Sipping on freshly poured craft brew on a barstool with your coworkers craft brewing can feel like the best job in the world, but come the end of the month, pouring over the financial paperwork in the back office, things can start to look a lot less shiny. Being a CFO of a craft brewing […]
When evaluating your brewery’s finances one of the first questions you might find yourself asking is should we lease, rent, or purchase outright our kegs? The cost of purchasing kegs outright can be a daunting line item in the grand scheme of launching or expanding a brewery, but the liability of using rented kegs can […]
The craft brewing scene continues to grow in popularity among daily drinkers and beer enthusiasts. Every brewery must be proactive to keep valued customers coming back for more. Developing your signature brews, branding, packaging, and taproom atmosphere is essential for keeping pace in the craft beer industry today. All of these upgrades require an investment […]
You have the passion and dream to be a craft brewer. You’ve fine-tuned your custom recipe, and all of your friends love the taste of your home brews. However, to create those specialty brews for the public to enjoy, you need to have great ingredients and—most important—the right equipment. You’ve got the knowledge when it […]
Craft Breweries have become a new staple in our culture and continue to grow in popularity. As English rocker Dave Berry once stated, “Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as […]
Want to dramatically boost your brewery’s to-go beer sales? Our pal Andrew Coplon, founder of beer-brained undercover shopping service Secret Hopper, knows how you can do it. What’s the key to making it happen? “Ask your customers if they’d like to buy some beer to-go,” he says. Through Secret Hopper research that looked at over […]
As money-saving, pro-environment brewing moves go, treating your own wastewater is an unsung no-brainer. “Instead of just paying for wastewater treatment,” Craig Hotchkies says, “you cut your wastewater treatment costs by more than 33%, you get a productive piece of brewery equipment, and you get water to use.” Hotchkies is with Enereau, which makes wastewater […]
This year we’re continuing a gift tradition we started last year: A no-charge batch of full-flavored drinking songs for our beloved Brewery Finance customers and allies. Packed with artists from our favorite record label — the mighty Bloodshot Records, in Chicago — this is a great gift that gives throughout the year. The artist list […]
For Andrew Coplon, the key to boosting a brewery’s across-the-bar sales comes from an unlikely source: snow cones. “I sold them at baseball games as a kid,” says Coplon, whose Secret Hopper company provides an undercover shopper service for the beer trade. “It taught me a lot about how to create a fast and positive […]
Beer journalist and author Joshua M. Bernstein did not name his new book after the Better Beer Now program here at Brewery Finance. But his Drink Better Beer is sure speaking our raise-your-quality language. “I think it’s time,” Bernstein says, “for brewers and consumers to dig in deeper and pursue perfection. With better brewing, better […]
