Pikes Peak Brewing Co., a veteran-owned, independent craft brewery in Monument, Colo., is expanding into the Downtown Colorado Springs community with the establishment of a new Lager House. Embracing its… Read More

When Sam Holloway at Crafting A Strategy first posed the question about the role taproom staff clothing plays in a guest’s experience, I simply thought it was a mere decision… Read More

For over 18 months, the Brewers of Pennsylvania (BOP), the state’s official brewers guild, worked with state legislators and the Governor’s office to avoid a large, across-the-bar sales tax that… Read More

The latest version of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) COLAs Online includes a new application status called Conditionally Approved, which provides a handy streamlining in the… Read More

People often ask me, “Chris, why are there so many beers?” To which I reply, “You ask the wrong questions, young one. Does one ask why there are so many… Read More

In 2019, the German malt producer Palatia Malz GmbH celebrates its 120th birthday. The third-generation family-run business with its headquarters in Heidelberg was founded in 1899 as a flour mill… Read More

There’s been lots of headlines lately about companies and even individual breweries setting up online sales outlets, slyly circumventing the three-tier distribution system. We’ve been detailing the alcohol e-commerce platforms… Read More

Following a brewery expansion that added a 30-bbl system to their existing operations, Woodstock Inn & Brewery in New Hampshire faced the need to reduce BOD and TSS loads to… Read More

How’s this for a sales pitch? For a month, try out this innovative, specialty brewing vessel — say, an infusion system that allows you to experiment hardcore and decrease waste… Read More

Here at Five Beers to Know headquarters we only have one rule: Don’t bother Chris. This isn’t because I’m some diva (although I do wear a tiara at all times),… Read More