Business & Marketing Stories - Craft Brewing Business

National Black Brewers Association announced at Craft Brewers Conference

May 9, 2023 Pretty Much a Press Release

The craft brewing business accounted for nearly $29 billion in beer sales last year, which is nearly one-quarter of the $120 billion beer industry revenue in the United States, but… Read More

Watch the story behind craft beer’s biggest non-alcoholic beer maker — Athletic Brewing

May 9, 2023 Keith Gribbins

Off-premise craft beer sales are struggling a little in 2023 — for a variety of factors — inflation, less beer consumption overall, fierce competition from other craft breweries, fierce competition… Read More

Here’s a quick overview of the 2023 Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville this week

May 8, 2023 CBB Editorial Staff

We are currently running around the 2023 Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America. This show looks fantastic. We’re big fans of Nashville, the Brewers Association and this conference. There have… Read More

Brewery software vendors, marketing pros and consultants to see at CBC 2023

May 3, 2023 CBB Editorial Staff

BrewLogix | Booth 459 BrewLogix will be showcasing their platforms MarketMyBrewery and BreweryDB at CBC 2023. MarketMyBrewery is a statement to the craft brew industry that BrewLogix is a trusted… Read More

Need keg dispensing equipment? Here’s a giant auction that includes techy, hands-free electronic pour systems

May 1, 2023 Keith Gribbins

Sestra Systems is a Sterling, Virginia-based manufacturer of smart, cloud-connected dispensing equipment. The company makes (made?) these cool TapWise dispensing solutions for wine, beer and basically any product you’d like… Read More

Grist Analytics and the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) partner to advance brewing science and quality

May 1, 2023 Pretty Much a Press Release

Grist Analytics and the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) recently announced a new partnership in a mission to advance the science and quality of brewing around the world. Long-time… Read More

NIQ: 7 out of 10 beer segments grew in off-premise over the last 52 weeks — just not craft beer

April 27, 2023 Keith Gribbins

The big story in beverage alcohol for 2023 so far is on-premise sales. Despite increasing prices for everything and whispers of a possible recession, folks are going out for food… Read More

The Mass Brewers Guild launches program that enables investments (as little as $100) in Massachusetts craft breweries

April 26, 2023 Pretty Much a Press Release

The Mass Brewers Guild, the state’s trade association that exists to protect and promote the interests of Massachusetts craft breweries, has partnered with Mainvest, a Salem-based investment platform enabling small… Read More

Watch Joe Short give a tour of Short’s Brewing’s Elk Rapids, Mich., production facility

April 26, 2023 Keith Gribbins

Located in the heart of downtown Bellaire, Michigan, Short’s Brewing was established in 2004 by Joe Short. He is instantly recognizable from his excellent mustache, which you can see in… Read More

How your taproom impacts future off-premises purchases

April 25, 2023 Andrew Coplon

Guests are nearly 60% more likely to purchase beer off-premises if they have a high engagement experience at your taproom, vs. an experience described as low engagement. This stat is… Read More