Jack Mormon. The Real Shit. Nut Sack Double Brown Ale. Each were applications for beer-related trademarks the USPTO rejected as disparaging or scandalous. But no more. Last week the Federal… Read More

Every year, we end the Craft Brewing Business calendar year with a look back at the biggest headlines and our best features across our main topic categories. As I was… Read More

Holy shit, craft brewers! What a year you had. You topped 4,000 breweries in the U.S., something that hasn’t happened since the 1800s, produced more craft beer than the world… Read More

Isn’t it amazing that our beloved brews truly consist of four basic ingredients? You, craft brewer, are building a business with a foundation of water, grain, hops and yeast. Of… Read More

When I think of awesome equipment, I think of Batman. The guy’s only “super powers” are his awesome arsenal of badass batarangs, bathooks, batmobiles — you get the picture. He’s… Read More

Chances are you didn’t get into commercial craft brewing for the business aspect of it. You love brewing, not taxes and trademark issues. That’s where Craft Brewing Business comes in.… Read More

The transactions were the headlines in 2015, but the real story of the beer industry’s mergers and acquisitions will be told via shelf space in 2016 and beyond. Yes, the… Read More

Everyone thinks they know what How the Grinch Stole Christmas is all about. Everyone thinks that the Grinch — that curmudgeonly green creature who founded the War on Christmas —… Read More

Anheuser-Busch figures some folks buy beer on looks, and there’s some truth to that statement in today’s busy beer market. In fact, last week it announced plans to relaunch “America’s… Read More

In the wake of Anheuser-Busch InBev seeking to buy SABMiller for $100 billion and some change, the middle distribution tier of the American alcohol industry has been under severe scrutiny… Read More