During a visit to Belgium to participate as a judge in the Brussels Beer Challange, Brewers Association (BA) Supply Chain Specialist Chris Swersey was honored by the Knighthood of the Brewers’ Paddle. This award is presented each year to individuals …Read More

When I read this week that Anheuser Busch-InBev’s Carlos Brito thinks “consumers are a bit tired of choice”, I had to ask myself what he’s been drinking. After all, we are only a few weeks out from last month’s Great …Read More

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Written By Bob Pease , President & CEO

President & CEO

Bob Pease is president & CEO of the Brewers Association, the national trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers. In his role, Pease is responsible for the strategic development and tactical execution of the association’s mission in the areas of membership development, events, media relations, and government affairs. He has led the charge to strengthen the small brewer’s voice in Washington, D.C.

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The Brewers Association works to protect the supply chain by funding craft beer research and service grants in support of its member breweries.Read More

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Written By Chuck Skypeck , Technical Brewing Projects Director

Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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Travelocity scored over 300 metropolitan areas for beer tourism to find the best spots for a beercation. Here's what they found.Read More

The Brewers Association has released the 2015 Sustainability Benchmarking Report, providing a platform to share best practices for brewing sustainably.Read More

Before the Great American Beer Festival, the Brewers Association hosted a press conference on behalf of small and independent craft brewers. Read More

As part of its mission to increase safety awareness, the Brewers Association (BA) has added a new lesson to the Brewers Association Online Brewery Safety Training course. The new lesson focuses on canning operations. The Brewery Safety Training in its entirety …Read More

The 35th Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) was one for the record books. As the biggest ticketed beer festival in the U.S., the GABF offers the largest selection of American beers available for sampling under one roof. From its humble beginnings in 1982, the festival …Read More

Brewpubs offer a unique experience to beer lovers—the ability to dine and enjoy a brew right from the source. More than 35 percent of the more than 4,500 U.S. breweries are considered brewpubs. To celebrate this growing segment of the craft brewing …Read More