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Among the current shifts in beer packaging and design: going small for cans and ABV, leaning into flavor and line extensions, and getting nostalgic.

Bigger is better… except when it isn’t.

As guaranteed taproom-fillers, private events can boost your brewing business—all you need is the space, a few options for food, and fresh ideas.

Artificial intelligence is here, and brewing will never be the same. But will it be death from a thousand cuts or a million little improvements?

Brews of a different kind have the potential to bolster sales and expand your brewery’s local footprint. But quality-focused coffee programs take a variety of shapes—which is the right fit for your brewing business?

Whether through consolidation or layoffs, a brewery can lose its point of contact at a wholesaler. Here’s how to keep sales on track while strengthening your partnerships in the middle tier.

Most people who operate small breweries don’t want to go into the restaurant business—yet food is an increasingly important way to attract customers and increase beer sales. For small breweries considering what kind of food program might be the best fit, here are some lessons learned.

While the tech is still young, the digital printing of cans is growing in capacity and becoming more accessible—and it can be done quickly, in batches as small as a half-pallet.

From incubators to accelerators, a range of business models aims to help would-be breweries overcome barriers and launch their brands.

Breaking up, as they say, is hard to do. When a brewery and its cofounder or head brewer part ways, planning ahead goes a long way toward helping to prevent acrimony.

From nostalgia and augmented reality to big cans and clear communication of flavor, here’s how today’s breweries are standing out on increasingly crowded retail shelves.

When done correctly, producing exclusive beers for bars and restaurants can be a sales and marketing win. However, they also come with production challenges and regulatory hurdles.

From a 19th-century former church in Cincinnati, Urban Artifact is building a national reputation driven by heavily fruited, tart (and shelf-stable) beers and direct-to-consumer sales.

As prices increase on everything from PakTech carriers to cardboard, here’s how breweries are thinking creatively—and sustainably—to reduce costs.

What’s the story behind that eye-catching label? Ale Sharpton asked three breweries about their favorite designs from 2020 and about how they came into being.

If you’re going to run a small brewery, there’s no rule that says you have to do it full-time. Here are the perspectives of two entrepreneurs who went pro without giving up their other careers.

Despite the best-laid plans, some partnerships just don’t work out. Here’s how to deal with those unforeseen circumstances and separate successfully.

Some breweries are sharing their brands with food companies for mutual benefit.

Kentucky’s Against The Grain Brewery has stood out for a number of reasons since it opened. One is its label art. Illustrator Robby Davis shares his story and creative process.

What began as an online shop run from a garage joins the world's largest hops supplier.