290 medals awarded to 265 breweries in world’s largest commercial beer competition PRESS RELEASE The Brewers Association awarded 290 medals to 265 breweries across the country during the 2021 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) awards ceremony in the largest competition to date. The best beers in 97 beer categories covering 175 different beer styles (including…
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Beer by the Numbers with Bart Watson, is part 2 of 2 articles featuring a Profiles in Craft Beer interview with Bart Watson. Part 1 provides insight into Bart’s background and the type of work he does. If you haven’t yet read part 1, do so by clicking here. Part 2 focuses on some of…
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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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