The year 2014 was not the best of times for North American barley growing. Media reports trumpeting a catastrophe in which the crop was destroyed and brewers will not be able to make beer were greatly exaggerated. However, quality issues …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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Interest in American craft beer is rising outside the U.S. Exports are increasing and the Brewers Association (BA) continually works to represent the industry in events around the world. In accordance with these efforts, six BA staff members recently traveled to …Read More

The fall harvest season recently wrapped up, which means it’s time for our annual Raw Materials issue of The New Brewer (November/December 2014). The timing of this issue is always tricky, as our copy deadlines fall in the middle of …Read More

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Written By Jill Redding , Editor-in-Chief, The New Brewer & BA Special Projects

Editor-in-Chief, The New Brewer & BA Special Projects

Jill Redding has been editor-in-chief of The New Brewer since 2006. She is a Certified Cicerone^® and an active BJCP Certified beer judge. Jill lives in Boulder, Colo., with her husband and son. When she’s not editing or writing articles about beer, you’ll find her running, hiking, skiing, and biking in the Colorado Rockies. Contact her at jill@brewersassociation.org.

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Registration for the 2015 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) & BrewExpo America® is now open. The conference will take place April 14-17 at the Oregon Convention Center in downtown Portland. The Craft Brewers Conference is the only industry event that serves both brewpubs and …Read More

The CraftBeer.com Beer & Food Course is the definitive beer and food course for culinary institutions, food establishments and beverage students.Read More

The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and the Brewers Association (BA) announced J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc. as the 2014 Craft Beer Distributor of the Year. The Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award recognizes a beer distributor who does the most to market, promote and sell …Read More

The Brewpub Pavilion returned to the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) for a third year. The pavilion debuted in 2012 as a way to highlight this important segment of the craft brewing industry. Brewpubs, defined by the Brewers Association as a restaurant-brewery that sells …Read More