The Brewers Association has been closely monitoring the devastating hurricane that brought destruction to Texas over the past week, and our hearts go out to all those that have been affected, including many Texas breweries. One brewery, 160ft Beerworks in Houston, …Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) Quality Instructor Mary Pellettieri will be leading the Basics of Beer Quality–Hands-on Workshop, Sunday, November 10, at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Fletcher, N.C. This full-day workshop covers the fundamentals underlying some of the most common methods used …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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The Brewers Association (BA) is currently seeking nominations for this year’s election of the Board of Directors. There are a total of four board openings, two for packaging breweries and two for pub brewers. The Board is looking for nominees …Read More

Confusion existed as to whether United States Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Title 19, required permanent “country of origin” marking (e.g., “Product of Germany,” “Made in China”) on all kegs …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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The deadline to submit a proposal is September 18. The search has begun to fill the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® (CBC) educational tracks with informative and thought-provoking seminars for conferencegoers. Each year seminar proposals are collected and reviewed by subcommittees …Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) is once again hosting the Draught Beer Quality Summit at the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) in Denver, Colo. Developed by the draught beer quality subcommittee, the summit benefits anyone in the beer industry with a …Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) recently released introductory guidance on how craft brewers can utilize the BA sustainability manuals and the Sustainability Benchmarking Report to improve the efficiency of their operations. Each sustainability manual provides detailed information about key utilities and …Read More