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We tapped the expertise of craft-brewery owners from throughout the country to share what’s worked as they’ve grown from start-up into a successful business.

Several themes kept bubbling up across all of our conversations with the brewers and brewery owners—change, quality, and growth.

Many fast-growing breweries looking for a way to package their beer without the capital expense of purchasing their own packaging line have embraced the flexibility of a mobile beer-canning service.

A mash filter can increase brewhouse efficiency greatly, giving brewers much more room to get more creative with their recipes. Here, we sat down with Brouwerij West to learn more.

There’s a ton of good beer out there, which is a challenge for breweries struggling to forge lasting relationships with consumers. Three marketing pros weigh in on a few ways breweries can rise above the fray and connect with customers.

Here are five questions that every craft-beer brand should ask before undertaking the process of branding and building a beer business as well as some basic cost ranges for brand development.

Smog City Brewing Founder and Brewmaster Jonathan Porter uses a steam generator for many tasks around the brewery, from deep-cleaning barrels to dealing with pesky floor drains and de-stickering kegs and other equipment.

Veteran brewers are claiming new territory in a crowded craft-beer landscape by launching buzzworthy breweries of their own. They’d just better have the backing and business acumen to make it float.

Hayley Wells outlines four primary areas in which to allocate your limited legal dollars.

When it comes to the wild unpredictability of making sour ales, blending can bring a beer into balance and create a product that exceeds the sum of its parts.

Developing and bringing a new hops variety to market is a tricky proposition fraught with expense and uncertainty. Here’s how breeders, growers, and brewers are working together to bring promising new strains to beers near you.

Brewers know they can tap the “brotherhood of brewers” for any help they might need. But, with more breweries operating now than ever, are industry vets less inclined to give so freely? The answer depends on who you ask—and who’s doing the asking.

For their ability to protect beer, their portability, and continued consumer adoption, cans can’t be overlooked by packaging breweries today.

Set yourself up for success by evaluating the far-reaching implications of your business decisions early on.

Whether you’re updating an aging brand or creating a fresh brand from scratch, here are some fundamental considerations for creating brands that connect with your audience.

Surly Brewing Co.’s new flagship brewery, restaurant, and beer hall reflect design guidelines that breweries of all sizes can learn from.

It’s not enough to make decent beer these days. Seek that special something that differentiates your brand from the rest.

New Belgium Brewing’s Lindsay Barr offers practical advice on putting effective sensory analysis to work for you.

Guiding a new brewery from its infancy into a productive, well-rounded, and functional business is no easy feat. Here, successful craft-beer entrepreneurs share their key strategies and guiding principles for realizing sustainable and satisfying growth.

Effectively working with mixed-culture fermentation and barrel aging can be a tricky, time-intensive business. Three of the industry’s best offer their insights.