Bart Watson – Brewers Association Chief Economist Small and independent U.S. craft breweries have a powerful and fascinating story to tell about their impact to the U.S. economy and our social fabric. The story includes: generating significant taxable retail sales; creating numerous direct and indirect jobs; providing sustained growth to other complementary business areas such…
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PRESS RELEASE – BA 2020 Industry Awards Oscar Wong (Highland Brewing Co.), Brendan McGivney (Odell Brewing Co.), and Adam DeBower (Austin Beerworks) receive honors Boulder, Colo. — The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers— announced the recipients of its 2020 Industry Awards. Three members of the brewing…
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PRESS RELEASE Let’s Come Together for a Totally New Kind of #GABF 2020 Great American Beer Festival: By now you’ve probably heard the news. We won’t be able to gather in person in Denver this fall and celebrate the wonderful world of craft beer together. Here’s What We’re Gonna Do We couldn’t possibly miss a…
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Today, Good Beer Hunting reported more layoffs at the Brewers Association, a not-for-profit trade organization that protects and promotes small and independent U.S. brewers. This is the second round of layoffs at the Brewers Association this year resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and comes less than two months after the BA laid off nearly 25%…
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Julia Herz steps up to the podium at a national beer writers and influencers conference called Beer Now. The room, filled with over 150 beer writers, social media influencers and professionals, falls respectfully silent. Everyone wants to hear Julia’s conference opening address about the independent craft beer industry. As the Craft Beer Program Director at…
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PRESS RELEASE Celebrating Small and Independent Craft Breweries Week-long annual holiday focuses on supporting small businesses American Craft Beer Week®, the annual national beer holiday celebrated since 2006 by millions of beer lovers, breweries, and retailers, will be observed May 11-17. Hosted by CraftBeer.com, a website published by the Brewers Association, this year’s celebration will…
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