a few days after the announced resignation of 10 Barrel founders Chris and Jeremy Cox.
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Sponsored Mitigate Risk of Package Failure with Head Space Management
Beverage packages, be it cans, bottles, kegs, or even tanks and totes can experience increasing internal pressures when the temperature warms up. While vendors have specifications on the maximum pressure they can withstand, it becomes the responsibility of the beverage manufacturer to ensure that once the package is filled, the internal pressures never rise above the maximum safe levels specified by the supplier for the maximum temperatures that the package experiences during its journey through the distribution chain. For pasteurized beverage products, the maximum temperature the beverage experiences is likely the pasteurization temperature.
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