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Micros

Jack Curtin

Craft microbrewery production grew slightly more than 25% in 2013, reaching 2,320,062 barrels. In all, 304 new breweries opened and only 20 existing ones closed.

Regionals

Greg Kitsock

The BA reports 119 regionals for 2013, adding more than 1.7 million barrels to craft beer’s total volume. That includes a bumper crop of 20 newcomers to the segment.

Imports + Large Breweries

Harry Schuhmacher

High-end craft, imports, ciders, and flavored malt beverages are gaining share against the beleaguered domestic premium and sub-premium beer segments.

Flavor Impact

Adrienne So

A multi-institutional group of researchers, farmers, maltsters, and brewers is slowly piecing together the links in a supply chain to develop new, flavorful malt varieties.

Improving Shelf Life

Matthew Couch

As brewers reach into new markets, optimizing brewhouse performance and focusing on key indicators ensures greater shelf life stability without sacrificing time or capital.

Calcium and Magnesium in Brewing Water

Martin Brungard

Calcium and magnesium play important roles in brewing water, but are typical recommendations for brewing water treatment appropriate for all brews?

Taking Control of Cone-to-Cone Yeast Pitches

Dan Strevey

For many craft brewers, the only method of adding yeast to wort is by cone-to-cone pitching. But this simple method can result in highly variable fermentations.

2024 Midyear Beer Industry Production Survey

As it does every year in July, the Brewers Association is conducting a quick midyear check in on craft volumes.Read More

BA Chief Economist Bart Watson Talks Craft Beer Growth with Yahoo! Finance

December 22, 2014

Brewers Association (BA) Chief Economist Bart Watson recently sat down with Yahoo! Finance to discuss the craft beer boom. With breweries opening at about 1.5 day across the country, Bart explains more about the boom and why it’s happening. Check …Read More

2014 Malting Barley Supply Communication to Members

December 19, 2014

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

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.