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 […]
In our ongoing push for better beer in our beloved craft brewing trade, here’s info on a vital piece of gear for the “Quality First!” cause. We’d love to help your brewery add one of these to your quality boosting efforts. In craft beer circles it might as well be considered the “P-word.” But pasteurization […]
Of the many things Brewery Finance helps craft brewers obtain, date coding equipment is among the easiest to get and the most affordable. It’s also some of the most important. “Stale beer is terrible for our trade,” says Eric Wallace, Left Hand Brewery president and cofounder. “You can’t have a valid claim for caring about […]
We’re growing here at Brewery Finance and are happy to announce the addition of two new staffers. Sam Cathcart and John Pavolka are our new BFFs (Brewery Funding Facilitators), they’ll be helping us provide fast expert service to our current and future customers. You may be hearing from them in the next few weeks as […]
Dave Foster is with National Auditing Services Consulting, and he wants to make sure you are talking truth to your power company. “Our primary goal is to secure utility refunds for breweries,” he says. “Over 75% of craft brewers are overpaying their utility bills without realizing it. We can help these brewers secure refunds on […]
On April 10, we’re repeating the All-American fun we had last year in Nashville. Our 2nd annual CBC Honkytonk Bash takes place at downtown Denver’s legendary Clocktower Cabaret and features the area’s best true-grit country/Americana acts, craft beer and beery hijinks. Local-hero musical guests include the Cowboy Dave Band, Leslie Tom, Larry Nix and Marty […]
Wondering what to buy your beer-loving staff, friends and loved ones this holiday season? If there’s one book every beer-industry person should own, it’s Tasting Beer by the mighty Randy Mosher. Packed with beer-nerd-level detail but written in Mosher’s approachable guy-at-the-bar voice, it’s loaded with info and insight on our fave beverage. Hit http://randymosher.com/Tasting-Beer […]
