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Curside and Delivery Bill Signed by OK Governor

Signed by the Governor, S.B. 1928 authorizes retail spirit licensees, restaurants, wineries, and grocery stores to sell curbside and deliver alcoholic beverages in sealed original containers. Products sold in such a manner must be delivered by employees of the licensee. …Read More

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State & Regulatory Affairs Manager

Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Enacted

On Wednesday May 3, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 was passed in the Senate by unanimous consent.Read More

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Senior Director of Federal Affairs

Katie Marisic is the senior director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association. Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to drive the association's federal affairs presence on Capitol Hill. Prior to working for the BA, Katie was vice president of political affairs at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. She got her start in politics working on congressional campaigns during the 2006 and 2008 elections. A Pennsylvania native, Katie is a long time craft brewing supporter. In 2013 she helped to open Atlas Brew Works in Washington, D.C. When she is not advocating for the craft brewing community on Capitol Hill you can sometimes find her pouring beers at a local tasting room.

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Encouraging Staff and Customer Social Distancing Compliance

Sarah Billiu provides tips for front of house staff and customers to assist in their journey toward and understanding of socially responsible behavior.Read More

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Membership Team Lead

Sarah Billiu is the Membership Manager at the Brewers Association. She joined the Brewers Association team after obtaining a Master of Science in Information. A Certified Cicerone and University of Michigan Alum, Sarah enjoys great beer and pretending to care about Michigan football. During football season, you will likely find her paddle boarding, dog walking, or enjoying a local brew (if there is no football involved, of course).

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Emergency Preparedness: Lessons from Brewers

The Safety Subcommittee has provided six anecdotal scenarios showing how breweries dealt with natural disasters and the lessons they learned from those experiences.Read More

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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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PPP Flexibility Act Passes the House

The bill addresses many concerns that the Brewers Association and our members have with the Payroll Protection Program loan forgiveness requirements.Read More

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Senior Director of Federal Affairs

Katie Marisic is the senior director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association. Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to drive the association's federal affairs presence on Capitol Hill. Prior to working for the BA, Katie was vice president of political affairs at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. She got her start in politics working on congressional campaigns during the 2006 and 2008 elections. A Pennsylvania native, Katie is a long time craft brewing supporter. In 2013 she helped to open Atlas Brew Works in Washington, D.C. When she is not advocating for the craft brewing community on Capitol Hill you can sometimes find her pouring beers at a local tasting room.

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Breweries Slightly More Optimistic, But Challenges Remain

The BA's third COVID-19 impact survey was targeted at probing what has helped and hurt breweries and how their outlook has changed over the past month.Read More

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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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Guidance on the Creation of Standard Operating Procedures

The new Standard Operating Procedures Guidance for Brewers was created to provide a concise and accessible outline for creating and maintaining SOPs.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Quality Subcommittee envisions a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality. Quality for this purpose has been defined as: a beer that is responsibly produced using wholesome ingredients, consistent brewing techniques and good manufacturing practices, which exhibits flavor characteristics that are consistently aligned with both the brewer’s and the beer drinker’s expectations.

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Standard Operating Procedures Guidance for Brewers

Standard operating procedures provide instructions of any repeatable procedure and allow for uniformity, safety, quality, and accountability for complex but routine duties.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Quality Subcommittee envisions a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality. Quality for this purpose has been defined as: a beer that is responsibly produced using wholesome ingredients, consistent brewing techniques and good manufacturing practices, which exhibits flavor characteristics that are consistently aligned with both the brewer’s and the beer drinker’s expectations.

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New Engineering White Paper on Yeast Handling Systems

The Brewers Association Engineering Subcommittee recently released an educational white paper describing yeast handling systems for craft brewers.Read More

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Brewers Association

The mission of the Maintenance and Engineering Subcommittee is to develop and enhance the craft brewing community's preparedness related to equipment and other technical aspects of building and maintaining a brewery.

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