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Editor’s Note, Brewing Industry Guide Spring 2017

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

Cans on the Run: Mobile Beer-Canning Services

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.

Mash Filters: Down to the Very Last Drop

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.

Stay Radical: 4 Buzz-Worthy Ways Breweries Can Remain Vital

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.

Tough Branding Questions and Budgeting for Brand Development

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.

The Cleaning Power of Steam

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.

High Stakes: Crafting a Brewer-led Brand

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.

The Four Biggest Legal Issues For New and Existing Breweries

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

Blending: The Art and Science of Sours

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.

Striking Gold

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.