BA CEO and president Bob Pease wrote an op-ed this week on the importance of the federal excise tax recalibration for small and independent brewers.Read More

Theresa McCulla, curator of the American Brewing History Initiative at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, provides an update on the initiative's goal.Read More

Brewers Association Board of Directors member Larry Horwitz has been named co-chair of the BA Technical Committee, alongside longtime chair John Mallett.Read More

The fourth edition of the Draught Beer Quality Manual is part of the BA's continuing effort to improve the quality of draught beer served at retail.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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As we approach the Craft Brewers Conference, let’s take a moment to remember the steadfast nature of our brewers and those who support their efforts.Read More

Mitch Steele, New Realm Brewing Co., has been named the new chair of the Brewers Association's Supply Chain subcommittee.Read More