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CGA’s latest On Premise Impact Report highlights the steady and positive consumer trends in early 2025, with key takeaways for craft brewers looking to stay competitive in the dynamic hospitality ...

Non-alcoholic beer continues to post big gains in 2025. New data from the Beer Institute shows that the NA beer category is up 22.2% year-to-date and 16.4% over the past 12 months. The top growth ...

The Brewers Association’s latest report confirmed what many in the industry already sensed: production dropped again. U.S. craft brewers produced 23.1 million barrels in 2024, down 4% from 2023. It ...

The Brewers Association’s 2025 Year in Beer review, published December 15 right here, confirms what many independent brewers already felt on the ground. Craft beer remained under pressure. Volume ...

Profiling the cleaning activity through conductivity metrics reveals the chemical consistency, allowing brewers to gauge the necessary amount of chemicals, thereby reducing waste. Malt, hops, and ...

The Riddle of Steel: A 120-bbl cylindroconical fermenter unitank from JVNW. The craft of brewing beer is perfected and mass produced in a variety of specialized commercial vessels. From mills and mash ...

For almost three years now, a CO2 squeeze has limited supply and made usage more expensive depending on the season and the region. This has pushed many craft breweries to find alternatives to beverage ...

Properly maintaining brewing equipment requires brewers to clean and service fermenters, silos, mash tuns and kettles. Many of these small, cramped spaces fall within OSHA’s definition of a confined ...

Yesterday, the Brewers Association (BA) — the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers (defined here) — released annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing ...

Beer aficionados worldwide can easily describe the nuances of pilsners, IPAs, milkstouts, and lagers. More hazy is the fact that beer is a product that touches upon nearly every type of intellectual ...

The Brewers Association has released its annual rankings of the top 50 U.S. craft brewing companies by beer sales volume. The 2024 list reflects a changing landscape, where resilience, regional power, ...