The craft beer industry officially hit a rough patch in 2018, with many big name craft brewers having to pump the brakes, but Karl Strauss Brewing Co. was not one… Read More

Over the past year and a half, I have been lucky enough to vicariously get to experience breweries coast to coast. Through Secret Hopper, we have helped breweries monitor their… Read More

Craft beer in the United States is exploding. The number of breweries operating in the United States surpassed 7,000 in 2018 and that number is expected to grow by close… Read More

If your brewery is on the hunt for business opportunities for growth, increased working capital decisions or even investors, it is time to do a gut check on employment practices… Read More

So, how was your holiday? Was it good? What did you do? Did you make any resolutions? No? Just kind of ate some food and watched TV? Cool cool …… Read More

On September 5, 2018, new regulations for class “A” and “special class “A” beer permit holders in Iowa came into effect. Under the new regulations holders of such permits are… Read More

Colorado, the progressive outdoorsy beer mecca of America, is now allowing customers to easily find beer over 3.2 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) at grocery and convenient stores with the… Read More

Sorry. You were probably worried. We haven’t posted since December 20, and you maybe thought we got kidnapped, arrested or lost in a treasure cave. Sadly, no. We were just… Read More

Last week, we learned that Deschutes Brewery was joining a lot of other famous names in beer by reducing its workforce. Not only that, but Deschutes’ Roanoke, Va., facility and… Read More

The Trump administration finalized a regulation this week to tax alcohol imported into the country. It’s not a new tax, but it is a tax that many wineries and large… Read More