The Brewpubs Committee is a diverse group of brewers who share a passion for elevating the craft beer culture of all Brewers Association members. Read More

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Written By Brewpubs Committee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Brewpubs Committee is a diverse group of brewers that share a passion for elevating the craft beer culture of all members and serve to help promote the vision of the Brewers Association. The Brewpubs Committee serves the BA vision by: developing and disseminating solutions that drive the greatest business value for our membership; sharing best practices, tools, and resources that are applicable to brewpubs of all sizes; and fostering a collaborative environment among brewpub owners, operators, and brewers, and ultimately, our guests.

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The American Homebrewers Association® presented its fourth annual Hill Staff Homebrew Competition, celebrating the comradery, community, and bipartisanship of craft beer.Read More

With a new home at The Anthem, SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience returns to Washington D.C. May 15 for its 13th year. Read More

The 2020 Craft Brewers Conference &BrewExpo America (CBC) will take place April 19-22, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas.Read More

Chief economist Bart Watson has published a new Beer Industry Data Sets page for Brewers Association members, which includes market research, state, and federal data sets. Read More

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Written By Bart Watson , Vice President of Strategy & Chief Economist

Vice President of Strategy & Chief Economist

Bart Watson, Vice President of Strategy & Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

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The Brewers Association has learned that the USDA-ARS has begun the process of hiring a third full-time permanent scientist to conduct public hop research.Read More

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Written By Chris Swersey , Competition Manager

Competition Manager

Chris Swersey lives in Salmon, Idaho. He serves as competition manager, organizing and executing the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup competitions. He also organizes the Beer Sensory Evaluation Program and serves as a staff member of the Events and Technical committees and several subcommittees.

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The Brewers Association is pleased to announce the five candidates elected to the Brewers Association Board of Directors. Read More

American craft beer pairing dinner highlights the innovation, creativity, and diversity of small and independent American craft brewers.Read More

Brewery registration for the World Beer Cup — known as “the Olympics of beer” — is now open. Breweries looking for a chance at gold are encouraged to enter the competition at WorldBeerCup.org. Read More