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Q & A with Funkwerks Cofounder Brad Lincoln
Funkwerks Cofounder Brad Lincoln talks about growth, his brewery's recent deal with Brooklyn Brewery, and shares thoughts on the future of craft beer.
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Making Sense of Dollars In and Dollars Out
Calculating and keeping close track of the total costs that go into each unit of beer sold help brewery owners better understand the health and efficiency of their operations
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Editor’s Note: Brewing Industry Guide Fall 2017
Find some ideas, inspiration, and insight in this special issue of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®.
Taproom & Brewery
Performing at Peak Efficiency
Beyond strictly keeping track of dollars and cents, remaining in tune with less tangible metrics, such as employee and customer satisfaction, helps keep a brewery operating at peak efficiency.
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Funky Buddha Sold to Constellation Brands
Earlier this morning Constellation Brands, the company behind Corona, Ballast Point Brewing Co., wineries such as Mondavi, and spirits companies such as SVEDKA Vodka, announced that it has purchased Florida’s Funky Buddha Brewing Co.
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Brewing for Gold
There’s really no trick to doing well at competitions—just make flawless beer and enter it into the right category. So easy everybody can do it, right?
Distribution & Wholesale
Independent Beer Wholesalers Fuel the Craft-Beer Market
Independent distributors provide critical access to market for small breweries and help develop craft-beer culture.
Raw Materials
Forward Contracting Hops
When breweries contract their hops usage at least three years in advance, it lets hops growers better project the varieties to grow and whether to expand the farms, helps prevent shortages or overages, and creates more stability in the hops market.
Taproom & Brewery
Multiplying the Taproom Effect
As taprooms continue to play a central role in the success of breweries large and small, some brewers are orienting their entire business model around a network of interconnected outlets.