Beer 101. Really, it’s the first step to your professional career in the beer industry. As the beer culture in America continues to grow and beginners attempt to crack the… Read More

It’s the tax bill everyone seems to like — craft brewers represented by the Brewers Association, Big Beer interests represented by the Beer Institute and even Congress (and they don’t… Read More

As part of its mission to increase safety awareness, the Brewers Association (BA), the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers, has launched the Brewers Association… Read More

Quality control is an absolute imperative in the success of a craft brand. It only takes one bad beer to lose a customer for life. We discussed it with Jim… Read More

We discussed the Advanced Cicerone program a few weeks ago, and we all agreed it’s probably the way to go over studying to become the ultimate, yet seemingly impossible beer… Read More

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. We quote Plato, and we know the Greek mathematician, philosopher… Read More

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, and well, so do our trade associations. The Brewers Association gives a very specific definition for a craft brewery and many hold… Read More

The growing is winding down at Rogue Farms, and the harvest season is just getting started. We’ve done everything we can to grow the finest quality ingredients for our beers,… Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) continues to build its congregation of ambassadors. The BA just announced the appointment of Dick Cantwell as its Quality Ambassador. What’s a quality ambassador do, exactly?… Read More

You don’t just love beer; you eat, breathe and, of course, drink it. And if your homebrewing has hit overdrive, it might just be time to start your own brewery.… Read More