If you’re considering opening or expanding a craft brewery you’re probably wondering how much a canning line costs. There are an enormous range of factors that will affect the price of a canning line for a craft brewery. Whether you’re paying out of pocket or planning to finance the purchase of your canning line or […]
Is your brewery in need of capital—quick—to fund an upcoming purchase? Brewery Finance is thrilled to now offer short-term working capital loans for breweries. Short-term working capital loans are issued for durations of 3-18 months and are most commonly used for expansion projects, bulk purchases of merchandise and ingredients, or to pay unexpected utility bills. […]
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 […]
As Hank Williams, Jr. has wisely pointed out, “a country boy can survive.” To help survive the pandemic and its colossal challenges, Kentucky’s Country Boy Brewing has turned to Brewery Finance and Earthly Labs. With funding help from Brewery Finance, the brewery has purchased Earthly’s trailblazing “CiCi” CO2 capture system. The system will convert the […]
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 […]
