How can a brewer protect the brewing recipe that he or she has put so much effort into perfecting? The U.S. Copyright Office takes the position that copyright law does… Read More

Football games and “beer” are basically inseparable. But whether it’s just because of Big Beer’s stranglehold on NFL sponsorships and marketing or because game day drinking calls for cheaper, lower… Read More

We just didn’t feel like talking about taxes last week, even though the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers, which usually gets… Read More

As we reported back in August, Alabama is attempting to place huge restrictions on its craft beer industry after at first seeming to try and promote it. The state legislature… Read More

MillerCoors’ craft company Tenth & Blake announced in July that it would become the majority stake owner in Athens, Ga.’s Terrapin Beer Co. We all sighed and went back to… Read More

This past weekend, BrewDog USA, the American branch of UK-based BrewDog, brewer of Punk IPA, the No. 1 craft beer in the UK, hosted an event for investors at their… Read More

Gotta be honest here, folks. Stone Brewing Berlin World Bistro and Gardens looks like the duck’s nuts, and we’re ready to cross the pond to pound some beers in Berlin.… Read More

Do you like beer? Do you like bratwurst? Do you like touring treasured breweries around Bavaria and/or dancing in lederhosen? Well, do we have the trip for you. Join Tom… Read More

Craft and import beer distributor C.R. Goodman of Colorado is selling the assets of its distribution business to Breakthru Beverage of Colorado, formerly Beverage Distributors Co. Breakthru will look to… Read More

“Brewers should ensure that they purchase beverage-grade gases from suppliers that understand and comply with FSMA [Food Safety Modernization Act] regulations,” said Sal Calandra, food quality and safety manager for… Read More